Organization

Preamble: The Certification Board of Governors (CBG) was incorporated as a separate non-profit organization by the founder of the International Import-Export Institute (IIEI), a nationally accredited for-profit university, for a single purpose: to enable everyone in governments and organizations worldwide to participate openly and freely in setting the global standards for international trade certification without the perceptions and possible concerns over the CBG's motives and actions that might be associated were it a for-profit entity. Accordingly, the CBG and its volunteer organization are solely responsible for setting (establishing and maintaining) meaningful standards for international trade certification.

Overview: Originally incorporated in Arizona, the Certification Board of Governors, Inc. is incorporated in the state of Delaware as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Its Mission is to establish and maintain the highest ethical and professional global standards of performance within the international trade industry worldwide. The CBG is mainly a virtual organization consisting of a volunteer staff dispersed globally who sit on the various committees noted below.

The volunteer organization of the CBG is comprised of an Executive Committee (EC) and Advisory Council (AC), the Ethics & Professional Standards Committee and the Compliance & Enforcement Committee. Each of these bodies are made up of volunteer experienced professionals from industry and government who are all nominated by industry and government counterparts.

Volunteers from the CBG work closely with the IIEI, whose task it is to provide and administer the standards established by the CBG openly to colleges, universities and training organizations worldwide. Through a long term contract, the IIEI operationalizes the benchmark standards set by the CBG and acts as the certification test administrator to individuals seeking industry certification.

Board of Directors: The Board of Directors is comprised of three volunteer members: Chairman, Vice Chairman and Board Member. This group provides strategic vision and guidance for the on-going business activities set forth in the CBG's Mission, Bylaws, and Policies. The Board defers to the Executive Committee and its various committees all matters pertaining to establishing and maintaining the specifics of industry certification standards and policies.

Executive Committee: The all volunteer Executive Committee (EC) is comprised of the  President, who presides over the EC, is Chair of the Ethics and Professional Standards Committee, the Vice President of the Compliance and Enforcement Committee and one volunteer nominated by the general committee membership . The EC directs the volunteer organization and has final responsibility for approving the standards of certification established and maintained by the CBG. The President and the Vice President also serve as Chairmen of the CBG's two standing bodies, the Ethics & Professional Standards Committee (EPSC) and the Compliance & Enforcement Committee (CEC). There is no set term for EC members.

Advisory Council: The Advisory Council ( AC) is comprised of eleven volunteer individuals that each serve two-year terms and advise the CBG and it's various committees on matters pertaining to the industry certification process and standards. The AC offers their expertise on issues before the EPSC and CEC. AC Members are nominated by active CBG volunteers and must be approved by the EC.

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE (EPSC): monitors the global arena to determine what the industry standards should be and then sets appropriate standards. This task insures that the certification program continues to meet the evolving needs of the industry.

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE (CEC): monitors the activities of certified individuals, and schools and organizations who are authorized training facilities, and organizations who promote and/ or display the international trade industry's trademarked insignia and certifications.