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private sector headquarters ottawa on canada key people caroline tompkins cae citp president and ceo number of employees 10 website http www.fittfortrade.com the forum for international trade training fitt is a not for profit organization that offers international business training resources and professional certification to individuals and businesses . 1 fitt offers the fittskills international trade training program a series of 8 courses for global business professionals can that can be taken either online or in a classroom setting through educational partners . 2 3 fittskills students receive the fitt certificate in international trade after completing four of the courses and the fitt diploma in international trade after completing all eight courses . 4 the organization also offers the certified international trade professional designation also trademarked as the fitt international business professional designation in the u.s. and europe . 5 it is often referred to as the citp fibp designation . 6 in french it is referred to as the professionnel accr dit en commerce international paci fpai designation . fitt s strategic partners are export development canada edc global affairs canada gac and the world trade centers association . history edit in the late 1980s dieter hollweck began the planning towards a new organization . 7 fitt was then incorporated in 1992 as part of canada s sector council initiative . fitt first launched its fittskills training program in 1993 which is now in its sixth edition with the seventh edition being launched in early 2017 . in 1996 it also launched the prior learning assessment and recognition plar process to allow business professionals to use their previous work and educational experience to earn fittskills credits . fittskills courses were first offered online in 1999 which continues today . 8 in 2001 fitt began to accredit academic institutions and organizations already offering international business courses to offer fittskills courses . there are currently over 43 educational partners in canada china colombia malaysia romania and the uk offering fittskills courses in a classroom setting . 9 fitt s citp designation was first offered in 1998 and the competency requirements were revised in 2006 and again in 2016 . since 2009 it has also been trademarked as the fibp designation in the u.s. and europe . fitt has also awarded honorary citp fibp designations to several notable figures in international trade including former canadian deputy prime minister and finance minister john manley canadian chamber of commerce ceo perrin beatty governor of the bank of canada stephen poloz 10 11 and former canadian minister of international trade stockwell day . citation needed references edit about us . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 07 . fittskills online courses . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 11 . online & instructor led courses . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 09 . credentials . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 11 . fibp details . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 07 . professional international business certification citp fibp . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 07 . the story of how it all began for us the forum for international trade training fitt trade ready . trade ready . retrieved 2016 03 07 . milestones . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 07 . instructor led courses . forum for international trade training fitt . retrieved 2016 03 07 . citp designation entrepreneur journal . eshaabrol.com . retrieved 2016 03 11 . qbc ottawa featuring stephen poloz . smith.queensu.ca . retrieved 2016 03 11 . external links edit www.fittfortrade.com trade ready fitt s international trade blog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title forum for international trade training & oldid 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