Dear International Listserv Members:
A new professional certification has been created to recognize knowledge and expertise in global business. The Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) designation is awarded to professionals with skills and abilities in the four main areas of global business: global business management, global marketing, supply chain management and trade finance. The CGBP certification is a benchmark for competency in global trade. For the advanced person, it validates his or her knowledge and experience. For those new to the field, the CGBP is a professional development goal ensuring a full understanding of the profession. The credential helps diversify everyone’s skills, assuring an understanding of a broad range of topics in global commerce rather than just the specifics of the field you are currently involved in. For employers, it provides assurance that employees or job candidates are engaging in global business at the professional level required in today’s competitive environment.
Nine individuals from Wisconsin were among the first group of individuals in the nation to have demonstrated their knowledge across the profession by earning the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential within the last year.
The credential was developed by the North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE), a professional organization of global trade practitioners, educators and trainers. Exam development and proctoring is handled by PES, a professional exam developer with over 60 years of credentialing experience. It is administered twice a year (January and June) in 14 cities across the country, including Chicago, and in Mexico City. The next national exam will be given on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at Loyola University (downtown Chicago).
To receive the CGBP designation, a candidate must pass the CGBP exam and have completed either two years of college level international trade study or have worked in global commerce for a minimum of two years. To learn more about the credential and take the practice exam visit the
NASBITE website. To discuss the certification and the Waukesha County Technical College study course being developed to support the CGBP exam, contact Aleda Bourassa, CGBP, WCTC International Trade Specialist,
abourassa@wctc.edu, (262) 691-5219.
This message was sent to this listserv by Jenna Graff, Director, Office of International Education, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.