What certificates are required for international trade practice?

What certificates should I take for trade majors? Foreign Trade Certificate

1. International Trade Document Clerk Certificate

The job of the document clerk is to be responsible for the management and operation of various documents in transportation, customs, commodity inspection and other aspects of international trade.

Examination institution: Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Education and Training Center.

Certificate nature: Qualification examination for international trade document practitioners in Shanghai.

Application requirements: Have a high school degree or above.

Examination time: Generally scheduled after the training.

Exam content: This exam includes two parts: international trade document operation practice and foreign trade English correspondence. The international trade document operation practice also includes two parts: international trade practice and document operation practice.

Effectiveness of the certificate: Those who pass the examination can obtain the "International Trade Document Clerk Certificate" issued by the Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Education and Training Center, which can be used as a job certificate. In addition, this certificate project is included in the "Shanghai In-Demand Talent Series Project", and those who pass the exam can also apply for Shanghai's "In-demand Talent Certificate".

Comments: In the process of international trade implementation, contracts, orders, customs declarations, inspections, transportation, warehousing, banking, insurance and other links are all maintained through various documents and vouchers. Therefore, foreign trade companies have a large demand for document clerks. It is predicted that the shortage of document clerks in Shanghai will be around 120,000 in the next five years. Since the operational skills of document clerks are directly related to the timeliness and success of foreign trade settlement, the requirements for employment are relatively high. Among the more than 200,000 employees in Shanghai, less than 10 hold professional certificates. Therefore, those with document clerk certificates have become "hot commodities" in the job market, and their monthly salary is generally around 5,000 yuan. In addition, international trade document operation skills are a must-have basic skill for every worker engaged in foreign trade business. College students who enter foreign trade or foreign-funded enterprises to engage in foreign trade work generally start as document operators. Therefore, it is best to take the exam before applying for a job. Document clerk certificate.

2. International Freight Forwarder Certificate

The job of an international freight forwarder is to accept the entrustment of the consignor and consignee of import and export goods to handle international cargo transportation and related matters. business.

Examination organization: Ministry of Commerce.

Examination nature: National Freight Forwarding Practitioner Qualification Examination.

Application requirements: Those with a high school degree or above, some practical experience in international freight forwarding, or those who have received training in international freight forwarding business.

Exam time: September every year.

Registration time: May and June each year.

Exam content: The exam includes two parts: international freight forwarding business and international freight forwarding professional English. International freight forwarding business includes basic knowledge of international freight forwarding, international sea freight forwarding theory and practice, international air freight forwarding theory and practice, International multimodal transport and modern logistics theory and practice, etc.

Certificate effectiveness: Those who pass the exam can obtain the "International Freight Forwarding Practitioner Qualification Certificate" issued by the Ministry of Commerce, which is valid nationwide and is valid for 5 years.

Comments: There are more than 2,000 freight forwarding companies in Shanghai. As Shanghai steps up the construction of the Yangshan Deep Water Port and strives to become the world's second largest container port within two years, the freight forwarding industry has broad prospects for development. Freight forwarding companies The number will increase rapidly, and the demand for professional talents will also increase. According to the relevant plans of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, in order to standardize the operating procedures of the international freight forwarding industry and improve the professional level of employees, a certificate-based employment system will be implemented in the international freight forwarding industry after 2005. For current freight forwarders, if they want to keep their jobs, they must obtain an international freight forwarder certificate; and for those who plan to enter this field, this certificate is a "stepping stone" to enter the industry.

3. Qualification Certificate for Export Salespersons

Export salespersons refer to staff engaged in import and export trade activities in enterprises with import and export rights. They are the backbone of my country's foreign trade industry.

Examination organizations: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Personnel.

Exam nature: National Vocational Qualification Examination for Export Employees.

Application requirements: Possess a technical secondary school degree or above, current technical secondary school students majoring in international business and other professional college students. Examination time: September every year.

Registration time: June every year.

Examination content: including three parts: comprehensive foreign trade business, English correspondence and correspondence in foreign trade and foreign trade, and spoken English in foreign trade. Those who have obtained the "Export Salesperson Qualification Certificate" issued by the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (within the validity period) are exempted from the foreign trade and economic foreign language test.

Effectiveness of the certificate: Those who pass the examination can obtain the "International Business Qualification Certificate" jointly issued by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Personnel. This certificate is universal across the country and is a must for foreign economic and trade practitioners to work and engage in import and export business. preparation conditions.

Comment: After China’s accession to the WTO, my country’s foreign trade operation rights have been changed from the approval system to the registration system. After the entry threshold is lowered, the number of enterprises with import and export operation rights will increase significantly, and the demand for foreign trade talents will also increase accordingly. . In particular, the demand growth for export salespeople, who are the backbone of foreign trade enterprises, is even more obvious. The career prospects of export salespeople are promising, and relevant certificates have become a hot topic of attention. Last year, relevant state departments opened the qualification examination for export salespersons to the public. All types of people who are interested in engaging in export business, including college students, can sign up to take the exam. In the future, the foreign salesperson certificate will become as popular in the certification market as the certified accountant certificate and civil servant certificate. It is also understood that those with a foreign salesperson certificate have another advantage and will be given priority when the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation recruits staff from the Economic and Commercial Offices of Chinese embassies abroad.

IV. Customs Declarer Qualification Certificate

Customs declarer refers to a person who is registered by the customs and handles customs declaration and taxation of import and export goods with the customs on behalf of his/her company.

Examination organization: State Administration of Customs.

Examination nature: National customs declaration practitioner position qualification examination.

Application requirements: High school graduate or technical secondary school graduate or above.

Examination time: June every year.

Registration time: March every year.

Test content: Customs declaration practice, international trade practice, and practical customs declaration English.

Certificate effectiveness: Those who pass the examination can obtain the "Customs Declarer Qualification Certificate" issued by the State Administration of Customs. This certificate is valid nationwide and is valid for 3 years.

Comment: The rapid development of my country’s import and export trade has provided huge employment space for customs declaration practitioners. According to predictions from relevant industry associations, the demand for customs declarers in the job market will increase dozens of times in the next few years. In order to maintain the normal order of my country's foreign trade and ensure the completion of customs supervision tasks, the state imposes entry qualification restrictions on customs declaration practitioners. Therefore, in order to become a customs declarer, you must first pass the examination. It is understood that the qualification examination for customs declarers is relatively difficult, and the national average passing rate is only 8. Shanghai area is 12. Things are rare and valuable, so the customs declaration certificate is of high value.

5. Qualification Certificate for Inspection Applicants

Inspection Applicants refer to personnel who specialize in entry-exit inspection and quarantine declaration business in foreign trade enterprises, inspection agency agencies and other enterprises and institutions. .

Examination organization: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Examination nature: National qualification examination for inspection and quarantine practitioners.

Application requirements: Have a high school diploma or technical secondary school diploma or above, and have a certain foundation in English.

Exam time: May and November every year.

Registration time: 1 month before the exam.

Examination content: relevant laws on inspection and quarantine, basic inspection business, and basic English knowledge.

Effectiveness of the certificate: Those who pass the examination can obtain the "Qualification Certificate for Inspection Applicants" issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. This certificate is universal across the country and is a certificate of employment for engaging in inspection work.

Comment: In recent years, Shanghai’s foreign trade business volume has grown rapidly, and the annual volume of goods subject to inspection has reached more than 700,000 batches. With the sudden increase in foreign trade volume, the demand for certified inspection agents continues to increase.

It is understood that there are currently thousands of companies engaged in inspection declaration business in Shanghai, and the demand for inspection declaration agents is close to 30,000. Although the career prospects of inspection declarers are bright, the barriers to entry are high. According to the relevant regulations of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, before June 30, 2005, personnel who have not obtained the qualification certificate for inspection applicants will not be allowed to engage in inspection business. Therefore, in the future, if you want to win the "golden job" of inspectors, you must first take the professional examination.

6. International Business Specialist Qualification Certificate

International Business Specialist is a key position in a company’s foreign trade business and is responsible for the accounting, risk assessment and other matters of foreign trade business.

Examination organizations: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Personnel.

Exam nature: National foreign trade professional qualification certificate.

Application requirements: College graduate, engaged in foreign economic and trade majors for at least 5 years; Bachelor’s degree graduate, engaged in professional work for at least 4 years; Obtained a double bachelor’s degree or graduated from a postgraduate course, engaged in professional work for at least 2 years; Obtained Master's degree, and have been engaged in professional work for at least 1 year; Obtain a doctorate; Obtain the qualification of an export salesperson, and have been engaged in professional work for at least 8 years.

Exam time: September every year.

Registration time: April each year.

Exam content: including international business theory and practice and international business professional knowledge, covering international trade, China's foreign trade, international trade practice, international economic cooperation, microeconomics, international finance, international Business law, marketing and business management, etc.

Effectiveness of the certificate: Those who pass the examination can obtain the "International Business Professional Qualification Certificate" jointly issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the Ministry of Personnel. This certificate is the only national-level professional qualification certificate in the field of foreign trade, and it is also the highest-level "hard license" among all foreign trade qualification certificates. Those who pass the exam can also obtain intermediate professional titles. Undergraduate students can also apply.