Center for Global Best Practices

Millions of foreign nationals arrive in the Philippines every year for tourism, study, work, business, investment, marriage, retirement, permanent residence and other purposes. Regardless of nationality, source of compensation or duration of stay in the Philippines, all foreign nationals seeking admission to Philippines for employment or study are required to secure a Philippine visa or work permit. The Philippine visa falls under three broad categories.These are non-immigrant visa, special non-immigrant visa and immigrant visa. For starters, there are ten (10) types of visa commonly availed by the foreigners including 9A Temporary Visitor Visa, 9D Treaty Trader, 9F Student Visa, 9G Pre-arranged Employment Visa; and 13 Quota Immigrant Visa. To help you navigate the maze of finding the right kind of visa or work permit that you, as a foreigner will need or you, as a service provider can offer to your clients, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a pioneering pro

Do you have a trail blazing, innovative or unique idea that you want to propose as a project for the government? Don’t you wait for government’s invitation to bid. Bag that government contract with your unsolicited proposals without the usual bidding process? Be ahead of the game and learn, " How to Prepare Unsolicited Proposals for Government Projects " on Thursday and Friday, May 16 & 17, 2019 at the Sheraton Manila Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This two-day special training will comprehensively cover all the legal, technical, financial and environmental aspects in preparing unsolicited proposals. Know the right ingredients to a winning proposal for different kinds of infrastructure projects including land development, transport systems, water supply market redevelopment, among many others. Let your proposal standout with a step-by-step guide from technical design and evaluation, financial modeling and performance measures, to technical and environment

Filipinos are no stranger to the English language. In 2016, Philippines ranked 13th on the list of the best non-native English speakers in the world. However, based on the British Councils’ International English Language Testing System (IELTS), there is still a massive need to work on the way Filipinos express themselves on paper. Poor writing skills can take a toll in all forms of business transactions which requires written communication. To enhance one’s writing skills, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a one-day training entitled, Write Right for Positive Results: Best Practices Guide to One-Page Business Letters, Memos and Reports to be held on Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. There is no second chance in making a first impression in business writing! Expand your business writing skills by learning and re-learning what makes an outstanding business letter, memo, proposal or report that will lead to a positive

Letters of Credit (LC) is one of the safest and most reliable commercial payment instrument and most commonly used in international trade transactions. With the ASEAN integration and expected increase in global trade, many businesses want to learn how to use this mode of payment. To help businesses effectively use LCs, the Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce, will host a two-day training entitled, Mastering the Useof LC for Import & Export to be held on Thursday & Friday, April 25 & 26, 2019 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This program will guide you on everything you need to know about LC transactions and operations. Attendees will learn practical steps and valuable tips in issuing proper LCs and how they work, what to do to avoid pitfalls, and actions to take in cases of discrepancies. Discussion will also cover revised regulations and applications of UCP 600 involving letters of cr