Foreign Service Act, 2019 (Act No. 26 of 2019)

Regulations

Foreign Service Regulations, 2022

Chapter 4 : Prescribed Mandatory Training Requirements

5. Prescribed training prior to taking up a position abroad
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(1)No person will be transferred unless that person has successfully completed the Mission Preparation Programme, except an official who, for operational requirements, needs to take up a position in a temporary capacity for less than six (6) months.

 

(2) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1), a person appointed as Head of Mission or Minister Plenipotentiary is not required to complete the Mission Preparation Programme, but must successfully complete the applicable Programme for designated Heads of Mission and for Ministers Plenipotentiary.