U.S. Export Compliance for Empowered Officials

DURATION: 9 hours (approximate)

Course Summary:

This course provides learners with the advanced-level training they need to perform their role as an empowered official under ITAR 120.67 and to understand the implications of that role in the context of their organization's ITAR compliance posture. The course includes training on key activities and definitions within the trade compliance environment; the use, application process, and management of authorizations under both the ITAR and EAR; assessing and managing risk; disclosing violations; and recordkeeping.

The content in this course aligns with the Tier 4 requirements outlined in Element 5 of the DDTC ITAR Compliance Program Guidelines and can be supplemented with the organization-specific content recommended in the guidelines, including:

  • Details about an organization's ITAR Compliance Program;
  • The future needs of the organization, including mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures, development of new product lines, and expansion into a new region of the globe; and
  • New developments in U.S. foreign policy.

In addition to the course content, learners will get a year of free access to the Webinar Series for Trade Practitioners, certification from the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, and a year of regulatory course updates.

Learning Objectives:

After taking this training, learners will:

  • Develop a holistic understanding of their role in their organization as an empowered official and the implications of that role in the context of their organization's ITAR compliance posture.
  • Be able to identify when an export occurs, which authorization applies to the export, how to obtain the authorization, and how to manage the life cycle of the authorization after approval (i.e., recordkeeping and reporting, decrementing value, amendments, etc.).
  • Understand how to properly identify and disclose ITAR violations and develop and implement corrective actions to address the causes of the violations.
  • Be able to identify the steps to develop and maintain a healthy ITAR Compliance Program within their organization and ensure employees in other departments understand their roles as they apply to ITAR compliance. Develop baseline knowledge of EAR requirements and compliance. If, in addition to being responsible for ITAR compliance, learners are responsible for commercial exports within their organization, they should receive additional training on EAR compliance.

Target Audience:

Empowered officials

Course Outline:

The final evaluation consists of 50 True/False or Multiple-Choice questions with a requirement of at least 80% correct to pass.

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