Trade Education and Skills Development
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Having the right skills and expertise are key to business
development, especially when it comes to exporting. That’s why
the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) has introduced
the Trade Education and Skills Development initiative.
One of the five components of ACOA’s Atlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (ATIP), the initiative is designed to help
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) acquire the export
skills, knowledge and advice they need to successfully carry out
an export venture.
The objective of the Trade Education and Skills Development
initiative is to increase the number of SMEs in Atlantic Canada
that are capable of successfully exporting to international markets.
To do this, the initiative offers a variety of training and skill-related
activities across the region. These activities may include:
Trade Awareness and Skills Development Training: ACOA
partners with regional trade and industry associations, educational
institutions, community business development groups
and others to deliver trade awareness and skills development
training to current and potential exporters.
Enhanced Curriculum and Outreach Programs at Universities
and Colleges: ACOA assists post-secondary educational
institutions in Atlantic Canada enhance their international trade
and investment curriculum. Funding is also available to these
institutions to develop business outreach programs, which
include trade training, counselling and mentoring services to
rural and small town business communities.
Trade Training for Small Business Counsellors: ACOA
is partnering with the Acadia Centre for Small Business
Development to offer advanced trade and investment training
to our region’s Small Business Counsellors to improve their
export advisory skills.
Industry associations, post-secondary educational institutions,
community business development organizations, and other
not-for-profit organizations with a mandate to assist SMEs
expand their export activity are eligible to apply for funding
under this initiative.
SMEs interested in exporting are encouraged to contact their
industry associations, post-secondary educational institutions or
their nearest ACOA office to access these training opportunities.
Although ACOA can fund up to 100% of eligible costs,
applicants are encouraged to fund at least 25% of the project
from other sources.
Assistance may be provided for projects such as trade awareness
and training seminars, workshops, conferences, sector-based
trade missions and trade mentoring.
To find out more about ATIP or the Trade Education and
Skills Development initiative, contact your nearest ACOA regional office.
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