It is our pleasure to invite you and your colleagues who are responsible for the compilation and analysis of Statistics of International Trade in Services (SITS) to the forthcoming annual TrainForTrade e-learning courses and webinars on SITS. These courses will be jointly organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The e-learning courses will be held from 19 October to 29 November 2026 with follow-up webinars on 8 and 9 December 2026. The courses will be delivered in both English and French.

Register for the courses before 18 October 2026

The objective of the course is to enhance the capacity of trade statisticians to apply the internationally agreed recommendations as contained in the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010 (MSITS 2010); to define the best possible data sources; to set up or enforce collection systems; and to strengthen statistical production processes. Furthermore, the course would raise awareness of SITS and its concepts, enhance statisticians’ capacity, and help them to better understand the MSITS 2010.

Please note that the international recommendations were revised in 2026 and the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2026 (MSITS 2026) was formally adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its 57th session in March 2026. The white-cover version of MSITS 2026 is available at: https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/session_57/documents/BG-3h-2-MSITS_2026_white_cover_version-Rev-E.pdf. Therefore, this course will be updated to incorporate the latest recommendations set out in MSITS 2026. The revised course is expected to be launched in 2027. Further information will be provided when it becomes available.

The courses are offered free of charge, and there is no limit on the number of participants from a given entity or country.

1.1 Course Description SITS 2026

2.1 Agenda SITS 2026

Contacto - Inscripciones: 

Inscripciones UTP / Cierra el 15 de octubre de 2026

Unidad de Gestión de Fondos  - Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales - Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

Correo electrónico: [email protected]