The only way this can be stop and it should be stop, is by the federal government mandating an end to it. one of the problem is that when this official go for this train, they travel with multiple members of their family and even friends, all the backs of tax payer. it is time we begin to use our local training capacity, which would help them improve their own capacity, retain capital within the country and if we have to use foreign training, that training be done within our border. each foreign training a government official goes on help the foreign economy. They are paying lodging, feeding, transport, material, fees, taxes and various other expenses, all which could be helping our local economy.