Training course to become a new generation FTA expert

08/21/2024 14:47

Mr. Ngo Chung Khanh - Deputy Director of Multilateral Trade Policy Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) spoke at the conference.

(PLVN) - Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Official Dispatch No. 5971/BCT-DB to Localities, Associations, Enterprises and Institutes of 63 provinces and cities to announce the organization of training courses to become new generation FTA experts in 2024, including basic and advanced training programs.

These training programs are built on the basis of the results of training needs that the Ministry of Industry and Trade surveyed with Localities, Associations, Enterprises and Institutes of 63 provinces and cities in Official Dispatch No. 1176/BCT-DB dated February 27, 2024.

Accordingly, in order to focus on fully and promptly updating the orientations, guidelines, policies and legal documents related to the negotiation and implementation of Vietnam's FTAs in general (including new generation FTAs and newly signed FTAs) and commitments, regulations, practical situations and ways to handle common problems related to the implementation of FTAs, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will organize 03 Training Courses as follows:

1. Organize training to become experts on the EVFTA Agreement and new generation FTAs (basic course) for management agencies, businesses and industry associations;

2. Organize training to become experts on the UKVFTA Agreement and new generation FTAs (basic course) for management agencies, businesses and industry associations;

3. Organize training to become new generation FTA experts, specialized courses in the field of trade in goods.

The training course is organized completely free of charge in a direct format and is guided by experts who directly negotiate or manage in the field of negotiating and implementing FTAs in general and in each specific field in particular. The lectures are designed in a theoretical form combined with practical case studies related to common problems and related to specific industries in the localities where the training course is held.

The basic training courses will focus on the following topics: Intellectual Property, Trade Remedies, Trade Promotion and Labor. The specialized training courses in the field of Trade in Goods will cover the following topics: Tax and Non-Tariff Measures, Trade Remedies, Rules of Origin and Customs.

On August 19, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also coordinated with the Department of Industry and Trade of Yen Bai province to organize a "Direct discussion with business leaders in provinces and cities about the ecosystem to take advantage of FTAs, including the UKVFTA, in the cinnamon sector" .

The conference was held in person with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Department of Multilateral Trade Policy); the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Department of International Cooperation); representatives of management agencies on FTA implementation and import-export of Yen Bai province, and the provinces of Lao Cai and Quang Nam; representatives of the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association; the Tony Blair Institute for Development (TBI) and related enterprises and cooperatives in the province.