Due diligence is crucial in every facet of trade compliance including outsourcing education and training. Be especially aware of programs in this arena that inflate, mislead or misrepresent. They are out there and in growing numbers. This practical application approach arms you with essential information so you know what Red Flags to look out for, what questions to ask and thus better understand exactly what you are getting and what you are not.
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Once you read it we want to know what you think. We have documented a variety of stories from counterparts who have been burned here. Have you? Many practitioners are upset to learn that what was sold to them as a certification program is nothing more than an expensive certificate of training using a self-proclaimed standard without any external, independent, unbiased validation.
What’s your experience? What should be done? Are you interested and willing to help lay groundwork for truly independent and unbiased validation of such programs and setting consistent and harmonized trade compliance standards to get everyone on the same sheet of music? If so, add to this discussion and/or send an email to John Priecko at jpriecko@comcast.net. We welcome your input....
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