CTPL Online Certificate Program in Trade Policy Skills

October 7-8 and 14-15, 2026

9am-12 pm EST AGENDA

Instructors:        Rosemina Nathoo, Principal and International Legal Counsel, CTPL

Phil Rourke, Principal, CTPL

Format:             This training program will be delivered online in three-hour sessions over four days. Each session runs from9:00am to 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Participants will be provided with MS Teams invitations for each session prior to delivery.

Learning objectives:

    At the end of the course, you will have increased knowledge and skills development in:

  • Developing policy recommendations on government trade priorities
  • Preparing for and conducting effective stakeholder consultations on trade
  • Developing trade advice for SMEs interested in expanding into international markets

  Audience:

 The course is designed for professionals from the public, private and non-profit sectors who are interested in

  pursuing careers in trade policy or who are interested in upskilling to remain competitive and to meet new      demands in their current trade-related roles.

  Cost: $1,450+HST

9:00-9:20 Welcome and Introductions (MS Teams)

·       Introduction to course and course objectives

·       Roundtable introductions with participants
9:20-9:40 Presentation: Developing recommendations on a government trade priority 

·       Presentation and discussion on how to use the CTPL Policy Analysis Mapping Tool to determine options to address a trade priority of the government
9:40-10:30 Case exercise: Developing recommendations on a government trade priority

·       Participants work in groups using the CTPL Policy Analysis Mapping Tool to real-life trade priorities of the government to develop policy recommendations on a government trade priority
10:30-10:45 Health Break
10:45-12:00 Case exercise continued

·       Preparing a group 5-minute presentation on a trade policy priority

·       Presentations and discussion

·       Debrief and Tips on an effective trade policy brief

·       Preparations for Day 2

9:00-9:40 Presentation: Designing a trade-related stakeholder engagement strategy

This session introduces the CTPL Stakeholder Planning Tool for strategy development to prepare for stakeholder meetings on government trade priorities
9:40-10:30 Case exercise: Designing a trade-related stakeholder engagement strategy

Introduction to the case exercise and group work
10:30-10:45 Health Break
10:45-11:30

Case exercise continued

Group work and presentations and discussion of results of group work
11:30-12:00

Practical Tips on Implementing an effective trade negotiations stakeholder

engagement strategy

9:00-9:45 Presentation and Discussion: How to read a trade agreement

Tips on how to read a chapter of a trade agreement and translate the text into common language to help others understand how trade agreements affect business decision-making and policy options
9:45-10:30 Presentation and Discussion: How trade rules affect decisions about exporting goods and services

Tips on how firms can benefit from specific chapters of trade agreements
10:30-10:45 Health Break
10:45-12:00 Case exercise: Navigating Trade Policy Impacts and Growth Challenges

Participants work in groups using the CTPL Policy Analysis Mapping Tool to develop a recommended strategy to assist a hypothetical facing trade and competitiveness challenges in international markets.

 

9:00-10:30 Case exercise: Navigating Trade Policy Impacts and Growth Challenges

Continued group work on the case exercise
10:30-10:45 Health Break
10:45-12:00 ·       Discussion and debrief on case exercise

·       Debrief on course and take-aways

·       End of course

Participants receive a Certificate of Achievement upon completion of this course.

For more information or question you may have, please contact Phil Rourke at philrourke@cunet.carleton.ca or Rosemina Nathoo at roseminanathoo@cunet.carleton.ca

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