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10/09/2015
This year’s FITT Education Award winners are a talented group of individuals, among whom there are mentors, passionate social activists, and driven global business dynamos, all ready to take the industry by storm.
21/08/2015
“In every class there are always a couple of students who bring energy, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit to the group. When an amazing opportunity such as an internship appears, they are quick to recognize the challenge and rise to it.” Ennio Vita-Finzi, Professor of the International Commerce Import/Export program at LaSalle College in Montreal, is talking about this year’s FITT-ALDO intern, Caroline Zhang.
12/05/2015
In March, FITT hosted an intensive training course for locally engaged Trade Commissioners (DFATD) from all around the world.
In the two separate training groups there were over 30 nationalities present, creating a unique challenge to instructors Ennio Vita-Finzi, CITP®|FIBP® and Ray Joyce, CITP®|FIBP®. How does one maintain consistency in training while getting the message across to such a diverse group of people?
06/03/2015
We’re so pleased to include the University of Windsor and the Cross Border Institute among the wonderful educational institutions that deliver our FITTskills international trade program and help shape export careers.
27/02/2015
Malaysia’s main income comes from trade, and practically every company and manufacturer dreams of exporting. But the problem is, no one is teaching export skills.
19/12/2014
Back in 2013 when I joined FITT, we had a social media community of about 3,000 users. Little more than a year later, that community…
14/11/2014
In the seventh season Seinfeld episode “The Cadillac, Part Two,” George invents a fictional boyfriend for Elaine named Art Vandelay, an importer-exporter, as part of…
31/10/2014
Early in 2014, we began our International Competency Standards (ICS) project with the goal of creating world-class industry standards and defining exactly what it takes to outperform the competition in global trade.
03/09/2014
International business professionals in our Twitter community came together last month for a #TradeElite chat on the topic of skills in global trade. Speaking from a variety of backgrounds, levels of experience and geographic locations, they discussed the skills, knowledge and abilities that are needed to succeed in the industry.
15/07/2014
We recently had a chat with Scott Forbes, Director of Human Resources at Emerson Process Management’s Canada Engineering Center in Calgary, AB, who has volunteered…
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