Mission Statement

A new global order brought about by regional and global trade agreements, and particularly the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has spawned the need for an organized voice for United States education, training and testing institutions, corporations and organizations which provide services internationally. This organized voice is the National Committee for International Trade in Education (NCITE).

The purposes of the National Committee for International Trade in Education are fourfold:

1. To provide a forum for discussion and education to its corporate, institutional and organizational members related to our common interests in light of the trade agreements;

2. To act as an advocate and information clearinghouse for driving forces in the globalization of education and training, including but not limited to the globalization of the professions;

3. To provide accurate, current and organized information related to U.S. education and training interests to the proper U.S. government agencies, and particularly the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), as well as keeping NCITE members informed of governmental and other related activity; and

4. To develop and maintain a national database of global providers of education and training services in order to provide ourselves, our government and interested parties accurate information related to the true scope of growing international activity in the delivery of these services.