This
training module is aimed at anyone who need a basic understanding of the
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). It was developed by WTO
specialists on the GATS and includes inter-active tests which allow you
to measure your progress in learning the content. You can navigate through
the material using the “back” and “next” buttons
on each page. Alternatively you can use the “tree” menu in
the left margin of each page to jump directly to the sections that interest
you. By clicking on the + to open an item you can go directly to the sub-items.
In addition to the course material itself, you will find links to reference
documents, such as legal texts and other official WTO documents. There
is also a popup glossary for GATS-related terms.
When you first enter the training module you will
be asked to “sign in” and assign yourself a name by which
the system can identify you. Your computer will keep track of how far
you have progressed with the course, and each time you sign back into
the course you will be asked if you wish to return to the point where
you left off. Chapters where you have opened every page will be highlighted
as solid boxes in the “Chapters done” indicator at the bottom
of each page.
At the end of each section you will find optional
test questions, which you can use to assess how good your understanding
of the material is. These are multiple choice questions, and the system
will keep track of your score. If you select an incorrect answer a red
cross will appear in the box, and you will be invited to try again. You
will also see a link to the relevant text in the course material where
you can find the answer. If you follow this link you will be taken back
to the appropriate course material page, with the relevant text highlighted.
Once you're done reading the text, you can follow the link underneath
the highlighted text back to the test. At any point you can click “test
summary” in the tree menu on the left to see your score on previous
sections. If you wish to remind yourself what a particular question was
about, you can click any of the check boxes in the test summary to return
to that question.
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