The International Cotton Association (ICA) and the Beijing Cotton Outlook Consulting, are jointly organising a three-day interactive training course to focus on the key areas of China’s international cotton trade and global cotton market. The programme is scheduled for September 21, 2015. There will be a series of training modules, conducted in Chinese by industry expert. The modulus would cover topics such as: Fundamental knowledge (world cotton market and import/export, major cotton export countries and their characteristics); major cotton export countries and their characteristics); trading rules (dispute resolution, international trading rules, arbitration agreements, arbitration procedures and arbitrator training); and trading issues (risk management, contract making, futures and options, cotton controlling and testing).

The program also includes a series of elements, presented by top experts. These include: Basics (world cotton market, import and export, the main cotton exporters and their characteristics); trade rules (to resolve disputes, international trade rules, the arbitration agreement, the arbitration proceedings and the arbitrators training); and trade issues (risk control, contract making, hedging, cotton inspection and testing).

This trade training programme is especially developed for the Chinese cotton industry, is conducted in Chinese and meant for all age groups from all sectors of the cotton industry. The three day program slated for September 21 to24 will be held at the Shenzhen Silver Lake Resort Hotel in Shenzhen, China.