The countdown is on to recruit students to the Institute of Export’s innovative two year Foundation Degree in Professional Practice of International Trade which is instrumental in powering UK businesses to global trading success. Continue reading
Championing export success (L to R) IOE Vice President Lord Empey of Shandon, IOE President Jim Davis, BBC Breakfast business presenter Steph McGovern, IOE Director General Lesley Batchelor, IOE Vice President Sir Eric Peacock and IOE Chair Doug Tweddle
The high achievements of graduates who completed the Institute of Export’s (IOE) qualifications in international trade have been celebrated at a prestigious ceremony held at London’s Mansion House. Continue reading
Plymouth-based Real Ideas Organisation – which harnesses social enterprise to create new opportunities for young people and adults – has some very real ideas about enhancing understanding of international trade through an exporting project with specialist sports college Plymstock School. Continue reading
Our director general Lesley Bachelor has been appointed a Founding Executive Member of the Guardian Professional’s Women in Leadership community, a timely new on-line initiative aimed at addressing the lack of women in senior positions.
Through engagement with business leaders via the Guardian’s web-based Women in Leadership section, Lesley will underline the pressing need to create more diversity at the top of large organisations. Continue reading
The Institute of Export (IOE) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are extending their quarterly review of key international trade issues to 8 UK cities next month.
At the end of last year the IOE spearheaded quarterly PIT STOP debates to take the pulse of exporters at grassroots level as part of the Institute’s drive to promote Professionalism in International Trade (PIT). Continue reading
Our director general Lesley Batchelor recently joined in celebrations in Glasgow to mark the achievements of Scottish Enterprise staff, including 11 employees who received the Institute of Export’s Advanced Certificate in International Trade. Continue reading
Our Director General, Lesley Batchelor, is calling on the UK’s vibrant creative industries to enter the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise which launch on 21 April. Continue reading
As David Cameron seeks a legacy to reform the European Union, the media continues to call on our director general Lesley Batchelor for expert comment and to explain what the implications are for exporters and businesses working in international trade.
A hat trick of broadcast interviews this week has seen Lesley feature on BBC Breakfast TV, BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake up to Money Programme and BBC Radio York. Continue reading
Acknowledging success: The Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Marie Griffiths, Lesley Batchelor Director General of the Institute of Export
Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Buckingham, has recognised the importance of international qualifications for British businesses when he presented an employee from his constituency with a certificate from the Institute of Export (IOE).
Marie Griffiths, International Trade Compliance Specialist at McCormick – a global leader in flavour – was awarded the Institute’s Certificate in International Trade which focuses on key areas including international business, international trade management and transportation and documentation. Continue reading
We’re delighted to be further bolstering our team with the appointment of Mike Josypenko – who has amassed over three decades of experience in international trade – as director of special projects. Continue reading
