{"id":1007,"date":"2024-11-04T14:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ctpl\/?page_id=1007"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:27:13","slug":"2026-geneva-study-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ctpl\/training\/2026-geneva-study-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"CTPL Online Certificate Program in Trade Policy Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>CTPL Online Certificate Program in Trade Policy Skills <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>INSTRUCTORS \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Rosemina Nathoo<\/strong>, Principal and International Legal Counsel, CTPL<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Phil Rourke<\/strong>, Principal, CTPL<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>FORMAT \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARNING OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the course, you will have increased knowledge and skills development in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing policy recommendations on government trade priorities<\/li>\n<li>Preparing for and conducting effective stakeholder consultations on trade<\/li>\n<li>Developing trade advice for SMEs interested in expanding into international markets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AUDIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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 \u00a0demands in their current trade-related roles.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><strong>AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">9:00-9:20<\/td>\n<td width=\"540\"><strong>Welcome and Introductions <\/strong>(MS Teams)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Introduction to course and course objectives<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roundtable introductions with participants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">9:20-9:40<\/td>\n<td width=\"540\"><strong>Presentation: Developing recommendations on a government trade priority\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presentation and discussion on how to use the CTPL Policy Analysis Mapping Tool to determine options to address a trade priority of the government<\/p>\n<p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">9:40-10:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"540\"><strong>Case exercise: Developing recommendations on a government trade priority<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">10:30-10:45<\/td>\n<td width=\"540\"><strong>Health Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">10:45-12:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"540\"><strong>Case exercise continued<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Preparing a group 5-minute presentation on a trade policy priority<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presentations and discussion<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Debrief and Tips on an effective trade policy brief<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Preparations for Day 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Day 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400; 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