UNCTAD Empowerment Programme for Trade Facilitation Committees English Brochure

BENEFITS Establishing NTFC, needed Improving teamwork dynamics NTFCs Launching national roadmap mainstreaming trade facilitation development policy Ensuring impact sustainability transferring knowledge training--trainers approach preparation knowledge transfer strategy Providing sign quality donors international agencies KEY ASPECTS Courses developed international experts collaboration United Nations international organisations ( , International Trade Centre, United Nations Regional Commissions) Content tailor- country-specific Interactive methodology “learning ” Technical visits field training--trainers module included FLEXIBLE MODULES total 7 8 modules 30 hours Modules length 3 5 days , country-specific Possibility choosing sequence modules depending current future Optional “start ” module establishing NTFCs TARGET AUDIENCE AND LANGUAGE current future members NTFCs, including Secretariats variety public private sector members English, French, Portuguese Spanish languages request CERTIFICATION successful completion Empowerment Program, NTFC members granted UNCTAD certification graduation NTFC empowered NTFCs featured UNCTAD online repository NTFCs: https://unctad.org/tfc UNCTAD intensive dedicated professional capacity building programme members national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs) Secretariats. main objective empower NTFCs successfully undertake mandate implement, coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including provisions World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement. Successful efficient NTFCs countries streamline international trade. successful completion UNCTAD programme, committees members granted graduation certificates. EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME National Trade Facilitation Committees http://unctad.org/tfc Training Outcome EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME National Trade Facilitation Committees Contact ! unctad-tf@.org https://unctad.org/tf https://unctad.org/eptf MODULES AT GLANCE Phase UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Standards international legal framework trade facilitation Legal interpretation Agreement Trade Facilitation World Trade Organization Support ratification, categorization notifications WTO Sanitary Phytosanitary measures Technical Barriers Trade context Trade Facilitation ESTABLISHING AN NTFC General concepts trade facilitation Guidelines practices strengthening NTFCs Drafting terms reference applying practices Adoption process terms reference formalization NTFC Presentation drafted documents main political stakeholders ensure buy- MEASURING AND IMPLEMENTING TRADE FACILITATION Techniques identify bottlenecks analyse results Introduction information communication technologies trade facilitation Introduction complex measures single window Trade facilitation gender mainstreaming MODULE 1 MODULE START UP MODULE 2 Optional ESTABLISHING TRADE FACILITATION ROADMAP establish 3-5 year trade facilitation roadmap key performance indicators MODULE 3 TRAINING-OF-TRAINERS Training--trainers techniques Improvement presentation skills Establishment knowledge transfer strategy training members NTFC Launch finalized Trade Facilitation Roadmap high level Authorities MODULE 4 mailto:unctad-tf@.org https://unctad.org/tf https://unctad.org/eptf EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME National Trade Facilitation Committees Contact ! unctad-tf@.org https://unctad.org/tf https://unctad.org/eptf TRACKING TRADE FACILITATION REFORMS Introduction key principles project management Establishing online tool tracking trade facilitation reforms NTFC Special training NTFC Secretariat tool Introduction key concepts change management, negotiating skills, resolution conflicts ( leadership NTFC ) LEADING AND COMMUNICATING TRADE FACILITATION REFORMS Introduction key concepts methodologies communication Draft comprehensive -year communication plan NTFC Setting website promoting information work NTFC Special training Secretariat Chairman NTFC meeting management MODULE 7 MODULE 5 MONITORING AND EVALUATING TRADE FACILITATION REFORMS Update National Trade Facilitation Roadmap Introduction key concepts monitoring evaluation adapted trade facilitation Identification key performance indicators Adoption Monitoring Evaluation Plan CROSSCUTTING TRADE FACILITATION Deepening knowledge NTFC members key issues interlinked trade facilitation, based specific (simplification training, cross-border -commerce, -tariff measures,corridors transit, ) Official launch Programme outcomes: • Monitoring Evaluation Plan • Reform tracking tool • Communication strategy • NTFC Website MODULE 6 MODULE 8 Training Outcome MODULES AT GLANCE Phase II countries phase II rolled consecutively, M4 moved Programme final module. mailto:unctad-tf@.org https://unctad.org/tf https://unctad.org/eptf Understanding trade facilitation lesson deals key concepts trade facilitation trade facilitation increasingly important. Trade Facilitation Development lesson discusses key benefits implementing trade facilitation reforms , reforms contribute country’ development. Trade Facilitation Indicators lesson explores largely trade facilitation Indexes Reports explains importance trade facilitation indexes reports. National Trade Facilitation Committees lesson introduces concept national trade facilitation committees identify key factors contribute success sustainability committee. Introduction WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement lesson deals history, structure, nature obligations importance preferential differential treatment provisions WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: understanding provisions - Part 1 Part 2 lessons explore provisions WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. specific provision, explains: 1. measure requires, 2. included measure, 3. countries check compliance measure. Technical Barriers Trade Sanitary Phytosanitary measures context Trade Facilitation lesson deals WTO Agreement Technical Barriers Trade, Agreement Application Sanitary Phytosanitary Measures relationship WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. Trade facilitation -business standards recommendations UN/CEFACT lesson explores international standards, recommendations tools designed published organizations United Nations Centre Trade Facilitation Electronic Business (UN / CEFACT). shows UN / CEFACT works international organizations important efficient functioning global trading system. Methodology Online courses complement face--face modules UNCTAD Empowerment Programme National Trade Facilitation Committees stand- training package Close monitoring follow online participants UNCTAD experts Continuous assessment performance short courses 20 75 minutes participants period months certificate completion awarded participant completes passes assessments Description online courses … courses coming ! -LEARNING COURSES National Trade Facilitation Committees Contact ! unctad-tf@.org https://unctad.org/tf https://unctad.org/eptf EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME National Trade Facilitation Committees mailto:unctad-tf@.org https://unctad.org/tf https://unctad.org/eptf