NBTA Launches Online CCTE Class

For the first time in the history of the certification course recognized throughout the business travel industry -- the Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) program -- a cohort group will meet online to complete one of the two required CCTE Core Weeks. The inaugural CCTE Core Week 2 online will begin October 22. The format will include four modules, each completed over a two-week period, with individual study, online collaboration and a webcast as part of each module.

“Business travel professionals are busy people who want a choice of how they access professional development,” said NBTA Executive Director, Bill Connors, CTC. “Following this inaugural run of CCTE Core Week 2 online, I expect to move toward giving people the option of taking the course online, in the classroom, or a mixture of the two. Given that choice, I anticipate the number of people carrying the CCTE designation to rise.”

CCTE is the second level of NBTA’s three-tier menu of professional programs:

• Fundamentals of Business Travel Management/CTE – the only introductory course and designation for corporate travel professionals
  
• Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) – the only certification course for corporate travel professionals; designed for professionals with at least two years of experience in the business travel field
  
• Global Leadership Professional (GLP) – the only master’s-level education for corporate travel professionals; offered by the NBTA Foundation in conjunction with The Wharton School of Business

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