Certificate in Digital Trade Strategy (CDTS)

This module is split up into 5 lessons, authored by Oswald Kuyler and Tat Yeen Yap, MonetaGo; Emmanuelle Ganne, WTO; Erick Tavares, Vale; Anesan Naidoo, Anglo American; Martin Thijsen, Port of Rotterdam.

Module 1 Lessons:

• CDTS overview - Foundational process of trade
• 1.1 - Complexity in trade
• 1.2 - The way trade processes are organised from a shippers and customers' perspective
• 1.3 - The way trade processes are organized from Carriers, shippers and (air)port authorities’ perspective
• 1.4 - Banks internal and external interactions

This module is split up into 4 lessons, authored by Hans Huber, id4.trade; Alisa DiCaprio, R3; Louise Taylor-Digby, SWIFT & ICC Banking Commission; Merlin Dowse, JP Morgan & ICC Banking Commission.

Module 2 Lessons

• 2.1 - Digital trade and a trade data dictionary
• 2.2 - High level overview of the existing fintech landscape
• 2.3 - The challenges and opportunities of digitisation from a banks' perspective
• 2.4 - The ICC eRules and how they enable the digitalisation of banks and corporates interaction

This module has 6 lessons, including four case studies from countries that have successfully aligned their country's legal systems with MLETR.

Module 3 Lessons

• 3.1 - Current treatment of electronic transferable records (ETRs)
• 3.2 - Overview of the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR), the principles and core provisions
• 3.3 - Case study: socialisation process for MLETR alignment
• 3.4 - Case study: trade finance digitalisation in France
• 3.5 - Case study: digitising international trade for resilience and sustainability
• 3.6 - Case study: Belize's national digital agenda

A condensed version of this module is also available as a stand-alone course. Learn more here.

This module contains 5 lessons, authored by Stephan Wolf, GLEIF; Jaco Voorspuij and Thierry Grumiaux, GS1; Niels Nuyens, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA); Grant Hunter, BIMCO; Stéphane Graber, FIATA.

Module 4 Lessons

• 4.1 - Corporate digital identity – The enabler of trust and transparency in digital trade
• 4.2 - Digital identifiers for products and objects in the physical supply chain
• 4.3 - DCSA eBL standard
• 4.4 - BIMCO eBL standard
• 4.5 - FIATA eFBL standard

This module contains 4 lessons, authored by Emmanuelle Ganne, World Trade Organization (WTO); Hannah Nguyen, ICC Digital Standards Initiative (DSI); André Casterman, Casterman Advisory; Kay Ren Yuh, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and André Simha, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

Module 5 Lessons

• 5.1 - Standards toolkit for cross-border paperless trade
• 5.2 - ITFA Digital Negotiable Instruments (DNI) Initiative
• 5.3 - TradeTrust – The digital utility for exchange of electronic trade documents
• 5.4 - The future of trade digitisation - What to expect over the next five years

• The final exam can be taken at any time after you have completed the 5 modules.
• The exam lasts for 60 minutes and is live proctored via the internet. The only requirement is a steady internet connection
• The passing grade is 70% minimum. Upon passing the examination, learners will be issued a downloadable certificate signed by the ICC Secretary General
• You can then use the “CDTS” designation and join our alumni community
• The exam consists of multiple choice questions
• Full details about how our exams work can be found here.