GAC Learning Catalogue
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Blended Learning Program for LES Property Officers and Assistants
This training is intended to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and resources they need to carry out their day-to-day tasks in property management at mission in accordance with Canadian and departmental regulations, standards, policies and best practices. The eight month program is comprised of guided online training (e-learning courses, readings and a project) followed by five days of classroom training for those who have successfully completed the online pre-requisites.

Budget Basics II: Managing Program Funds at Mission
This online course will re-focus on the fundamentals of budget management from a program manager’s perspective. The financial structures at mission will be highlighted as well as where budgets come from, how they are allocated and how to ensure payme

Canada's Free Trade Agreements
This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course aims at presenting the key concepts covered in Free Trade Agreements and offering an overview of the agreement(s) relevant to your market. It includes the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) , the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The course covers topics of interest such as rules of origin and public procurement, as well as tools and resources available to trade commissioners and practical exercises that allow to apply the acquired knowledge.

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
The course covers the core benefits of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), including: market access for goods, cross-border trade in services, government procurement, investment and temporary entry.

Canada-United States Relations
This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course will provide participants with an understanding of the breadth and complexity of Canada-United States (U.S.) relations set against the backdrop of the priority that the Government of Canada gives to its relations with the U.S. in its foreign policy, as well as the challenges and current issues it faces in the management of the relationship.
Next session: February 13, 2024

Canadian Economy Primer
This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course will give participants a deeper understanding of economic phenomena as a whole and how they apply to their work at Global Affairs Canada. It will allow participants to situate Canadian economic data in an international context and explain why international trade is essential to our economy.

ccmMercury: Ministerial Correspondence and Briefing Products
This online course shows how to manage Ministerial correspondence and briefing products through the Ministerial Correspondence Management System (MCMS) and the Briefing Products Tracking System (BPTS) components of ccmMercury. Learning Objectives: