Romania has a specific law regarding the rights and obligations of public servants – Law 188/1999 which is the Public Servants Statute. This law includes various provisions relating to, among other matters, training for public servants. For example, public institutions (ministries, governmental agencies, city halls, etc.) are obliged to include monies in their budgets to pay for courses and other training opportunities for public servants. In addition, public servants must attend a minimum of 7 days of courses every year. These courses are organised by the National Agency of Public Servants.
If the duration of the training received (either in Romania or abroad) is more than 90 days and a national or local public institution pays for the training, the public servant must sign an agreement with the institution that is paying for this training. Under this agreement, the public servant is obliged to work for public administration for at least 5 more years. If they leave the public system before their 5-year commitment has concluded, the public servant must return the money paid by the institution for the training. Also, if the public servant has not finished the training because of the public servant’s fault, he or she must return the money. This financial obligation does not apply to short courses or workshops. Instead, it focuses on the more significant investments in human capital a Government may make (for instance paying for staff to obtain a Master’s Degree). The Statute seeks to promote capacity development of its staff while also ensuring that the Government is able to benefit from these investments.
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