In order to compete in international export markets, businesses must have access to resources that can help them improve their knowledge and their export management readiness. CRT’s Export Management Development team offer training and advisory services to businesses with the ambition to export. Trainings are available to support exporters, as well as export advisors.
Export Coaching
In addition assistance from our CRT Certified Export Consultants can play an important role, either to coach businesses on improving their competitiveness for successful exporting, or be actively engaging the business directly within business via an accredited CRT trader. They assist in all aspects of improving export competitiveness from the design of a successful export strategy, to improving marketing and production capabilities, to being able to conduct proficient export transactions.
Program Structure
The programme consists of modules covering key aspects of small business export management.
Training Modules
International trade environment
Are you ready to export?
Global value chain
Business stratergy for exports
Market research
Building an export business plan
Building production capabilities
Export packaging
Export quality managment
Distributing your products
Communicating your products
Raising customer interest
Incoterms
Costing and pricing
Communication and negotiation skills
Contracting and legal aspects
Export documentation
International transportation
Export financing and payment
Cashflow management
Intellectual property
Information and communication technologies
Making resource decisions
Training materials can be customized to different sectors and audiences, including micro-communities, gender and youth. Training toolkits are designed to enable our local trainers to deliver practical professional development programmes to exporters.
Delivery
CRT Training workshops introduce participants to the basic knowledge they need to do business within international markets. They are available in a variety of formats, such as:
Intensive 5-day programme
Half-day or full-day workshops
Individual modules as required
Online
Participants can take either introductory level or more in-depth courses over several training sessions. Training sessions are delivered through certified partner institutions by a network of instructors and counsellors. For more details about the modules, please visit the Training section of the CRT website. The CRT and its partners have trained hundreds of SME managers to use the Business Management System to maximise their abilities. It is recognized that in order to achieve tangible sustainable development objectives, it is essential to nurture, empower and mobilise networks of local business support institutions.
CRT partners with various types of organizations and business development service providers, including private consultancies, trade support institutions, training centres, technical institutes, universities and NGOs. A key focus is the active management of this global network to continue providing high-quality business development services to our end beneficiaries. For more information on how to join the CRT’s network of accredited trading partners, please contact us.
