Guidance

Export control events

Updated 7 January 2026

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The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) runs events for strategic export controls.

These events cater for:

  • companies of all sizes, from the sole trader to multinationals
  • a wide range of knowledge levels
  • different learning paths

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Register for events

Complete our event booking form to register for events.

If you are using a purchase order (PO) for payment, make sure that the PO details are sent with the registration form.

Return the booking form to:

Email: exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk or denise.carter@businessandtrade.gov.uk.

Telephone: 020 7215 4594

Completion of the registration form confirms that you understand the cancellation conditions.

All costs are inclusive of VAT.

Events calendar

Compliance and open licence workshop

  • Duration: Half-day (including lunch)
  • Cost: £195

Target audience:

You will have no or limited experience of using open export licences. This course will also benefit anyone considering using open export licences for the first time.

Description:

This course is aimed at improving exporters’ knowledge and understanding of open export licences and helping exporters to use those licences with confidence. It will also explain the role of the Compliance Inspectorate Team (CIT), and the structure and purpose of inspections and the ongoing relationship with users of open export licences.

  • The course will consist of a short presentation, followed by a series of case studies covering several different open export licences for military and dual-use items. This will enable attendees to work together to consider and understand the benefits available. This should also help mitigate and reduce the risk of export control breaches when using open export licences.

  • This course will not cover Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs), Standard Individual Trade Control Licences (SITCLs), or the LITE system.

Please note that any course maybe cancelled if bookings are too low to make it worthwhile. We also reserve the right to refuse admission to any course

February 2026
Edinburgh
Date Event Location Cost
4 February Compliance and open licence workshop - 9.15 – 12:45 DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre, 34 Bread Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9A £195
4 February Compliance and open licence workshop - 1:30 – 5:00 DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre £195
Aberdeen
Date Event Location Cost
11 February Compliance and open licence workshop - 9.15 – 12:45 Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Aberdeen Airport, Argyll Road, Aberdeen, AB21 0AF £195
11 February Compliance and open licence workshop - 1:30 – 5:00 Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Aberdeen Airport £195
London
Date Event Location Cost
24 February Compliance and open licence workshop - 9.15 – 12:45 Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge, 45 Prescot St, London, E1 8GP £195
24 February Compliance and open licence workshop - 1:30 – 5:00 Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge £195
March 2026
Bristol
Date Event Location Cost
18 March Compliance and open licence workshop - 9.15 – 12:45 Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin Sion Hill Clifton Bristol BS8 4LD £195
18 March Compliance and open licence workshop - 1:30 – 5:00 Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin Sion Hill Clifton £195
April 2026
Leeds
Date Event Location Cost
21 April Compliance and open licence workshop - 9.15 – 12:45 Granary Wharf, Leeds, LS1 4BR91 £195
21 April Compliance and open licence workshop - 1:30 - 5:00 Granary Wharf, Leeds £195

Cost and cancellation

If you need to cancel your attendance at the event, inform us in writing or by email at least 10 working days beforehand. Failure to do so will result in you being charged the full amount.

What happens after registration

Within 5 days of your form submission, you will receive an email confirming receipt. This also confirms reservation of your place.

You must make sure that the contact email address is correct and clearly highlighted (if different to the attendee’s email address).

For bulk bookings you must provide each attendee’s:

  • name
  • contact details
  • email address
  • dietary requirements

This is so that certificates and places can be arranged (extra details can be provided on a separate page of the registration form).

Although we will try and accommodate changes in bookings where possible, we are not responsible for errors made by third-party booking agents.

If you have any concerns or queries about your course booking, contact denise.carter@businessandtrade.gov.uk.

We email venue details and a final agenda to the attendees around 2 weeks before the course date.

If you have not received your course details by 5 working days before the event, contact denise.carter@businessandtrade.gov.uk.

Payment for all courses

The cost of each event (per delegate) is in the events calendar.

You will be invoiced after the event. Payment can be made by BACS transfer or by cheque payable to ‘Department for Business and Trade’.

We cannot accept payment by debit or credit card.

Attendance at your chosen event is only assured once you have received confirmation from ECJU.

Cancellation policy and nominating alternative attendees

You must confirm any cancellations or postponements by writing or emailing the Events Manager. This must be done at least 10 working days before the event. You may be invoiced the course costs if you fail to do this.

Alternative attendees can be nominated. You must contact the Events Manager before the event to confirm name changes.

If we have to cancel a training course or event, your prepaid attendance fees will be either:

  • reimbursed without undue delay
  • used as credit for a future course

As the ECJU only makes a nominal change for attendance to cover basic costs, any further claims on the part of the delegate are excluded.

Strategic export control learning path

ECJU is currently reviewing its learning path and will update this guidance when more information on this is available.

We have a number of recorded webinars available that can be viewed while this review is ongoing:

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