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"....an ambassador's job is government to government primarily, but it's also to be a commercial diplomat"

Amb. Anthony Harrington

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'In many significant offshore financial centres, specialist commercial judges exist where formal specialist courts do not'

The Hon. Justice L. Kawaley
Commercial Judge
Supreme Court,
Bermuda

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A large part of the foreign secretary's job is commercial diplomacy, a major part of foreign policy and should be done extremely well
 - Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary
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Commercial diplomacy is an important component of the FCO's wider prosperity agenda, which brings together all the actions that it takes globally to support the UK economy
- Rt Hon. Lord Howell of Guildford

 

 Qualified Certified Diplomat (QCD): Symbol of Excellence, Probity and Competency for Career Commercial Diplomats 

Why Become an Accredited Commercial Diplomat?

  • By enhancing their employability with an international qualification, certification and accreditation, practitioners will be distinguishing themselves as outstanding practitioners in the global commercial diplomatic sector-specific services,
  • By improving their skills-specific knowledge on advocating responsible commercial diplomacy, advising on related-relevant sector-specific services and or counselling clients with cross-border operations and commercial diplomatic services, practitioners will be building their extraterritorial presence in the commercial diplomatic sector-specific services and market.
  • By gaining new skills-based commercial-judicial diplomatic knowledge and techniques to benefit their personal and professional specialism-based expertise and development, they will be improving their earning and practicing potential as an extraterritorially qualified, recognised, certified and accredited commercial diplomat.

Route to Accreditation 

  • MQCP Preparation Programme has been designed to prepare prospective practitioner-candidates for the MQCE Essential Examinations,
  • Prospective, aspiring and existing experienced unaccredited professionals will have the opportunity to cover a range of core related-relevant sector-specific topics and to specialise in commercial diplomatic practice, depending on eligibility, suitability and qualification,
  • MQCP Preparation Programme has been developed specifically for prospective practitioners and experienced participating-professionals, to be delivered by ACCD-CDRA's approved vocational education and training providers.

Professional Accreditation

  • Raising Commercial Diplomatic Standards

Accreditation Status

  • Qualified Certified Diplomat

Mandatory Requirements:
To be appointed to the rank and status of Qualified Certified Diplomat (QCD), the prospective, aspiring or existing experienced unaccredited candidate shall:

  • have been invited and recommended ad personam by the Presidium

and, or

  • satisfy the Presidium of his/her ability to bring dynamism, vigour and enthusiasm of a distinguished inspirational leader, with proven impeccable integrity to bear in professional practice, policy advocacy, and the resolution, settlement and management of disputes in international trade, investment and commerce, and capacity building, before final confirmation of accreditation status, admission into the commercial diplomatic profession, and registration as accredited commercial diplomat,
  • have been granted exemption from or successfully completed all the ACCD-CDRA approved, authorised, recommended and mandatory vocational training-related comprehensive learning modules in the modular-courses that shall make up the MQCP Preparation Programme, on which prospective practitioner-candidates shall be examined, assessed and tested for understanding, skills-based knowledge, and competency,
  • have been granted exemption from or successfully completed all the MQCE Essential Examinations, the mandatory qualifying vocational training-related comprehensive examinations which cover all related-relevant modules in the modular-courses that make up the Mandatory Qualifying Competency Programme (MQCP). Prospective practitioner-candidates shall be tested for understanding, skills-based knowledge, specialism-based expertise and competency,
  • currently be in employment (senior executive/responsible position) with proven significant relevant-related practical experience or expertise, which may have been gained in any government, inter-governmental organization, legislature, multilateral organization, multinational corporation, diplomatic institution, or in the public-private sector, and can be combined with study),
  • submit an acceptable portfolio of proven significant professional experience, with two acceptable official letters (of recommendation and reference),
  • be willing, and able to promote, conserve, enhance, protect, strengthen and safeguard the commercial diplomatic integrity, professionalism and standards, including the integrity of the commercial diplomatic profession, and the global body; and
  • be willing, and able to actively support the mission-driven objectives and vision-specific goals of the extraterritorial rules-based representative and professional regulatory body - ACCD.

Other Requirements
The prospective practitioner-candidate shall:

  • present a pre-approved published (or publishable) advanced research project of high-quality standard on acceptable related-relevant subject or topic,
  • submit 2 acceptable official letters (of recommendation and professional reference),
  • submit certified copies of proof of qualification(s),
  • be willing and able to promote, contribute to, and actively support the objectives of the global professional body, and
  • be willing and able to safeguard the integrity of the commercial diplomatic profession, and the global Professional Body.

QUALIFIED CERTIFIED DIPLOMAT (QCD)
Symbol of Competency for Career Commercial Diplomats

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