The second online training course on Non-Tariff Measures’ Collection and Classification will be held from 1 June  to 19 July 19 2015.   85 participants from 55 countries have been selected from more than 240 applications.
UNCTAD coordinates the international effort to improve access and increase transparency of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs).
For this purpose it trains experts globally to collect and classify information about these measures. Working with NTM data is a resource-intensive task and requires specific technical knowledge.
UNCTAD's Trade Information Section and Virtual Institute developed an online course to provide a comprehensive overview of the NTM classification and data collection approach.
The course is designed to equip policymakers, researchers and trade practitioners working with NTMs with the relevant knowledge and skills.
The first edition of the online course of 2014 received 455 applications from 99 countries. 80 participants were selected and 60 successfully graduated.
Upon completing the online training, participants shared their feedback:
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NTMs are policy measures, other than ordinary customs tariffs, that can potentially have an economic effect on international trade in goods, changing quantities traded, or prices or both.