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with Honors Program Initiative: APP-SOP Status: Approved and Implemented As a result of recurring industry complaints about an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), the CBG thoroughly reviewed and revised its Approved Provider Program (APP) to better define a more comprehensive APP-SOP. The CBG is most concerned about the quality and accuracy of material presented and eliminating conflicts of interest that hinder unbiased presentation of subject matter to the growing professional global trade compliance practitioner constituency. In conjunction with this effort, the Certification Board of Governors (CBG) actively solicited new Approved Education Providers (AEPs) and ACEPs to help raise global trade compliance education and training standards around the world and increase the pool of top-notch approved and proven professional providers for trade compliance professionals to draw upon. The new APP-SOP were coordinated, reviewed and unanimously approved by both CBG committees (i.e. Ethics & Professional Standards and Compliance & Enforcement) and the CBG Executive Committee (EC). After an extensive effort by both committees, the new criterion was approved by the CBG EC in July 2006, announced in September and effective October 1st, 2006. Current AEPs and ACEPs are grandfathered in, but have to sign a Certification Letter to ensure they meet the better and more thoroughly defined standards. All of this is to help ensure the best possible education and training to the growing global trade compliance community. The CBG remains dedicated to recommending proven outstanding providers who meet these high standards. More details on this initiative are available on page 10 in the September/October 2006 edition of GlobalWatch® at http://www.expandglobal.com/Newsletter/Issues/Sept-Oct06.pdf. More on the APP-SOP including currently approved AEPs and ACEPs at http://www.industrycertification.org/_other.htm. This requirement continues to be monitored and reevaluated by the CBG and EPSC to ensure goals are met on an ongoing basis.
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