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E-Learning Programme: phase two launched 

The TFP provides online learning called the e-Learning Programme for people from the trade finance and corporate banking departments of issuing banks who are required to work with trade finance products on a daily basis. 

The flexible study programme and can be accessed for 12 months from the date of subscription.  On completion of all four training modules, students will then receive an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) certificate of achievement for each module indicating the highest score achieved in each course assessment.

Phase two of the e-learning programme includes three new subjects:

• URDG Master: Advanced training in demand guarantees and URDG 758
• Incoterms® 2010 Online Training: Comprehensive training in Incoterms® 2010
• Environmental and Social Issues in Trade: Comprehensive training in environmental and social issues related to trade finance (coming soon)

URDG Master and Incoterms® 2010 Online Training were developed in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce. 

More information about the new subjects can be found here and here.

Environmental and Social Issues in Trade, developed independently by EBRD’s Environment and Sustainability Department was launched in November 2011. 

The scholarships, funded by the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund, have been allocated by TFP Admissions Committee. Please contact the Programme Leader Kamola Makhmudova with your requests regarding scholarships allocation. 

To find out more, please visit our e-Learning Programme web site, sponsored by the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund. 

Read about the e-Learning graduation ceremony in Moscow, held as part of the 4th Annual Russia & Eurasia Trade & Investment Forum in partnership with Exporta.

About donor funding for training

Donors support the development of the Trade Facilitation Programme by providing funds for training and advisory services for issuing banks.

With support from Austria, France, Ireland, Taipei China and the UK, we conduct trade finance training for issuing bank staff. This helps banks to increase operational skills and enhance their international trade finance services.

In addition, funds provided by Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Taipei China enable us to hire trade finance specialists to deliver advisory services for banks in Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

Training events 

2012

Trade Facilitation Programme e-Factoring Workshops

Regional training scheduled in the following cities: Almaty, Baku, Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Chisinau, Istanbul, Kiev, Ljubljana, Minsk, Moscow, Riga, Sofia, Tbilisi, Warsaw, Yerevan and Zagreb.

Sponsored by the Taiwan Business EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund.

Trade Facilitation Programme URDG 758 and Incoterms 2010 Workshops

Workshops for banks and their corporate clients in 15 countries of operations of EBRD in Uniform Rules on Demand Guarantees 758 and Incoterms 2010.

Sponsored by the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund.

Contact the TFP team for more information.

Last updated 22 March 2012