Set your sights high and accomplish more with us this year

With 2025 in full swing, the Chamber is excited to unveil our new lineup of training courses and packages.

Tailored to a wide range of industries, these offerings are designed to provide practical skills and knowledge. Our dedicated team has been working diligently to address critical topics that will be essential for international trading businesses this year, while also focusing on key areas that will help non-international businesses thrive.

January brings us a diverse lineup of seven courses suitable for various industries. A highlight of the month is our new course, Understanding Extended Producer Responsibility, which will be conducted remotely on 22^nd January.

In February, business professionals responsible for importing products will find our revitalized Import Procedures course on 18^th February extremely useful. The course has been streamlined into a half-day session, focusing on the specific regulations required for smoother and more accurate transactions.

The final month of the financial year might have businesses focusing on the year ahead, but this March our latest course offering, Introduction to Global Sustainability Compliance, on 5^th March promises to provide valuable insights and benefits.

Stay tuned for our extensive catalogue of courses, including new releases, workshops, and packages designed to benefit your business. Our team specializes in creating bespoke packages tailored to you and your team. We can help your workforce acquire new skills, expand their knowledge, and excel in their roles.

Contact us today at [email protected] or call 07860 258387 to discuss your training journey for 2025.

Leah Quarmby

Birmingham Chamber Training Manager

January special offer

This January, we are excited to offer not one but two fantastic courses for those managing export procedures and manovering Customs requirments within their company.

To celebrate the new year, we're offering a special promotion for attendees who book both course dates.

Book a place for one person on both courses and save 30%!

Both courses encompass a wide range of topics, equipping international trade industries with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to excel in their roles.

Topics include:  Origin Preference Documents Certificates of Origin Moving the Goods Quotation

Topics include:  Key information requirements to export and import goods Overview of Customs procedures Declarations and proof of export Declarations, duties, taxes and goods valuation Duty relief schemes and other Customs procedures

To book places, email [email protected] and quote Export30 to receive your discount.

Achievement for employee of member company ZF International!

Phillip Strickley, of Chamber member company ZF International, has recently achieved a significant milestone by completing a series of training courses in 2024. Through these courses, Phil not only gained valuable knowledge and skills to apply in his role at the automotive company based in Shirley, but he also worked towards earning his Foundation Award in International Trade. In November 2024, Phil completed his final course, securing this nationally recognized qualification.

Upon finishing his scheduled training with us, Phil said "The sessions were very good and full of lots of useful information, providing me with new knowledge to implement into my role. The trainers met all needs and answered questions throughout.

The courses all met my expectations, and I would highly recommend them to other businesses."

Phil’s chosen modules to gain the achievement were:

• Understanding export
• Export documentation
• Incoterms 2020
• Trade commodity codes
• Customs procedures & international documentation
• Rules of origin

A huge congratulations to Phil on receiving this award, and thank you for choosing Chamber Training.

If you are interested in learning more about how you or members of your team can gain this, or learn invaluable skills with us, contact us today.

New course launched!

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Training

This January, we are launching a new course: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Training.

The course aims to help delegates thoroughly understand their compliance obligations based on their role in the supply chain. It will cover the data that needs to be collected, reporting requirements, reporting frequency, and crucially, thresholds and exemptions.

Click below for full details on the topics covered, the importance of understanding EPR, and booking information.

 Save the date!

Exports solved: Decoding the documents

Member rate: £90 + VAT

Non-members: £140 + VAT

After the success of our pilot course 'Exports Solved: Decoding the Documents', the second session is now available for booking.

If you're looking to delve deeply into the documentation requirements for exporting, this session is perfect for you.

Previous attendee Anna smith from member company Crestchic said the following:

"The course I attended on export documentation was very useful. At work we ship all over the world so have to handle a lot of the documents and situations that were discussed during the session."

"The instructor explained everything very clearly and made it really easy to follow. There were lots of opportunities to ask questions and we were provided with a list of useful sources of info to refer to in the future."

"If you ship outside the UK, I would definitely recommend the course. It’s online and only took a couple of hours, so it’s easy to attend. Even if you’ve been shipping for a while it’s a great refresher and it’ll keep you up to date with the different documents and procedures".

January to March course schedule

Discounts are available for multiple course bookings or delegates.

Speak to us today to discover what we can offer.

• ISO14001 environmental management system (EMS) training – 14^th January 
• An introduction to exporting; practical and precise – 20^th January
• Documentary letters of credit - 21^st January
• Introduction to Customs declarations in CDS - 22^nd January
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) training - 22^nd January
• Understanding export and export documentation - 27th January
• Agents and distributors - 29^th Janaury

• Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) training - 4^th February
• Trade commodity codes explained – 4^th February
• ATA carnet step by step workshop – 11^th February
• Import procedures – 18^th February

• Customs procedures and international documentation - 3^rd March
• Introduction to Global Sustainability Compliance - 5^th March
• Rules of origin explained – 6^th March
• Internal auditor training – 11^th March
• Inward & outward processing,  and Customs special procedures – 25^th March
• Exports solved; decoding the documents - 26^th March

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