We now offer FITTskills courses self-led and online,
If you’re a working professional this will suit you just fine.
Going Global workshops can also be taken on your computer,
Your tablet or smartphone, we’re your digital tutor!

And our training has spread to Iraq and down South,
FITTskills in Colombia, soon Chile, you heard it straight from my mouth.
From Trade Commissioners to students, larger firms, SME’s,
We’re training the full spectrum over oceans and seas!

Hopes are that you’ve read our International Trade Workforce Strategy,
A plan of how we can fill global trade HR gaps more proactively.
Need to measure your own international trade chops?
We now have a free diagnostic tool to measure your downs and your ups.

We designed a new website, we developed FITTforTrade,
You’ll find global business info, the best and in spades.
Have you visited Trade Ready? Our blog just keeps growing,
Our community is getting involved, and it’s showing.

We hope you’ve been pleased with all that is new,
Our number one goal is to keep serving you.
If you have any questions or comments we’re here,

Happy holidays to all and a happy new year!

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FITT’s recently released  International Trade Workforce Strategy report, showed how Canada is falling behind in it’s global trade readiness. Since its release the report has been widely discussed in the media, notably in the Financial Post, where it was a hot button topic among readers.

Mercer has been a close collaborator in the creation of this report. Based on findings from the report the team at Mercer put together a descriptive infographic, which we are sharing with you below.

Infographic by Mercer Insights

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