Title of the activity
WTO Regional Advanced Trade Negotiations Simulation Skills (TNS) Course for English-speaking African countries
Activity Type
Regional course/Workshop
Description
The aim of the TNS Course is to enhance the negotiating skills of English-speaking African trade negotiators and deepen their understanding of how the concept works in practice. Participants will negotiate different modalities for Agriculture, Industrial products (NAMA) and Trade in Services in multilateral negotiations and apply them to international and bilateral trade negotiations. This course is designed to provide participants with skills and knowledge concerning appropriate strategies and tactics for the conduct of trade negotiations, as well as techniques of systematic decision analysis for monitoring and managing the negotiating process.
Venue
Ghana
City
Accra
Trade topic
Trade Negotiations Skills
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
5
Activity Level
Pre-requisite
Participants meeting the criteria set out below shall be selected to attend the Advanced TNS course. Selected participants shall be those 1) with good knowledge in NAMA, Agriculture, Trade in Services or Rules. These participants would have completed RTPC or ATPC or face-to-face course (Geneva or Region) in any of the following subjects: NAMA, Agriculture, Trade in Services and Rules, or 2) who possess demonstrably commensurate experience/knowledge in trade negotiations. 3) Completion of the WTO online E-learning course on Multilateral Trade Agreements is mandatory to ensure that all participants have sufficient cross-disciplinary knowledge of WTO.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Application Deadline
08/04/2019
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Chapter
8. Regional topic-specific seminars
Programme
GEN19-6program_Ghana 2019.docx75.24 KB
Invited Members and Observers:
Botswana
Egypt
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Ghana