ICC, IE Singapore to set up educational platform
Xinhua, March 18, 2015 Adjust font size:
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore launched a ground-breaking educational initiative -- the ICC Academy here on Wednesday.
With a common vision to promote international trade, the ICC and IE Singapore jointly contribute to growth of expertise and talent for the sector globally. Delivered online via an innovative digital platform, ICC Academy courses will open up unprecedented access.
The ICC Academy will draw on ICC expertise in specialist fields, starting with a faculty in banking and trade finance shaped by over 600 banking experts from 110 countries. The faculty features around 70 online courses and two global certificates in trade finance.
Following this initial trade finance focus, the ICC Academy will broaden its scope to introduce new curricula, spanning all ICC competences from international law to anti-corruption.
Harold Terry McGraw, ICC Chairman and Chairman of McGraw Hill Financial, said ICC is committed to grow a skilled workforce and jobs globally to a new level with the launch of this Academy.
"The establishment of the global headquarters of the ICC Academy in Singapore marks a significant milestone in the collaboration between Singapore and the ICC," said Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang. Endi