In order to increase trade flows and foster economic development, the programme creates port networks bringing together public, private and international entities. The aim is to share knowledge and expertise between port operators and strengthen talent management and human resources development in port communities.
Recent News
Successful course on producing statistics on the digital economy
TRAINFORTRADE just completed a dedicated course for the production of statistics specifically in the Pacific region, enhancing the skills and knowledge in the measurement of e-commerce for the selected participants. The moderated four-week online course on the Production of Statistics on the Digital Economy (PSDE) was organised in English from 20 June to 15 July…
New project to boost the digital economy in Small Island Developing States
TRAINFORTRADE has launched a new project on blended learning strategy to boost the digital economy in Small Island Developing States of Africa, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific. In a meeting on 15 July 2022 the group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was briefed on the project. The meeting gave SIDS representatives an opportunity to become…
Training opens new horizons for women in ports
Port industry is a male-dominated branch. According to the data of TRAINFORTRADE’s (TFT) Port Performance Scorecard the global female participation rate in the ports is 18%. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 focuses on gender equality and ensuring women’s participation and leadership in decision-making. Training has proved to be a practical way…
The core functions of the Section are to:
- Advise on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) to promote knowledge sharing, networking and competence building;
- Apply Learning and Content Management Systems (LMS/CMS);
- Host a distance learning platform (learn.unctad.org);
- Provide inter-divisional support for capacity development;
- Operate the Port Training Programme in 4 linguistics networks in Africa, Asia and Latin America;
- Develop and implement the TrainForTrade technical assistance programme with core components on international trade related issues.
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