The main goal of the DECIDE project is to enable SME's, and even SMI's, to improve their international commercial and trading activities by giving them effective assistance in terms of equipment and advice so that they can identify and improve the language and intercultural skills in their company and by providing them with communication support at international level. This project is based on a previous Leonardo project called PROTOCOL which involved the development of a model training and accreditation framework for auditors and which made it possible to identify real needs and, in particular, the need to validate the skills acquired. The DECIDE project will therefore focus on implementing the approach, i.e. developing the programme, training aids and the system for accrediting business advisors and consultants by evaluating/validating them through pilot training courses combined with real audits in the companies in the partner countries. An ad hoc evaluation committee will be responsible for evaluations and validations throughout the project. The project will also make it possible for audits to be performed on-line. Dissemination of the project will be achieved via a network of partners established during the PROTOCOL project.