A comprehensive training programme in Commercial Diplomacy calls for courses in many different disciplines: economics, business, politics, law, media and public relations, anti-corruption, international relations, negotiation and dispute settlement, area studies, foreign languages, and culture.

Model Commercial Diplomacy Curriculum
The model program is structured as a sequence of four distinct stages of instruction -- theory, institutions, techniques and skills, and integration -- which are described in more detail below. The sequence of the program reflects the natural progression in the learning process. Students' knowledge of trade becomes deeper, and not just broader, as they progress through the program. The courses that make up the model curriculum are described briefly and most course descriptions are supported by sample course outlines and reading lists.

Commercial Diplomacy programs have four distinct stages of instruction:

1. theory;
2. institutions;
3. techniques and skills; and
4. integration.

An ability to integrate the many dimensions into a multifaceted strategy that advances stakeholder interests is a critical aspect of professional training in Commercial Diplomacy.