International partnership delivers scalable model for ethics and integrity training

A landmark international partnership led by Globethics, the Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations’ Committee on Anti-Corruption (WFEO-CAC) successfully delivered a far-reaching Anti-Corruption Train-the-Trainer (TTT) Programme aimed at strengthening integrity in infrastructure, procurement and governance systems worldwide.

Running from October 2024 to June 2025, the free nine-month programme equipped 149 participants from 43 countries with the practical tools and competencies needed to prevent, detect and investigate corruption—while empowering them to train others in their home institutions and national contexts. The initiative reflects the shared commitment of the three partners to building ethical cultures that can withstand increasing governance pressures globally.

Globethics played a central convening and coordination role through its MENA and Western Africa Centres, ensuring smooth delivery across 16 online sessions, hosting the learning platform, and supporting communication, evaluation and certification processes. The programme’s multi-format approach—combining expert presentations, case studies, moderated panels, online polls and adaptable training materials—was designed to strengthen both knowledge and practical skill-building.

Participants confirmed the programme’s strong impact: 98% found the training professionally useful, 100% were satisfied with its overall quality, and 97% intend to apply what they learned in their organisations and communities. Many highlighted gaining clearer frameworks for ethical decision-making, improved investigative techniques, and stronger understanding of conflicts of interest, corruption risks in infrastructure projects, and the role of ethics and artificial intelligence in prevention strategies.

One of the initiative’s most significant outcomes is its sustainability model. Of the 28 participants eligible for advanced certification, 15 from 10 countries—including Tunisia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Ghana, South Africa and Pakistan—were approved as certified trainers. They are now authorised to adapt the programme materials and deliver national or institutional training sessions, multiplying the programme’s long-term impact. Several have already begun planning masterclasses, institutional workshops and awareness programmes in their home countries.

Across the partnership, the TTT demonstrated the value of combining global expertise with local leadership. GIACC and WFEO-CAC contributed specialised anti-corruption knowledge, engineering-sector experience and technical guidance, while Globethics provided the ethical framework, coordination capacity and digital learning infrastructure needed to scale the programme internationally.

As the new trainers begin their national rollouts in 2025–2026, the partners plan follow-up engagements to document impact stories, strengthen collaboration with national institutions, and explore future joint initiatives. The programme has not only built a global network of ethics-committed professionals—it has laid the foundation for a scalable and sustainable model of anti-corruption capacity-building worldwide.

Download the Report - Preventing and Investigating Corruption: Anti-Corruption Train-the-Trainer Programme.