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Requirements for Institutional Membership and Accreditation: Independent, Transparent and Open Regulatory Arrangements

Academic Institutional Membership
ACCD provides a wide range of membership options that are tailored to recognise seasoned practitioners and new applicants alike. The cadres of individual membership are complimented by a corporate option which is reserved for institutions that display an outstanding contribution to the profession of commercial diplomacy and responsible commercial diplomatic practise. One of Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats' mission is to encourage high-quality advanced postgraduate (professional) education and training for qualified practitioners and students pursuing careers in the field of commercial diplomacy.

Institutional Membership
The role of our institutional members is extremely important for ensuring the short-term and long term success of the whole commercial diplomacy project. The Association will continue to provide superb range of high quality advanced and specialized programmes and rich ideas, mostly in collaboration with other professional institutions on many collaboratively developed activities. One of the campaigns in which the Association has more tie is its support for the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

The Association will continue to focus a large part of its activity on researching, promoting and developing advanced specialized courses, and managing seminars/forums on mostly foreign trade and investment, anti-corruption, and commercial diplomacy. All of which are governed by the current oversight regulations by Council on Commercial Diplomacy.

Academic Institutional Members and partners of ACCD are the premier and registered accredited providers of training courses on commercial diplomacy. The global professional body admits to its membership only those institutions that satisfy council by meeting the high standards set by the Association's Bylaws.

Partnership Targets

Diplomatic Institutions (Diplomatic Academies, Missions etc)
Vocational Education and Training Providers
Foreign Affairs Institutions
Ministries and Departments of Commerce and Industry, Trade and Investment, Agriculture and Natural Resources and others
Academic Institutions
Professional Institutes etc
Criteria for Institutional Membership and Accreditation:

Applicants should carefully review ACCD Academic Institutional Membership criteria. Membership in the global professional body is open to bona fied institutions that possess:

an advanced vocational training-related comprehensive learning programme on international trade-related policy, commercial diplomacy, commercial diplomatic practice and or other related-relevant advanced postgraduate programme of high quality;
a significant and demonstrated commitment to the promotion, development, advancement and professional practice of responsible commercial diplomacy;
a commitment to the delivery of advanced vocational postgraduate, professional and executive commercial diplomatic training; and
significant autonomy (as intergovernmental organization, diplomatic academy, non-governmental organization, advanced research institute, professional institute etc) as expected of a business school, diplomatic academy, foreign service institute/academy, or advanced diplomatic institution, or within a major institution (MFA etc).

These qualifications may be demonstrated by the existence of the following:
significant programmes of research and publications on diplomacy, global trade, international arbitration, agriculture, international commerce, international relations, foreign trade and investment related subjects;

an integrated curriculum comprised of courses for the most part, if not exclusively, developed and located in the professional trade and or international affairs institution;
an integrated curriculum which combines advanced professional training and the analytical tools of specialized disciplines;
a record of educating graduates for and in cooperation with distinctive clienteles, including diplomatic affairs agencies, institutions and or academies;
international business and corporations;
international organizations, and the legal, diplomatic and academic professions;
a substantial, if not exclusive, commitment to professionally oriented postgraduate education;
a faculty or department for the most part integral to or designated for the professional school.

After having considered all or significant part of these broad criteria, if an institution believes it is in the position to submit an application, the President, Director-General, Dean, Master, Rector or Director of the Faculty/Institution/AcademyProgramme must submit an online inquiry.

If the institution appears to meet the eligibility requirements, you (The Head) will be invited to submit a full application.

Submitting an Application
For annual Institutional Membership subscription, please contact enquiries@chartereddiplomats.org.uk

Institutional Membership Application

Demonstration of Qualification