CDCS and CSDG Holders
Recertify your trade finance qualifications from The London Institute of Banking & Finance by using ICC Academy certification and courses.
On this page, you’ll find information on how to re-certify your trade finance qualifications from The London Institute of Banking & Finance (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 CTFC |
| Global Trade Certificate | 25 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |
| Certificate in Digital Trade Strategy | 6 | Valid | Valid | Valid |
| Certified Trade Finance Professional | 36 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |
| Export/Import Certificate | 15 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |
| Incoterms® 2020 Certificate | 4 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |
| Free Trade Agreement Certificate | 2 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |
| NVOCC Bill of Lading Certificate | 3 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |
| Certificate on the Common Reporting Standard | 4 | Not valid | Not valid | Valid |
| Core CTFP - for CDCS, CSDG and CITF holders | 25 | Valid | Valid | Not valid |