CDCS and CSDG Holders

Recertify your trade finance qualifications from LIBF by using ICC Academy certification and courses.

On this page, you’ll find information on how to re-certify your trade finance qualifications from LIBF using ICC Academy online certificates. The tables below list all certifications that count toward re-certification, along with the corresponding credit values for each program.

Holders of LIBF’s Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS®) and/or Certificate for Specialists in Demand Guarantees (CSDG®) can also access a core courses pack from the ICC Academy’s Certified Trade Finance Professional programme (Core CTFP) at a specially reduced rate.

Certification	Credits / CPDs	Recertify CDCS	Recertify CSDG	Recertify CITR	Recertify CSCF
Full CTFP	36	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Core CTFP (5 core courses and exam only)	25	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Global Trade Certificate	25	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Certificate in Digital Trade Strategy (CDTS)	6	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Export/Import Certificate (EIC)	15	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Incoterms® 2020 Certificate	4	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Free Trade Agreement Certificate (FTAC)	2	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
NVOCC Bill of Lading Certificate (NBL)	3	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Certificate on the Common Reporting Standard (CCRS)	4	Not valid	Not valid	Not valid	Not valid
UCP 600 & ISBP 821 Practitioner	10	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Certified Factoring Professional (CFaP)	21	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid
Certified Documentary Credits Expert (CDCE)	36	Valid	Valid	Valid	Valid