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THE INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COOPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM • ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2011-2016
GENERAL OVERVIEW 2011-2016 p The Integration, International Trade and Cooperation Capacity Building Program of the InterAmerican Development Bank’s Integration Sector (IDB-INT), managed by the CEDDET Foundation in collaboration with the Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES), is intended to support the process of global and regional integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, through creating and sustaining a critical mass of trained officials aware of the needs and the opportunities of this process. p The Program was launched in October, 2011 with the virtual course Single Window for Foreign Trade aimed at Central American public servants. From then, through December, 2016, the Program expanded throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, delivering 147 online courses in Spanish, English and Portuguese covering 23 subjects related to the process of integration, the promotion of foreign trade and cooperation for development. For details see the chart Evolution of the Program and Annex 1. p During that period, 5,679 participants were trained, with 84% certified. Female participants represented 49% of admissions and 50% of the certified – achieving a slightly higher rate of certification than the average. Overall Program evaluation by the participants remained consistent over the years, with an average rating of 9.25 on a 10-point scale.
Partner Institutions
INDES and the CEDDET Foundation
Number of Courses
147, with 20 online instructors’ training
Overall Course Assessment
9.25 out of 10
Applicants 8,236 Women 47% Men 49% Decline to State 4% Trained Officials 5,679 Women 49% Men 51% Certified Officials 4,765 Women 50% Men 50% Rate of Certification
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EVOLUTION OF THE PROGRAM
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p The majority of the courses implemented between 2011 and 2016 examined the subject of Facilitation/Trade Security and Customs, which is still today the subject area with the largest course offer (57% of the total offer). That dominance is now shifting with the growth of other subjects such as Trade Policy and the Implementation of Free Trade Agreements, Export Promotion and Investment Attraction, and Physical Integration, representing 25%, 8% and 8% of courses offered, respectively. The new subject of Development, introduced in 2015, now represents 1%, with two versions of an introductory course. For more detail, see Annex I.
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OVERALL COURSE EVALUATION
p All of the courses were rated by the participants for general merit as well as in their main dimensions: attention received, instruction performance, learning platform, materials & activities design. It is worth noting that “Attention received” is the highest rated course dimension, the only one with a higher average than the overall course evaluation, and that the “Instruction Performance” and “Learning Platform” dimensions received average scores close to the overall course rating.
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OVERALL RESULTS
p There were 8,236 applicants during the period under review. That figure does not represent actual demand for this training, given that a new procedure effective in 2015 stipulated that only pre-selected applicants were registered as applicants for the Program. p The number of trained granted certification represents 84% of total enrollment – a level that remained constant during the 2011-2016 period. Note also that the cut-off or minimum qualification for certification rose in 2014 from 5 to 6.5 points out of 10. p Over these six years of the Program, approximately 15,450 hours of specialized instruction in the fields of integration, international trade and cooperation were given; 2,205 hours of training in virtual classrooms and 810 hours of instructors’ training.
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DISTRIBUTION BY SUBJECT AREA
p Beginning with the Program in 2011, the Facilitation/Trade Security and Customs subject area has the largest exposure during the period under review. The certification rate among the different subject areas ranges between 68% and 86%, being highest in Facilitation/Trade Security and Customs, which is also the best-attended subject. The lowest rate belongs to International Cooperation for Development, which as of today barely represents 1% of the trained officials in the Program, with a pilot course completed in 2015 and offered again in 2016. On the other hand, the participation of women is greatest in the subjects of Export Promotion and Investment Attraction and International Cooperation for Development with 60% and 61% respectively. For more detail, see Annex II.
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DISTRIBUTION BY REGION
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DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINED OFFICIALS BY REGION
p The Central America, Mexico and Dominican Republic region, where this Program began, has the largest enrollment (34%) with 1,944 civil officials trained. The countries in the region with the greatest numbers of participants in the period under review are Costa Rica (7%), Mexico (6%), and El Salvador (5%). p The Andean Group (28%) and Southern Cone (25%) regions combined contribute 53% of the trained. Foremost in these two regions are Brazil (9%) and Chile (7.5%) in the latter and Colombia (9%) and Peru (7%) in the former. For more detail, see Annexes III and IV.
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DISTRIBUTION BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION TYPE 2,896
2,446
1,043 898
993 816 644 539
103 CUSTOMS
MINISTRIES
OTHERS
PROMOTION AGENCIES
66
PRIVATE SECTOR
p Public servants of Customs represented a bare majority of trained participants with 51% of trained, while those from the Ministries, with a certification rate of 86%, represented the group attaining the greatest achievement rate. Participants from the public sector achieved a rate of certification ranging from 82% to 86%, while those from the private sector, representing only 2% of the trained participants, had the lowest rate at 64%.
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DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER
p Women’s rates of participation range between 47% of applicants and 50% of those certified. The proportion remains relatively constant throughout the process of application, admission and certification; although variations occur with regard to subject areas and regions. For more detail, see Annexes II and III.
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ANNEX I
COURSES DEVELOPED (2011-2016) Subject Area
Facilitation/Trade Security and the Leadership
Physical Integration
Trade Policy and Implementation of Free
Export Promotion and Investment Attraction International Cooperation for Development
Course Title/Language and the Reach of Regional Editions
Spanish National
Caribbean
Brazil
4
4
2
Customs Management and the Leadership
6
2
The TIM as a Tool for Improving Control of the Transit
4
3
Coordinated Border Management
6
5
4
Single Window for Foreign Trade
11
6
5
The Authorized Economic Operator
7
3
6
Customs Risk Management
3
7
Strategic Customs Planning and Management
4
8
Devising and Managing Policies for Freight Transportation and Logistics
3
9
Implementing Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Caribbean Hotel Industry
10
Broadband as a Catalyst for Economic Development
6
11
Fundamentals of Geothermal Exploration for Regional Integration
2
12
Advanced Course on Preferential Rules of Origin
2
13
Trade and Intellectual Property
3
14
The Fundamentals of Rules of Origin
7
15
Understanding Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement for a Better Agribusiness in Caribbean Countries (Stage A)
3
16
Dispute Settlement in the WTO
4
17
Implementing Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement for a Better Agribusiness in Latin America and Caribbean Countries (Stage B)
2
18
Competition Policy
3
19
Trade and Development/Aid for Trade in the Caribbean
20
Advising SMEs in E-commerce and Social Media
6
21
Consulting for Trade Promotion Organizations on the Internationalization of Agribusinesses
3
22
Measuring Results in Trade Promotion Organizations
3
23
Fundamentals of International Cooperation for Development
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Portuguese
LAC
1
Total number of course editions: 147
English
2
2 5
2 3
3
2
1
3
5
2
1
1
1
90
23
21
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ANNEX II Total Certified
Rate of Certification (Certified/ Trained)
Women Certified
Rate of Women Certified (Certified/ Trained)
Percentage of Women Certified
Subject Area
Total Trained
Percentage of Trained
Women Trained
Percentage of Women Trained
Facilitation/Trade Security and Customs
3,221
56.7%
1,488
46.2%
2,770
86.0%
1,306
87.8%
47.1%
Physical Integration
468
8.2%
167
35.7%
359
76.7%
136
81.4%
37.9%
1,424
25.1%
780
54.8%
1,173
82.4%
668
85.6%
56.9%
Export Promotion and Investment Attraction
486
8.6%
291
59.9%
409
84.2%
249
85.6%
60.9%
International Cooperation for Development
80
1.4%
49
61.3%
54
67.5%
33
67.3%
61.1%
5,679
100.0%
2,775
48.9%
4,765
83.9%
2,392
86.2%
50.2%
Women Certified
Rate of Women Certified (Certified/ Trained)
Percentage of Women Certified
Trade Policy and Implementation of Free Trade Agreements
Totals
ANNEX III Total Certified
Rate of Certification (Certified/ Trained)
Total Trained
Percentage of Trained
Women Trained
Percentage of Women Trained
Southern Cone
1,445
25.4%
560
38.8%
1,226
84.8%
481
85.9%
39.2%
Andean Group
1,564
27.5%
820
52.4%
1,338
85.5%
717
87.4%
53.6%
510
9.0%
283
55.5%
397
77.8%
235
83.0%
59.2%
Central America, Mexico and Dominican Republic
1,944
34.2%
1,001
51.5%
1,640
84.4%
867
86.6%
52.9%
OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States)
201
3.5%
101
50.2%
154
76.6%
85
84.2%
55.2%
Other Countries
15
0.3%
10
66.7%
10
66.7%
7
70.0%
70.0%
5,679
100.0%
2,775
48.9%
4,765
83.9%
2,392
86.2%
50.2%
Regions
Caribbean and Haiti
Totals
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ANNEX IV Total Certified
Rate of Certification (Certified/ Trained)
Women Certified
Rate of Women Certified (Certified/ Trained)
Percentage of Women Certified
Total Trained
Percentage of Trained
Women Trained
Percentage of Women Trained
Argentina
176
3.1%
76
43.2%
156
88.6%
72
94.7%
46.2%
Brazil
507
8.9%
124
24.5%
412
81.3%
95
76.6%
23.1%
Chile
427
7.5%
181
42.4%
377
88.3%
158
87.3%
41.9%
Paraguay
106
1.9%
47
44.3%
83
78.3%
41
87.2%
49.4%
Uruguay
229
4.0%
132
57.6%
198
86.5%
115
87.1%
58.1%
Subtotal Southern Cone
1,445
25.4%
560
38.8%
1,226
84.8%
481
85.9%
39.2%
Bolivia
268
4.7%
134
50.0%
244
91.0%
128
95.5%
52.5%
Colombia
497
8.8%
301
60.6%
393
79.1%
243
80.7%
61.8%
Ecuador
349
6.1%
167
47.9%
302
86.5%
148
88.6%
49.0%
Peru
395
7.0%
180
45.6%
355
89.9%
166
92.2%
46.8%
Venezuela
55
1.0%
38
69.1%
44
80.0%
32
84.2%
72.7%
1,564
27.5%
820
52.4%
1,338
85.5%
717
87.4%
53.6%
Region/Country
SOUTHERN CONE
ANDEAN GROUP
Subtotal Andean Group
CARIBBEAN PLUS HAITI GROUP Barbados
62
1.1%
38
61.3%
58
93.5%
36
94.7%
62.1%
Bahamas
111
2.0%
61
55.0%
84
75.7%
47
77.0%
56.0%
Guyana
73
1.3%
35
47.9%
59
80.8%
30
85.7%
50.8%
Jamaica
113
2.0%
66
58.4%
92
81.4%
62
93.9%
67.4%
Surinam
21
0.4%
12
57.1%
14
66.7%
10
83.3%
71.4%
Trinidad and Tobago
99
1.7%
63
63.6%
75
75.8%
46
73.0%
61.3%
Haiti
31
0.5%
8
25.8%
15
48.4%
4
50.0%
26.7%
Subtotal Caribbean plus Haiti Group
510
9.0%
283
55.5%
397
77.8%
235
83.0%
59.2%
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Region/Country
Total Trained
Percentage of Trained
Women Trained
Percentage of Women Trained
Total Certified
Rate of Certification (Certified/ Trained)
Women Certified
Rate of Women Certified (Certified/ Trained)
Percentage of Women Certified
CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Belize
69
1.2%
28
40.6%
48
69.6%
21
75.0%
43.8%
Costa Rica
399
7.0%
206
51.6%
355
89.0%
186
90.3%
52.4%
Dominican Republic
215
3.8%
115
53.5%
171
79.5%
97
84.3%
56.7%
Guatemala
159
2.8%
82
51.6%
133
83.6%
72
87.8%
54.1%
Honduras
158
2.8%
98
62.0%
131
82.9%
83
84.7%
63.4%
Mexico
349
6.1%
176
50.4%
280
80.2%
142
80.7%
50.7%
Nicaragua
185
3.3%
95
51.4%
167
90.3%
88
92.6%
52.7%
Panama
132
2.3%
73
55.3%
99
75.0%
56
76.7%
56.6%
El Salvador
278
4.9%
128
46.0%
256
92.1%
122
95.3%
47.7%
1,944
34.2%
1,001
51.5%
1,640
84.4%
867
86.6%
52.9%
Subtotal Central America, Mexico and Dominican Republic
OECS (ORGANIZATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES) Antigua and Barbuda
25
0.4%
17
68.0%
18
72.0%
15
88.2%
83.3%
Dominica
17
0.3%
6
35.3%
12
70.6%
6
100.0%
50.0%
Grenada
44
0.8%
29
65.9%
37
84.1%
26
89.7%
70.3%
St. Kitts and Nevis
20
0.4%
7
35.0%
13
65.0%
4
57.1%
30.8%
St. Lucia
46
0.8%
15
32.6%
35
76.1%
12
80.0%
34.3%
Montserrat
13
0.2%
6
46.2%
10
76.9%
5
83.3%
50.0%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
36
0.6%
21
58.3%
29
80.6%
17
81.0%
58.6%
Subtotal OECS
201
3.5%
101
50.2%
154
76.6%
85
84.2%
55.2%
15
0.3%
10
66.7%
10
66.7%
7
70.0%
70.0%
5,679
100.0%
2,775
48.9%
4,765
83.9%
2,392
86.2%
50.2%
OTHER COUNTRIES Subtotal Other Countries TOTAL
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In Mexican Customs, I’m responsible for negotiation of customs matters in international treaties, which constitute an indispensable legal instrument for exchange of information essential to managing risk. For that, the knowledge acquired here is absolutely applicable to work in my field.
I am a rules of origin negotiator in Agreements and Treaties for my country. What I’ve learned will help me to better evaluate alternatives to setting requirements for conferring origin with the least risk for both the operators and the verifying authorities.
Participant in a regional Customs Risk Management course.*
My positions as a customs officer and a director in the union will allow me to interact with other concerned institutions in the planning and implementation of the Single Window for foreign trade in Bolivia.
Participant in the Single Window for Foreign Trade (Bolivia) course*
Everything is applicable to my field, particularly the modules on leadership, negotiation and change management. I’ve already started to rethink my work, incorporating elements from the course into my day-to-day tasks.
Participant in the Advanced Course on Preferential Rules of Origin*
The whole course was so interesting that it held my attention throughout, giving me information that I could scarcely imagine existed. I’ve been motivated to provide services that promote firms from the industries that we want to attract.
Participant in the Broadband as a Catalyst for Economic Development course*
I will draw upon the knowledge acquired in the integration meetings for Uruguayan Customs in my region in addition to my contributions to the development of the OAS model that Brazil is establishing now.
This is valuable knowledge which provides me a wider perspective for my work in Chile’s National Institute of Industrial Property.
Participant in a regional Trade and Intellectual Property course*
I’m working on an effort to reach an agreement between Colombia and Brazil for which both the course content and the learning experience could be highly useful.
Participant in the Integrated Border Management course*
The abilities acquired through the course can be used to understand and negotiate positions on rules of origin in the current negotiations for the CARICOM-Canada agreement.
Participant in the Authorized Economic Operator (Brazil) course*
Participant in the Customs Management and Leadership course*
*These testimonials were provided with complete anonymity through participant satisfaction surveys.
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Participant in the Fundamentals of the Rules of Origin (Caribbean) course*
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