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Course #5
Standards and Trade

What is the role of standards in the global marketplace? The link between standards and international trade is examined in this course.

Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• demonstrate the importance of standards to global trade
• describe standards harmonization and illustrate the concept using examples
• detail the benefits of using international standards to facilitate global trade
• explain the relationship between standards and trade agreements

Target Audience

This course is for anyone new to standards or those needing a refresher on the subject, such as:

• corporate engineering and design staff
• government and public administration staff
• staff of policy and research institutions
• NGOs concerned with global trade
• university faculty and students (engineering, business, public policy, law)
• standards development organizations staff