session+2+trade+facilitation+instruments


 * Session 2 **

// Comparative analysis of the instruments //
 * Trade facilitation instruments **


 * Learning objectives **

- to introduce the participants to the trade facilitation instruments - to analyse the relevance of the different trade facilitation instruments


 * Relevant contents of the TF guide **

Conventions : http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Conventions Recommendations and standards: http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Standards+and+Recommendations Guidelines and guides: http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Guidelines+and+guides Compilations, cases and best practices: http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Guidelines+and+guides


 * Methodology **

The trainer introduces the topic with stressing the importance of trade facilitation instruments. These international instruments or best practices are given to give additional guidance to the participants and serve as a source of inspiration. The trainer can use the following presentation as an input for this session. (Link presentation)

After the initial presentation the trainer divides the group in four and each group has access to a specific link in the TF guide

Group 1: Conventions : http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Conventions Group 2: Recommendations and standards: http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Standards+and+Recommendations Group 3: Guidelines and guides: http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Guidelines+and+guides Group 4: Compilations, cases and best practices: http://tradefacilitationimplementation.wikispaces.com/Guidelines+and+guides

Each groups gets 20 minutes to investigate its own category and works out a structured synthesis of what exactly belongs to each category. The trainer can give some guiding questions which they can use during this investation period:

- What kind of instruments do you find in your category? - How are they structured? - Why are they useful?

Instruct the groups to identify someone to take notes, and someone to keep time. This will ensure that the activity is recorded and that all the questions are covered within the timelimit.

The spokesperson of each group has exactly 5 minutes to explain to the other groups what the category is about, what information it explains and why it is useful.

After the debriefing the trainer can open the floor for plenary discussion.

2 hours
 * Time:**

- four laptops with access to the electronic TF guide - four flipcharts - pencils and markers
 * Materials:**