As part of Work Package 3 on capacity-strengthening, the project has developed a dedicated training programme on the nexus between pollution crime and corruption, building directly on the findings of ENCORE’s Training Needs Assessment (TNA) report.
Learning objectives
- Build a solid, shared baseline knowledge of pollution crime and corruption, and of how the two intersect in practice.
- Familiarise with the relevant EU and international legal and institutional frameworks.
- Develop specialised knowledge of persisting and emerging threats, and master the investigative, analytical and technological tools available to address them.
- Strengthen inter-agency and international cooperation and exchange expertise among practitioners across jurisdictions.
Who can apply
The ENCORE training is dedicated to law enforcement authorities operating in the fields of pollution crime and corruption across EU Member States and non-EU countries as well as relevant practitioners engaged through international networks such as INTERPOL, EUROPOL and EnviCrimeNet. Police and customs officers, investigators and environmental inspectorates, judges and prosecutors, and other relevant law enforcement practitioners are invited to apply. Representatives of institutions which are not law enforcement agencies are not eligible to apply. No prior specialisation is required for Session 1.
Programme structure
The programme is structured into three macro-sessions, each comprising modules delivered by different expert speakers. Sessions progress from basic to advanced level.
Session 1: Registrations NOW OPEN!
Applications are now open for Session 1 (Basic), the first of the three sessions described above. Session 1 will be delivered online over three half-days and will cover, among other topics: the legal frameworks and typologies of corruption and pollution crime; the European Waste Shipment Regulation (EWSR) and F-Gas legislation; national institutional models and international cooperation mechanisms. Session 1 will include contributions from ENCORE’s international experts, national experts from the Danish Prosecution Service and SEPRONA (Spain), and INTERPOL representatives. Consult the full agenda of Session 1 here: ENCORE Training S1 Agenda
Dates: 27 October, 28 October and 3 November 2026
Format: Online (4 hours per day, 12 hours in total)
Deadline to register: 13 October 2026
How to register: Please fill out the form at this link
Participation is free of charge. Places are limited and will be allocated on the basis of eligibility criteria to applicants submitting requests within the deadline. Confirmed applicants will receive online connection details ahead of each training module.
For enquiries about this call, please contact info@envicrime.academy.
