The course will focus on helping the participants develop and apply practical skills in areas such as trade negotiations, dispute settlement, trade monitoring, and the analysis, formulation and implementation of trade policy. Both legal and economic aspects of WTO rules and disciplines will be examined in a series of interactive sessions including case studies, simulations and exercises.

Roundtable discussions will provide a platform for sharing of experiences and best practices as well as debating current trade topics. Participants will be expected to prepare and deliver a presentation relating to a trade policy topic. More information on the course can be found here.

At the start of the course, participants were encouraged to be proactive and to engage as much as possible to maximize the benefits from exchanging ideas and opinions with each other and with the experts making presentations during the course.

The ATPC represents the highest level of training (level 3) in the WTO's progressive learning programme and is targeted at participants who already possess a sound knowledge of the WTO and its agreements. 

List of the participants