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Certified Export Controls (CXS) Specialist
Certification Program
The CXS Program Certifies You as an Export Controls Specialist
If you have anything to do with export controls, you are a prime candidate to benefit from Certified Export Controls Specialist (CXS) certification. CXS participants come from diverse backgrounds united by their professional interest.
CXS is a big step forward for beginning or developing an export controls career. It’s a flexible program that fits in with the busiest of schedules and is a great way to show an excellent understanding of export controls compliance.
Build On Your Knowledge and the Rewards Will Follow
The curriculum elaborates on the full anatomy of export controls, including Wassenaar Arrangement and examines US, EU and UK practices. It covers classification, due diligence, screening, how agencies such as BIS work, diversion, and much more – all essential topics practitioners must know.
You or your team can gain the CXS 3 months after starting your studies. But you have up to one year to prepare for the proctored exam. It can be taken at a convenient date and time at one of over 5000 centers worldwide. You can also take the exam with a virtual proctor at your home or office.
The CXS qualification is administered by the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS). The ACSS is dedicated to furthering the careers of its members and providing first-class professional training and education.
As a CXS, you gain many benefits, a higher profile and access to a community of like-minded professionals. It is a mark of distinction that confirms your knowledge of the specialist subject of export controls.
Testimonials
“I found the materials provided very comprehensive and valuable. I enjoyed the structure/type of the questions on the exam, since most of them were structured as practical case studies, and thus were able to test the true understanding of the main concepts”
Who Can Apply for CXS Certification?
Eligibility requires a minimum of 40 points based on education, experience and other factors. But if you fall short of 40, you can take continuing education programs with ACSS or other sources. Virtual Classroom lessons count for 20+ points. See Eligibility and Applications – Points-Based Entry Requirement. You must provide 3 professional references.
Course Description
Having the “CXS” credential after your name requires a thorough grounding in export controls as administered by the international regimes such as Wassenaar and Nuclear Supplier Group, plus US, EU and UK authorities. Rest assured that our expert faculty have your best interests at heart. Our mission is to help you gain the necessary knowledge to pass the exam.
With your new knowledge, you can contend with the sanctions issues you will likely face.
CXS Exam Preparation Guide: If all you need for learning is the study material, choose the CXS Exam Preparation Guide. After purchasing this option, you can download the guide, which is an online PDF of approximately 350 pages. You will need self-discipline to comprehend the material in time for your examination. The guide ends with practice questions to test your knowledge in preparation for the exam.
Virtual Classroom: If you prefer a classroom structure for learning, choose the CXS Virtual Classroom. You will watch live web-based lessons and be assigned homework. Virtual Classroom divides the CXS Examination Preparation Guide into eight two-hour interactive classes held weekly with an expert instructor. Apart from providing in-depth analysis, the instructor can answer any questions.
All sessions are recorded: You can watch them later If you cannot make a live viewing. Or you may choose to watch them again. You can also download specially prepared presentation slides with informative diagrams and vital summaries. If you choose this option, you will be enrolled in the next Virtual Classroom.
What You Will Learn
What You Must Know to Pass the Exam
The CXS curriculum provides you with the knowledge export controls officers and other compliance professionals need to comply with export controls rules and regulations. In creating the program, we analyzed job requirements, US and EU and UK international best practices, and international regimes.
We offer certification through two different packages.
OPTION 1
CXS Certification Standard Package
Package includes:
1. The CXS Exam (physical or virtual)
2. The CXS Exam Preparation Guide
Disclaimer:
The practice questions in the CXS Exam Preparation Guide are not meant to indicate the exact style or difficulty of the actual CXS Exam questions. They are provided only to help candidates review the content of the course material.
OPTION 2
CXS Certification plus Virtual Classroom Package
Package includes:
1. Everything in the CXS Certification Self-Paced Package
2. Eight 2-hour virtual classroom training sessions
Syllabus:
Session 1 - Introduction, international and multilateral export controls regimes
- Introduction and general exam information
- Definition of export controls
- International agreements
- Multilateral export controls regimes
Session 2 - National export controls regimes and national controls
Session 3 - Item classification and license determination in the UK and in the EU
Session 4 - Item classification and license determination in the US
Session 5 - Stakeholder's risk management and circumvention & diversion risks
Session 6 - Licensing, authorizations and notifications
Session 7 - Internal compliance program
Session 8 - Violations, investigations and enforcement
Instructors
Rachel Booth
Jeff Nielsen
John Whitworth
Rachel Booth
Senior Manager
KPMG Avocats
Jeff Nielsen
International Sanctions & Export Controls Lawyer
Ramboll
John Whitworth
Export Controls, Sanctions & Trade Compliance Specialist
MJ Trade Advisory
Moving into Product Management in 2008 after General Electric had bought the filtration company he was then working for, this was the point at which he ‘stumbled across’ export controls. Learning fast though necessity, he was tasked with resolving an oversight in the company’s compliance to the UK military export control regulations.
Having satisfactorily concluded that with the submission of a voluntary disclosure, John’s curiosity for the subject prompted him to take an opportunity with full time responsibility of export controls and sanctions compliance.
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Contact
Additional questions? Contact ACSS for more information, Please email acss@sanctionsassociation.org and we will get back to you soon!