Virtual Trade Missions

To take part in the VTM program, businesses must meet the following criteria:

• Be a legally structured business registered.
• Have a GCPIT Business Number (GBN).

Further eligibility requirements may apply and will be outlined when more detailed information is announced.

To register your interest with the VTM program and to find out if you meet the eligibility criteria, connect with a GCPIT representative by sending an email to contact@gcpit.org

Additionally, GCPIT provides a range of dedicated support and resources to assist businesses in their export journey.

• Try our free, online export readiness assessment, Go Global, to assist your business in achieving its objectives by identifying capability gaps and recommending next steps in your export journey to help bridge those gaps.
• Register for our Export Skills Program, which [offers online training and seminars, as well as regional and international workshops and briefings on a variety of specialised and topical topics critical to international trading success.

Go Global is a GCPIT initiative that answers the question, ‘As a business looking to enter new markets or expand into existing markets, what assistance is available to help me improve my export capabilities?’

Go Global is a complimentary service available to businesses with a registered GCPIT Business Number (GBN) and is easily accessible online.

How does it function?
Whether you’re looking to enter new markets or expand in existing high-growth markets, Go Global can assist your business in accomplishing its objectives by identifying capability gaps and recommending next steps to close them.

You may invite up to five of your business’s key stakeholders to participate in the self-assessment.

Go Global assesses your business’s capability and capacity in the following nine areas through a series of export-focused questions:

• Ambition on a strategic and financial level
• Markets and competition abroad
• Market access routes
• Brands and unique selling propositions
• Processes and procedures in business
• Commercial operations
• Risks and governance in international commerce
• Human capital
• Metric and numerical values

Each section includes an explanation of how it affects your business’s ability to conduct successful international trade.

After all nominees have completed and submitted their self-assessments, the Go Global platform compiles their responses into one comprehensive report.

What is contained within the Go Global Report?
You’ll receive a comprehensive report that includes the following:

• Results of the self-assessment – the weighted score for each of the nine areas examined
• Following steps – recommended state and federal government programmes that may assist your business in entering international markets
• Itemized responses – aimed at eliciting insights from a variety of angles within your business.

The Export Skills Program is a component of the Go Global Initiative and is designed to assist businesses impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) in growing and developing their export capabilities and skills.

The programme, which is mandatory to attend, offers online training, webinars, and in-person workshops in four streams:

1. Export Training Stream
2. eCommerce Training Stream
3. Virtual Trade Mission Training Stream
4. Freight Training Stream

The Export Skills Program will walk you through the entire export process, from the essentials of paperwork and logistics to the finer points of establishing business relationships in other countries.

Who is this program aimed at?

Whether you’re considering embarking on an export journey or expanding your business’s current export capabilities, the Export Skills Program provides critical training for the following:

• Businesses that are new to exporting or have recently begun their export journey and are interested in participating in a Virtual Trade Mission
• Businesses with a demonstrated track record of export success or the potential for rapid growth in export activity that wish to update their export skills and capabilities
• Representatives of industry associations interested in enhancing their client base’s overall export skills.

How many events am I permitted to attend?
We recognize that each business is at a unique stage of its export journey, which is why this program is flexible. You have a choice. Create your own schedule by selecting as many events as you want from each of the four streams.