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SME Trade Academy

Starts on 22 December

Investment Readiness: Powering Your Entrepreneurial Journey

Welcome to 'Investment Readiness: Powering Your Entrepreneurial Journey,' offered through the Ye! Youth Ecopreneur Programme, which is powered by the International Trade Centre and the G20 Global Land Initiative.

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SME Trade Academy

Starts on 22 December

Introduction to International Investment Law

This course explores the dynamic and evolving field of legal protection and promotion for foreign investments.

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International Trade Centre

Connect with the Global Trade Community

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ITC SheTrades

Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme

Developed by ITC SheTrades and powered by Mary Kay in support of Women Entrepreneurship Accelerator programme, the guided Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme includes 27 interactive modules enriched with over 200 videos.

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AfCFTA

"How to Export with the AfCFTA"

Join for free our community of African exporters and learn how to take advantage of intra-African trade and the AfCFTA.

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Enhance your trade expertise with our scheduled instructor-led courses. Enroll now to secure your spot in these interactive learning sessions Améliorez votre expertise commerciale avec nos cours programmés dirigés par un instructeur. Inscrivez-vous maintenant pour garantir votre place dans ces sessions d'apprentissage interactives Mejore su experiencia comercial con nuestros cursos programados dirigidos por instructores. Inscríbase ahora para asegurar su lugar en estas sesiones de aprendizaje interactivas

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Export Development

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Advanced online training of Trade Portal Technical Team in Trade Portal Management

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Export Development

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Advanced online training of Trade Portal Technical Team in Trade Portal Management

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Trade Support

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Advocacy and Trade Policy Reform

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4 hours over 2 weeks

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First Webinar for Ghana, Jamaica, Dominican, other Caribbean countries

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Our Mission

Free online courses, available to all.

The SME Trade Academy is the online learning platform of the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.

We boast over 100 online courses on trade and trade-related topics, specifically tailored for learners in developing and least-developed countries. Whether you work in a business, a business-support organization, a government agency, or are just looking for the next step in your professional career, you are sure to find a topic that matches your interests and needs.

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Microlearning

Experience our bite-sized learning modules below. This brain-friendly approach improves knowledge retention through regular, short sessions that introduce key concepts from our courses.

Fashion Design

Colour and Texture

Fashion Design Fundamentals

Low Carbon Transition

Digital Goods Marketing

Organic Farming

International Transport and Logistics

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Specialized Communities

Together with its partners, the SME Trade Academy has developed several Virtual Learning Spaces (VLS) on platforms dedicated to different communities. By becoming a member of these VLS, you will be able to access various short courses and certificate programmes adapted to the specific needs of each community.

Sustainable Trade Faculty

Andiswa Ndlovu

Managing Director of a marketing consultancy, Zimbabwe

With the knowledge that I obtained from the "Helping SMEs Generate Export Business" course, I successfully introduced several school outreach programmes in Zimbabwe, which contributed to a 5% increase in sales contribution for the 3 months ending in September 2014. Furthermore, the "Engaging with the Diaspora for Trade" course motivated me to pursue a market assessment of the Zimbabwean diaspora through the Venecom Marketing trade and export portfolio. Once it is completed, this assessment will identify market opportunities for Zimbabwean SMEs to diversify internationally, with the aim of increasing export opportunities for these companies.

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Victoria Francolino

Ambassador of Uruguay to Australia

Looking back at my extensive learning experience with the SME Trade Academy, I believe that I was able to attain different goals with the different courses taken. In certain cases, the courses allowed me to deepen my understanding of topics of relevance to current WTO negotiations. An example of this is the course on “E-Commerce for SMEs” that is oriented toward policymakers. In other cases, the online learning opportunities allowed me to develop and strengthen the skills and competencies directly relevant to my daily work. For instance, I was able to reinforce my knowledge of how to use trade databases and analytical tools for market research purposes.

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Win Thei

Senior Advisor, CARE International, Myanmar

ITC's E-Learning courses are very helpful for people in developing countries. They help us gain awareness of developed countries' requirements for imports, as well as the kind of quality and quantity they need. The reason why I need to learn is that I need to contribute to my country by helping to develop the SME sector. Like many developing countries, Myanmar is still struggling to move forward, and the SME sector could be the essential part of our country's economic engine. As a development practitioner, I have to internalize trade-related skills and knowledge in order to teach and share them with local stakeholders, mainly market players who play major roles in their different sectors.

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Raymond Olu Ikulajolu

Chief Trade Promotion Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council

The SME Trade Academy is an e-learning programme that I would recommend to any thoughtful trade professional, exporting SME and the organized private sector (OPS) in developing and least developed countries. The courses which I took are a compendium of those topics that any staff member working in Trade Support Institutions (TSIs)/Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) as well as Foreign Trade Representatives (FTR) should master. I simply cannot thank the team enough for this wonderful initiative, and I am convinced that it will go a long way towards impacting the trade skills in developing and least developed countries. All of the course notes and case studies are very useful reference materials for research work.

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Dorothy Maureen Awuor Otieno

Founder/CEO of Nyalore Impact

I have obtained close to 30 certificates and taken over 40 courses. I am not planning to stop learning anytime soon. I still have courses to take, even now, and I still hope to see even more courses on entrepreneurship to better equip women entrepreneurs. Today, I am back to working as an entrepreneur. The company that I have founded, Nyalore Impact, promotes clean cooking solutions such as stoves and fuel to customers who cannot afford LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), ethanol gel, etc.

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Florence Jelagat

Senior Marketing Officer in Horticultural Crops Directorate, Kenya

The course outlines and their contents were easy to understand. The lectures, the videos and the exercises made it easy to grasp the lessons since they were very practical. I loved the fact that it was possible to download the lecture contents in a simple and safe manner, as it means that I will be able to easily refer to them in the future. I would highly recommend the SME Trade Academy to anyone working with SMEs, as well as to SMEs themselves!

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Masresha Yimer

Senior Consultant in Trade and Economics, Ethiopia

I feel that the courses offered by the SME Trade Academy are of great importance in two ways. First, they are an excellent resource, not just for SMEs planning or starting their export or international business activities, but also for other actors in the value chain, such as suppliers, trade promotion institutions, trade representatives, the diaspora, TSIs, trade finance institutions, etc. Second, they are very useful for professionals trying to begin their career, or already working in international trade, SME business development, trade and market-related consultancy, as well as research and advisory support services.

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Daniel Yeboah

Maritime professional, Ghana

My e-learning experience was fantastic. The platform is simple to operate and well integrated. The downloadable resources and links are a great way to support online studies and the “forum task” sessions allow participants to interact with candidates from various countries and diverse cultural backgrounds. I must say, this is the best form of networking.

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Elfreda Sheriff

Founder of KilSah Consulting, Nigeria

Best discovery I made during the [COVID-19] lockdown. Practical and relevant lessons that I've used in training SMEs and improving my knowledge. Thank you, SME Trade Academy

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