UCP 600 and ISBP 821 Practitioner Certification Bundle

Trade finance officers
Trade finance officers and document checkers with limited structured and practical training in ICC rules, confused by rejection risks and struggling with inconsistent guidance.

Trade finance leaders
Team leaders in trade operations teams where LC discrepancies remain a major operational challenge. Struggling to onboard new staff with little to no grounding in ICC rules and meet evolving compliance needs.

Export managers
Export specialists in manufacturing, FMCG and agribusiness who handle LC backed transactions but are frustrated with document rejections and have a limited understanding of how banks apply the rules.

Freight forwarders
Operations staff at freight and logistics organisations or shipping agencies that are involved in preparing documents under LCs. Need to reduce client-side issues and align with ICC standards and banking expectations.

Trade compliance professionals
Trade compliance consultants and international trade lawyers who advise clients using UCP 600 but lack official recognition and want ICC validation to boost their authority.

Learning and development partners
Banking and finance HR and L&D teams under pressure to ensure that trade finance compliance is supported with credible, globally-recognised certifications.

This bundle includes both the UCP 600 and ISBP 821 Practitioner course and the Certified UCP 600 Specialist (CUCP) certifiying exam for a complete UCP learning pathway.

UCP 600 and IBSP 821 Practitioner
Developed by the ICC, the global authority behind UCP and ISBP rules, this course will teach you not just what the latest rules say, but how to apply them effectively in a diverse range of documentary credit transactions. Trade finance officers and operations teams will learn how to reduce document errors, enhance compliance, and improve operational efficiency through detailed case-based simulations and expert guidance from a seasoned trade finance professional.

This bundle also includes the UCP 600 and ISBP 821 eBooks.

Certified UCP 600 Specialist (CUCP)
This certifying exam is the only ICC produced and governed assessment that validates your understanding and expertise in applying UCP 600— the cornerstone rules for documentary credits. It sets a new global benchmark for competence, credibility, and compliance assurance from the organisation that created the rules. The exam and certificate provides individuals with formal recognition of their knowledge and equips banks with a consistent, authoritative standard to assess and certify their teams.

The two hour online exam is live proctored over the internet. It will test your understanding of all articles under ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) and ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits for Electronic Presentation (eUCP Version 2.1). You will need to answer 90 multiple choice questions and the passing mark is 80%.

UCP 600 and ISBP 821 Practitioner:
Module 1: The trade finance officer’s role in documentary credits
Module 2: Negotiating trade terms
Module 3: Issuing credits and making amendments
Module 4: The role of advising and confirming banks
Module 5: Examining and honouring documents
Module 6: Dealing with discrepancies
Module 7: Transitioning from UCP 600 to eUCP Module 8: Recap and final commentary

Course author: Dave Meynell - Senior Technical Advisor to the ICC Banking Commission

Dave Meynell is a Senior Technical Advisor to the ICC Global Banking Commission and has played a key role in drafting numerous ICC rules, practices, briefings, and guidelines, both in traditional and digital domains. Dave has over 30 years of experience at Deutsche Bank, where he held various senior positions across international locations, culminating in his role as Global Head of Trade Product Management for Financial Institutions. He is formerly the Chief Examiner for the LIBF Certificate in International Trade Finance (CITF®) and has been involved in and reviewed multiple trade finance qualifications, including CITF®, CDCS®, and CSDG®.

Chief examiner: Head of Documentary Business Team, Česká spořitelna
Radek Dobáš has led the documentary business team at Czech bank, Česká spořitelna, since 2003. Since 2002 her a regular participant in the work of the ICC Banking Commission, reviewing rules and official opinions as well as being a member of working groups that translated UCP rules into Czech. He was also a member of the ISBP Consulting Group and actively took part in the revision resulting in ISBP Publication 745. In 2021 he became one of the founding members of the Technical Advisory Briefings Group. Since 2004 Radek has been a member of DOCDEX Group of Experts within ICC Dispute Resolution Services.