Essentials of Freight Forwarding Course - Globalia Logistics Network

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Essentials of Freight Forwarding

CIFFA education programs are designed by professionals with experience in a variety of freight forwarding matters, who have been providing students with the highest level of professional education over the years. Courses are intended for people working in the transportation and logistics sector who would like to further their career, likewise, courses are perfect for newcomers in this sector who want to start their journey in this industry on a strong footing.

Course Details:

In this course you will learn about commercial documents and regulatory compliance, export packaging, transportation of dangerous goods, how to devise alternative transport solutions for clients, and properly cost and quote on a shipment, and how buyers and sellers manage risk with a variety of international payment methods and cargo insurance. Once you are enrolled you will have access to fully narrated lessons that contain case studies that will put the learner into real world scenarios, e-textbooks are provided and can be viewed on up to three devices.

Advantages of selecting this course

Raise your job profile and accomplish your career goals
Complete the course at your suitable time and pace
Enjoy practical training for a more fruitful learning experience
Master your professional skills through case-studies
Benefit from videos and comprehensive notes
Obtain updated course content in e-textbooks and online classes
Learn from a detailed glossary for logistics terminology
Attain a recognized certifications from a renowned course provider

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Before joining this course, we recommend that you first enroll to the
International Transportation and Trade Course

Who should take the Essentials of Freight Forwarding course?

This course is primarily intended to meet the learning requirements of two main groups:

Newcomers in the freight forwarding industry New to the business

People who have just started their careers in the transportation and logistics industry will benefit from taking this course. Since it will help them to understand the complexities of logistical operations, acquire new skills and enhance their job profile.

Freight Forwarding professionals Proffesionals

The course can also be taken by experienced logistics professionals who want to advance their expertise and be up-to-date with the latest industry trends so as to get a competitive edge.

Dates and duration

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Starting date

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Duration

Aproximately 65 – 75 hours of dedicated study time are required to complete this course.
Globalia members can complete it within 3 months.

Topics Covered:

Commercial documentation and regulatory compliance
International payments
Export packaging and warehousing
Cargo insurance
Cargo security and dangerous goods
Costing and quoting and alternative transport solutions

Each course includes an online exam. Participants must successfully pass the exam to obtain the corresponding certificate level. Lessons include case studies and review questions designed to prepare students for the final assessment.

TraversEd Global Trade Certificate

The TraversEd Global Trade Certificate is awarded in three progressive tiers. Courses must be completed in the following order:

International Transportation and Trade (ITT)
Completion earns Tier 1.
Essentials of Freight Forwarding (EFF)
Completion of ITT + EFF earns Tier 2.
Advanced Freight Services (AFS)
Completion of all three courses earns Tier 3.

Prerequisites

An average level of business English will be required to clearly understand all the course topics
Elementary knowledge of international transportation, trade, logistics, and supply chain industry could be useful but is not required
This course is part of a three-course certification bundle. Courses must be taken in the following order, as each level builds on the previous one:
1. International Transportation and Trade
2. Essentials of Freight Forwarding
3. Advanced Freight Services

Technical requirements

Windows: Internet Explorer 6 and later, Firefox 1.x and later, Safari 3 and later, Goggle Chrome, Opera 9.5 and above.

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Please access your members area and click on the "logistics courses registration" button, on the dashboard on the left of the page for more information and registration details.

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Before joining this course, we recommend that you first enroll to the
International Transportation and Trade Course

Essentials of
Freight Forwarding