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GUYANESE consultant and trainer, Sandra Ann Baptiste, was recently awarded the prestigious Canadian Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation. The Ottawa-based Forum for International Trade Training (FITT), which grants the designation on the basis of international trade qualifications and experience, noted that the CITP is the highest level of professional accreditation available to business professionals in Canada.
FITT, a not-for-profit organisation established by Canadian industry and government, develops international business programmes, sets competency standards, and designs certification and accreditation programmes.
Its strategic partners include the Canadian Export Development Corporation; the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Bank of Nova Scotia.
“The CITP designation is a mark of excellence in international trade. It officially recognises the professional competencies held by international trade professionals, and the standards it embodies are bringing accountability and recognition to the highest levels of skills and knowledge required for success in global markets,” said President of FITT, Caroline Tompkins.
Baptiste, a Canadian citizen, is founder and Chief Executive Consultant of Carigold Associates, a group of Guyanese professionals who provide training and consulting services in North America and the Caribbean. She specialises in management, marketing, leadership and building customer loyalty.
She established, and was the first head of, the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), served as a consultant on investment and private sector development in Guyana’s Ministry of Finance, and while based in Barbados, was Consultant to Caribbean Export, the European Union’s Caribbean Office and the West Indian Commission. She recently served as Events Management Consultant for GuyExpo.
A Graduate of City University in England, and the University of the West Indies, she holds an M.A. in International Journalism, a Post- Graduate Diploma in International Relations, and Diplomas in Business Management and International Trade.
She also has a Canadian “Teacher of Adults” Certificate, and is trained in Human Resources Management; Small Business Development and International Investment Promotion.
A specialist in Caribbean affairs, Baptiste is a former journalist, whose column, “Caribbean Perspectives”, is published in the Caribbean and North America, including in the Guyana Chronicle.
FITT, a not-for-profit organisation established by Canadian industry and government, develops international business programmes, sets competency standards, and designs certification and accreditation programmes.
Its strategic partners include the Canadian Export Development Corporation; the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Bank of Nova Scotia.
“The CITP designation is a mark of excellence in international trade. It officially recognises the professional competencies held by international trade professionals, and the standards it embodies are bringing accountability and recognition to the highest levels of skills and knowledge required for success in global markets,” said President of FITT, Caroline Tompkins.
Baptiste, a Canadian citizen, is founder and Chief Executive Consultant of Carigold Associates, a group of Guyanese professionals who provide training and consulting services in North America and the Caribbean. She specialises in management, marketing, leadership and building customer loyalty.
She established, and was the first head of, the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), served as a consultant on investment and private sector development in Guyana’s Ministry of Finance, and while based in Barbados, was Consultant to Caribbean Export, the European Union’s Caribbean Office and the West Indian Commission. She recently served as Events Management Consultant for GuyExpo.
A Graduate of City University in England, and the University of the West Indies, she holds an M.A. in International Journalism, a Post- Graduate Diploma in International Relations, and Diplomas in Business Management and International Trade.
She also has a Canadian “Teacher of Adults” Certificate, and is trained in Human Resources Management; Small Business Development and International Investment Promotion.
A specialist in Caribbean affairs, Baptiste is a former journalist, whose column, “Caribbean Perspectives”, is published in the Caribbean and North America, including in the Guyana Chronicle.
