The International Business Certificate is designed to meet the growing demand for internationally related skills. It is offered as a stand-alone certificate for students and business people who need specific credentials in the international area or as an internationally oriented training certificate for students with career goals and degrees in traditional business fields such as marketing, management, accounting, retailing and so on.

The program has two objectives:

• To introduce students to the world of global business, to expose them to intercultural implications involved in doing business internationally and to prepare them for entry-level positions.
• To prepare currently employed business people, who have specific job skills, for advancement to positions of greater responsibility with an international emphasis.

International trade impacts over 20 percent of the jobs in Washington State. As more businesses enter the international marketplace, more employees will be needed who have a thorough background in the domestic, foreign and international business environment as well as an exposure to the cultural aspects of doing business abroad.

POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: Any position in a local, regional or national company (accounting, marketing, finance, personnel, management, operations or production) that has interest in expanding its business internationally. In addition, many opportunities in organizations such as the Department of Commerce, the United Nations and its various agencies, international banks, educational institutions and trade associations exist for students.