Going Global Workshops

Going Global Workshops, developed by FITT in partnership with the Government of Canada, are affordable 3-hour workshops designed to help individuals and organizations make crucial exporting and/or importing decisions, avoid common pitfalls and increase their understanding of international trade and foreign markets. You´ll learn to identify market opportunities, leverage your resources to secure financing, negotiate partnerships with foreign distributors, and more! Going Global workshops can be delivered by export service providers, educational institutions, industry associations, and private companies. Participation is simple and voluntary; there are no agreements or contracts to sign.

If you are contemplating a move into the global arena, you´ll benefit from the information offered in this series of introductory workshops These highly-relevant workshops are:

Classroom Delivery

Each workshop, available in both English and French, is designed to be delivered within a three-hour period. This is best accomplished if the facilitator focuses on the requirements of the group as a whole, and stresses that participants can read their material in detail at their leisure. The workshops can be delivered in regular monthly meetings, as in-house training seminars, as conference breakout sessions …etc. For more information on the Going Global Workshops and how you can deliver them in your area, please download "Going Global Workshops: An Overview".

Online Delivery

The workshops, available in both English and French, were originally developed for the classroom. However, in response to the need for just-in-time training FITT, in conjunction with the Government of Canada and Vubiz, developed an online version of the workshop series. This overview addresses primarily the classroom version of the Going Global Workshops. Register for a Going Global workshop today by clicking here!

Participant Materials

In addition, the Going Global participant manuals may be purchased for use as a supplementary text for courses that touch on the various subjects related to international trade. To order Going Global manuals, please click here.

FITTskills for More In-depth Training

If you want to build expertise in global business or be recognised as a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP*), then the in-depth FITTskills training program, which is available online and across Canada, may be right for you.

*FITT’s professional designation in the U.S. and E.U. is FIBP- FITT International Business Professional. For detailed information, please visit www.fitt.ca/fibp