History

When it began in 1995, the Certification Board of Governors (CBG) was originally called the IIEI Certification Board. In 2004, to give it the independence it needed to achieve its expanded mission, it was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) Arizona corporation as a not-for-profit outreach program by Dunlap-Stone University's International Import-Export Institute and its name was changed to the Certification Board of Governors. Inc.  In 2007, it changed its incorporation to the state of Delaware. Based on prompting of industry experts, members of academia, corporate leaders and government agency representatives' worldwide, it was organized as an open forum for discussion on standards for international trade certification as input for the International Import-Export Institute's international trade certification program. To ensure a seamless adoption of these standards worldwide, they  are posted on this web site free of charge.

The International Export Institute (IIEI), part of nationally accredited Dunlap-Stone University, provides all administrative and financial support to the CBG. The IIEI uses the recommendations of standards from the CBG as the basis for IIEI's International Trade Certification Program.

From its very beginning, the Certification Board of Governors has represented industry. Through the volunteers serving on the various CBG Committees, government, academic and industry views from around the world have provided the foundation from which the various industry standards have evolved. It is by having this broad base of support from the volunteers of the CBG that the International Import-Export Institute has established a valuable certification standard program that continues to meet the needs of the global marketplace.

Because of increased industry demands, beginning in 2003, the Certification Board of Governors' Board of Directors  expanded standing committees from one to two, including the Ethics & Professional Standards Committee and Compliance & Enforcement Committee. In 2005, the CBG expanded to include an Advisory Council.

All of the IIEI's industry certification standards that have evolved form the CBG's volunteers' recommendatins are published on this web site and are available free of charge to all governments, colleges, universities and training organizations throughout the world. Thanks to this effort, this single global standard for international trade professionals is recognized in over 140 countries around the world.