Established in 2001 and headquartered in Florida, USA, the International Business Training Association (IBTA) offers the world's fastest growing business soft-skills certification for business professionals. IBTA was created to meet the human demands of the global economy.

The effects of globalization have increased demands for international standards throughout the world. Globalization has created opportunities and concerns for many nations, businesses and individuals as today's consumer is now a global consumer that expects and demands global standards.

The International Business Training Association, IBTA was created to meet this demand by providing international standards in the area of certification for business professionals. This allows companies to hire individuals who have been trained to a global standard and allows individuals to achieve certification as a measure of proficiency. IBTA through its certification process develops global business professionals who can meet the demands of the global consumer. IBTA officially released its business certifications in 2003 under the brand of the Certified Business Professional (CBP), after 2 years of initial consultation and development.

Today, IBTA’s CBP certification is the fastest growing soft-skills certification for business professionals with partners in the US, Canada, Asia, Middle East, Australia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Additionally, IBTA’s CBP has gained the recognition and endorsement of leading people development organizations such as Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Junior Achievement International and International Computer Drivers License (ICDL).