Building an ITAR Compliance Program
Prep Course for Certified ITAR Professional Certification Exam
Building an ITAR Compliance Program
Building an ITAR Compliance Program is a comprehensive, four‑week hybrid course designed to equip trade compliance professionals with the knowledge, structure, and practical tools needed to develop, strengthen, or modernize a Compliance Program aligned with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
This course walks participants step‑by‑step through the essential components of an effective ITAR compliance framework—from foundational risk assessment to jurisdiction and classification, licensing, training, auditing, and continuous improvement. Whether your organization is new to ITAR or seeking to elevate an existing program, this course provides actionable guidance rooted in DDTC expectations and industry best practices.
This course will prepare you for the CIP – Certified ITAR Professional Certification Exam.
Starts: August 3, 2026
4-Week Program | Live webinars on Fridays 12-2 PM CT
This course is ideal for compliance managers, Empowered Officials, export personnel, legal teams, supply chain professionals, and anyone responsible for ITAR compliance within their organization.
Anyone planning on taking the Certified ITAR Professional Certification Exam.
Week 1: Conducting a Risk Assessment
- Background and history of ITAR
- Registration
- Empowered Officials
- Learning the key stakeholders, internal and external
- Determining import and export risks
- Conducting interviews
- Sampling transactions
- Examining policies and procedures
- Reviewing third party relationships
Week 2: Jurisdiction and Classification
- Order of Review
- USML
- Dual Use
- Parts and Components
- Specially designed
- See Through Rule
- Technical Data
Week 3: Licenses and Agreements
- Authorizations
- DSP Licenses
- ITAR Exemptions
- Provisos
- Non-US Persons
- Best Practices for Authorization Management and License Submission
Week 4: Training and Auditing
- DDTC Compliance Program Guidelines
- Training best practices
- Basics of auditing: how often, how much, what to audit
- Cybersecurity
- Voluntary Disclosures
- Managing service providers
- How to level up your program
- The schedule for this hybrid course is as follows:
- Week 1 begins. Start your recorded training
- Week 1 live training session – Friday 12-2 PM (Central Time)
- Week 1 review/quiz must be completed
- Week 2 begins. Start your recorded training
- Week 2 live training session – Friday 12-2 PM (Central Time)
- Week 2 review/quiz must be completed
- Week 3 begins. Start your recorded training
- Week 3 live training session – Friday 12-2 PM (Central Time)
- Week 3 review/quiz must be completed
- Week 4 begins. Start your recorded training
- Week 4 live training session – Friday 12-2 PM (Central Time)
- Week 4 review/quiz must be completed
A hybrid course, also known as a blended course, uses recorded materials to be viewed by students on their own time in combination with live interactive web-based online meetings with the instructor for discussions and Q&A.
Weekly videos released on Mondays (30 – 60 minutes) and Live 2 hours sessions on Fridays 12-2PM Central Time.
DDTC’s ITAR Compliance Program (ICP) Guidelines identify Element 5: Training as a critical component of an effective ICP.
If your team isn’t trained, your company is exposed:
- Unauthorized exports
- Mishandled technical data
- Deemed export violations
- Costly investigations
- Damaged contracts and/or reputation
Scheduled Dates
About our 4-Week Hybrid Course
Recorded Class released every Monday. Class available 24/7 and should be completed before Live Online Session
It is optional to submit questions regarding material from recorded class. Questions will be discussed during Live Online Session
Live online courses will be scheduled Thursdays or Fridays. Submitted questions will be discussed and other topics related to recorded class.
Re-enforce learning with a weekly quiz. Quiz must be completed before next session.
MEET INSTRUCTOR
Lila Landis
Lila has built and managed compliance programs in the defense, industrial manufacturing, oil & gas, logistics, and chemicals industries with special emphasis on customs compliance, training, Free Trade Agreement programs, foreign import/export compliance, and Global Trade Management software implementation. She specializes in building compliance programs and communicating complex compliance regulations in simple terms that are relevant to business.
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