Bespoke training programmes

Transform your team’s understanding of key concepts in global trade and their ability to apply that to real world scenarios with an ICC bespoke training programme. All our training programmes can be fully customised to suit your needs and are led by ICC expert trainers.

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Why choose ICC Academy

Flexible learning style

Choose from stand-alone workshops, a hybrid programme that combines our industry-accredited certifications with instructor-led workshops or work with us to develop a completely bespoke curriculum.

Higher completion rates

Our programmes can include pre-certification ‘bootcamps’ as well as pre-exam revision sessions - both with an ICC expert trainer - to give your team the best chance of completing their training and give you the best chance of hitting your learning and development KPIs.

Fully customisable

We can tailor our training programmes to best suit the context of your organisation – whether that be your industry, location, specific business needs, the size of your team or their current level of understanding.

Benchmark certifications

ICC has set the rules and standards that govern international trade and commercial disputes for the last 100 years. When you learn directly from ICC, you gain a level of authority and credibility that others cannot match.

Practical, real-world expertise

Our instructor-led workshops include real-world case studies and problem-solving sessions to ensure that your team can apply their new skills straight away in their day-to-day role.

Access to ICC experts

ICC is the institutional representative of 45 million companies in more than 170 countries. This gives us access to an unparalleled network of expertise and trainers that inform and lead all our training programmes.

How it works

Topics we can train on

Supply Chain Finance

Identify clients that are active in domestic and/or international markets and have a potential need to optimize their working capital efficiency.
Deploy a robust, structured approach to the identification of a client’s priorities and decision criteria with regard to the risk mitigation, funding and payment needs arising out of the trading activities.
Use advanced quantitative and qualitative techniques to gain an in-depth understanding of a client’s physical trade practices and aspirations, financial arrangements and resulting risk mitigation, funding and settlement needs.
Understand the risk considerations from both a client perspective and a finance provider perspective.
Identify and propose the appropriate trade and supply chain finance techniques and solutions that best meet the client’s needs.
Ensure that all products offered to a client meet defined and recognized needs, are fit-for-purpose and deliver transparency and fair-value to the client.

Receivables Finance

Learn how to identify several of the major variations and risks and benefits associated with this form of financing. Our trade finance training will help you get a grasp of the basic concepts

Deep Dive of Trade Finance for Operations

Understand how each trade finance solution offered by banks meets customers’ needs under different circumstances.
Appreciate the intricacies of the trade finance solutions in various forms (e.g., back-to-back LC, front-to-back LC, transferable LC, revolving LC, red clause LC, confirmation) – how they work, what the risks and mitigants are.
Be able to apply the appropriate ICC rules in different scenarios in the best interests of the bank and the customer.

Deep Dive of Trade Finance for Sales

Understand how trade finance solutions offered by banks meet customers’ needs under different circumstances.
Appreciate the intricacies of the trade finance solutions in various forms (e.g., back-to-back LC, front-to-back LC, transferable LC, revolving LC, red clause LC, confirmation) – how they work, what the risks and mitigants are, how they relate to customers’ supply chain and working capital objectives.
Be able to apply the knowledge to identify appropriate solutions that match customers’ needs, thus serving the best interests of the bank and the customers.

UCP600, ISBP745, ISP98

Introduction: what do both rules say?
UCP pluses for use with SBLCs
UCP minuses for the use with SBLCs: Articles inapt to use
Articles that are incomplete, inadequate and irrelevant
Provisions overlooked in UCP with regard to SBLCs
Examples: Opinions or DocDex cases about SBLCs

Documentary Credits and Collections

Understand the importance of the documentary letter of credit in enabling trade, the versatility of this proven instrument in addressing a range of market conditions and a variety of client needs
You will also appreciate the strengths of this unique financial instrument, as well as the weaknesses – and a couple of misconceptions
This course provides a practical overview of the first type of trade financing instrument, which uses shipping documents and bank inter-mediation
You will learn how to describe the two types of Documentary Collections, portray the cycle in its entirety, and understand the role and perspective of a Relationship Manager in this cycle

Compliance and Trade Finance

This course will give you a high-level overview of the compliance obligations of financial institutions engaged in trade finance including the “Know Your Customer” requirements
Our trade finance training will help you understand the implications of sanctions and embargoes on trade finance

Demand Guarantees

Identify key elements of direct and indirect guarantees.
Distinguish parties to a guarantee and their legal relationship to each other.
Identify the parties that can issue a guarantee and the laws or rules that should be applied to a guarantee.
Discuss the modification of the terms and conditions of a guarantee.

Risk Management in Trade Finance

Learn how to identify several of the major variations and risks and benefits associated with this form of financing. Our trade finance training will help you get a grasp of the basic concepts

Trade Based Money Laundering

Understand global trade, its complexities and attractiveness to criminals, TBML typologies, warning signs, identification & assessment of financial crime risks and best practices.
Defining financial crime and its cost
Global trade & associated financial crime risks (AML, Sanctions, Tax-Evasion, TBML, Fraud, Embargoes)
Tarde finance and its attractiveness to criminals
Overview and deep dive of TBML red flags
Real-life examples (how to identify, assess and mitigate risk)

AML Risk Assessment

Developing crucial skills of applying spirit of regulatory requirements, risk-based approach and performing holistic AML risk assessment.
Why perform AML Risk Assessment
Understanding key risk pillars
Country and Industry Risk Assessment
Product Risk Assessment
Negative News Risk Assessment
UBO Risk Assessment
Sanctions Risk Assessment
Developing Risk Rating Methodology
Critical Decision Making

Application of Digitisation and ESG Effects on Supply Chains

Have a greater understanding of the different initiatives relating to the digitisation of trade and supply chain finance
Understand how digitisation can enhance their financing solutions and support better process management (risk, security, efficiency) and compliance
Understand the changing priorities of the management of supply chains and how banks and other funders can support their ESG priorities

Understanding Incoterms® 2020

Overview and Evolution of Incoterms®
Pre-Incoterms® Rules
Reasons for using Incoterms®
Changes: the difference between old and new terms
Introduction of new Incoterms®
Using Incoterms® in business negotiation
2020 updates and the impact on trade

Introduction to Importing

Understanding the process of importing
The Import Process
Incoterms® Rules
Insurance payment options
Tariffs
Freight forwarders role

Advanced Importing

Understanding the process of importing
Supplier Selection Criteria
SAD C88 Completion Guid
T1, T2 status goods
CPC Codes
VAT Value Adjustments
Intrastate

Introduction to Exporting

Understanding the basics of Exporting.
Export Process
Content
Custom export declaration
WTO
Rules of Origin
Incoterms® Rules

Advanced Exporting

Understanding the basics of Advanced Exporting
Explanation of WTO / WCO / ICC
Tariff codes and duty
Rules of Orgin
ATA Canet
The importance of ECSI

Import and Export Management

Provide an overview of import and export development
Understand international marketing and barriers
Understand Export and Import financing processes
Explain Import and Export documentation process
Learn about issues with insurance when trading
Understand risk management in Import and Export

Free Trade Agreements

Explain the historical development of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Explains types of FTAs.
Understand the tangible benefits and cost savings using Trade in Goods clauses.
Explain the process of benefiting from the Rules of Origin.
Understand types of Rules of Origin.
Prepare the documentation for Customs declaration and Cost Statements.
Understand the value chain for trade facilitation.

Customs Procedures and Documentation

Understanding Customs procedures for Importing and Exporting
Incoterms
Insurance
International Documents
Invoices
Transport Documents
Proof of Export
Customs Compliance

Commercial Law and its Impact on Business

Understand the impact of commercial law in starting a business
Understand the types of business setup
Understand the responsibilities of officers in company
Know the basics of contract law, remedies and discharge
Understand basics of Intellectual Property Law

Contract and Company Law: An Introduction for Businesses

Understand the impact of commercial law in starting a business
Understand the types of business setup
Understand the responsibilities of officers in company
Know the basics of contract law, remedies and discharge
Understand basics of Intellectual Property Law

Contract Administration

Understand the importance of developing legal agreements
Gain knowledge on the roles and functions of contract manager
Understand the process writing contract contents: obligations and liabilities
Explain issues of misrepresentation
Understand the types of remedies
Explain different types of termination of contracts

Export Credit Insurance – Fundamentals for exporters (trade credit only)

Understanding common types of export credit insurance products(policies)
- What is and why use export credit insurance?
- Political and Commercial Risks.
- Primary types of trade credit.
- Types of insurers and credit insurance policies.
- General overview of common types of export credit insurance products (e.g., single risk, whole-turnover, special products).
Financing exports using credit insurance
- Client finance solutions with export credit insurance
- Reporting and risk mitigation
- Credit management and policy obligations (policy management)
- Claims and indemnification
When and how to use credit insurance for working capital (trade) finance

The architecture of supply chains and trade

Get an understanding of the standards, the norms and the foundational requirements for digitisation
Learn different examples of digitisation frameworks
Understand the complexity of trade, including the way supply chains are organised from different perspectives, why information needs to be exchanged across various actors and the challenges with exchanging that information
Learn the ‘digital island’ challenge and why different supply chain participants may choose different solutions and technologies
Name the foundational standards, rules and practices for trade and financing across borders that need to be observed to digitise trade and supply chain processes at scale
Explain the reasons behind document delays and its consequences for buyers and banks

The legal environment for digital trade

Learn what an Electronic Transferable Record (ETR) is, its benefits and its current legal treatment
A deep dive into the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR), including its structure, principles, and core provisions
Identify the key stakeholders necessary for initiating legal reform in a common-law country to facilitate MLETR alignment.
Explain the essential components and strategies for building a compelling business case for MLETR alignment.
Describe the process and challenges of aligning the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) with civil law systems.
Explain the impact of specific commercial code clauses on digital trade and suggest basic principles that could better facilitate digital trade.
Case studies of how different countries have successfully created their own enabling legal environment for digital trade

Corporate digital identifiers and digital trade standards

Describe the Legal Entity Identifier and the Global LEI System and understand how to use the LEI search tool and access the open public LEI data
Understand the BIMCO electronic bill of lading standard
Understand the FIATA electronic multimodal transport bill of lading standard
Understand the DCSA electronic bill of lading standard

Bring your team up to ICC global standards

More than 1000 organisations in over 130 countries have enrolled their teams in ICC Academy certifications including large international banks, major shipping and logistics providers, multilateral development banks, mining groups, large manufacturers, government agencies and SMEs. Contact us now to discuss your needs and get a custom quote.

Case studies

13 December 2024

How the electronic bill of lading (eBL) is transforming digital trade

In this article, Marina Comninos explains how the electronic bill of lading (eBL) is key to transfor...

29 November 2024

Key trade finance products: Definitions and use cases

In this article, guest contributor Sharad Sinha, Executive Director for Transaction Banking at ...

19 November 2024

Incoterms® 2020: FCA or FOB?

In this article, Miguel Angel Bustamante Morales discusses the key differences between the Inco...

What our clients say

Getting training directly from the 'horse's mouth' is more valuable to me - and other people looking to work with me - than having my knowledge certified by a third party who has not created the Incoterms® rules.

Praveenkumar Miriyala

Procurement and Logistics Coordinator, Bambaw

"I enrolled in the CTFP because this certification is authored by leading trade finance experts from the ICC’s Banking Commission, making it one of the most credible programmes available in the market. Each course is structured to ensure the essentials of global trade finance have been sufficiently covered."

Ling Fong Tay

SEB

"I see the CTFP as a perfect way for any trade finance person to (a) be part of a global community and (b) have a certification that highlights your expertise and automatically puts you at a certain level that is respected in the industry."

Houssam Hoteit

Royal Bank of Canada

The course gives you a little advantage with customers to have this level of knowledge and training. I can advise clients correctly and the ICC certificate shows I am up to date.

Jacques Yee

Logistics Project Director, Canada

Anyone in international logistics should master the Incoterms® rules and this certificate is a must. I got congratulated by the Head of Customs and Transport.

Amin A. Ahmed

Customs/Transport Officer, Saudi Arabia