International Trade (catala) & International Trade in english
Explore the curricula of the Higher Vocational Training Qualification of the UAB Foundation Vocational Training Center.
With an innovative approach and combining theory and practice, we prepare students for their professional future in these highly demanded areas.
Changes in the educational cycles starting in the 2024-2025 academic year
- New modules are introduced to improve competence in the fields of sustainability and digitalisation.
- The stay in a work center is 515 hours
The offerings of the Vocational Training System respond typologically to the following sequential grades:
a) Grade A. Partial accreditation of competence (levels 1, 2 or 3).
b) Grade B. Certificate of competence (levels 1, 2 or 3).
c) Grade C. Professional certificate (levels 1, 2 or 3).
d) Grade D. Basic grade, intermediate grade or higher grade training course (levels 1, 2 or 3 respectively).
e) Grade E. Specialization course, intermediate or higher grade (levels 2 or 3 respectively).
The offer of D Degrees is organized in professional modules of variable duration. Organization according to Royal Decree 659/2023, of July 18, which develops the organization of the Vocational Training System.
The duration of the program is 2,000 hours distributed over two academic years, of which 515 hours are spent in the company, in a work center.
The International Trade curriculum is modified by Royal Decree 500/2024, of May 21, which amends certain Royal Decrees establishing higher level Vocational Training degrees and establishing their minimum teaching requirements.
If you are taking the 3for2 course, the Modules marked with an asterisk (*) are eligible for official recognition.
| Modules | Hours |
| 0179. Professional English (GS) | 66 |
| 0622. International transport of goods | 165 |
| 0623. Economic and financial company management | 165 |
| 0625. Storage logistics | 132 |
| 0627. International trade administrative management | 198 |
| 0822. Market information system | 99 |
| 0823. International marketing | 165 |
| 0824. International negotiation | 132 |
| 0825. International financing | 119 |
| 0826. International means of payment | 99 |
| 0827. International E-business | 66 |
| 0828. International Trade Project | 198 |
| 1665. Production Sector Digitization | 33 |
| 1708. Production Sustainability | 33 |
| 1709. Employability Route I | 99 |
| 1710. Employability Route II | 66 |
| C001. Second foreign language (a) | 66 |
| MLL1. Comercial Chinese | 99 |
(a) In the International Trade- 100% English, if a B2 level of Catalan cannot be accredited, it will be registered as a second foreign language.
These are Learning Units with the corresponding number of hours and subject area.
If you are taking the 3for2 course, the Modules marked with an asterisk (*) are eligible for official recognition.
| Code | Professional module | Code - Learning unit | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP01 | Administrative management of international trade (*) (*) | UF1. International organisations and standards | 22 |
| UF2. Intra-community transactions | 22 | ||
| UF3. Transactions with third countries | 33 | ||
| UF4. Customs management | 33 | ||
| MP02 | International funding | UF1. Instruments to manage foreign exchange risk | 33 |
| UF2. Financing foreign trade | 22 | ||
| UF3. Financial instruments to support exports | 22 | ||
| MP04 | Economic and financial management of companies (*) | UF1. Entrepreneurship, business creation, investment and financing | 33 |
| UF2. Purchasing and treasury operations | 33 | ||
| UF3. Business accounting and taxation | 44 | ||
| MP05 | International transport of goods (*) | UF1. International transport by land: road and rail | 66 |
| MP06 | Storage logistics (*) | UF1. Legal framework and packaging standards in national and international trade | 33 |
| UF2. Organisation of space and the packaging process | 33 | ||
| UF3. Stock management and supervision | 33 | ||
| MP07 | International marketing | UF1. Company internationalisation strategies | 33 |
| UF2. Operational and international marketing | 44 | ||
| UF3. International marketing plan | 22 | ||
| MP08 | Market information system | UF2. Exploitation of international market prospection | 33 |
| UF1 International markert prospection | 33 | ||
| MP09 | International negotiation | UF1. International contracting | 33 |
| UF2. International negotiation strategies | 33 | ||
| MP11 | English (*) | UF1. Technical English (first year) | 66 |
| MP12 | Second foreign Language: French (*) | UF1. Second foreign Language: French (first year) | 66 |
| MP13 | Training and career guidance (*) | UF1. Starting work | 33 |
| UF2. Occupational risk prevention | 33 | ||
| MP16 | Business Chinese | UF1. Business Chinese (frst year) | 66 |
| Code | Professional module | Code - Learning unit | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP03 | International payment methods | UF1. Selection and management of simple methods of payment | 22 |
| UF2. Selection and management of documentary methods of payment | 44 | ||
| MP05 | International goods transport | UF2. Transport of international goods by sea and by air | 66 |
| MP10 | International digital trade | UF1. Tools for international digital trade | 44 |
| UF2. International digital marketing plan | 22 | ||
| MP11 | English | UF1. Technical english (2nd year) | 66 |
| MP12 | Second foreign language: French | UF1. Second foreign language: French (second year) | 66 |
| MP14 | International trade project | UF1. International trade project | 264 |
| MP15 | Training in work centres | Training in work centres | 416 |
| MP16 | Business Chinese (UAB-specific module) | UF1. Business Chinese (second year) | 33 |