• Offered in part-time courses through the Continuing Education Departments of various colleges/universities across Canada (British Columbia Institute of Technology, University of Calgary) or through Distance Learning; and through a full-time program at Ashton College in Vancouver.  Convention Centers are used in Toronto and Montreal.
  
• Module I - Semesters 1 and 2 lead to a Certificate in International Freight Forwarding.
  (You must successfully complete Module I, before registering in Module II)
  
• Module II - Semesters 3 and 4 lead to an Advanced Certificate in International Freight Forwarding and meeting one of the key requirements for the Professional Freight Forwarder Designation.
  
• Each Semester is 13 weeks, taught in one 4-hour evening per week.
  
• Refer to our web site for details on our Professional Education Programs: www.ciffa.com/education_courses.asp

Dangerous Goods

• Air Dangerous Goods training according to the International Air Transport Association's Dangerous Goods Regulations and to the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.
  
• Ocean Dangerous Goods training according to the International Maritime Organization's Dangerous Goods Code and to the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.
  
• Training is based on the job requirements of the individual and course duration varies accordingly from 1 to 4 days.
  
• An e-Learning course is available for Air Dangerous Goods Awareness, and takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
  
• Refer to our web site for details on our Dangerous Goods training: www.ciffa.com/education_dg.asp

Recent Education Successes:

• Developed a Professional Freight Forwarder Designation Program to recognize the knowledge, experience, and expertise of a select group of individuals in our industry.
  
• Development of a new electronic student database that captures registration information on all our students.
  
• Clarifying the Bill C-90 situation for our Members in Quebec.
  
• Registration with the CRA to issue tax receipts for students attending our Professional Education Programs.
  
• Conducting e-Learning delivery of an Air Dangerous Goods Awareness course.
  
• Continuing certification as an IATA Dangerous Goods Accredited School.
  
• Continuing membership and participation in the IATA/FIATA Cargo Training Development Group.
  
• Continuing membership in the Canadian Society for Training and Development.
  
• Continued membership and participation in Seneca College's International Transportation and Customs Program Advisory Committee.

Not resting on our laurels, CIFFA is also looking towards delivering more of our programs with an e-Learning component, and we are now in the process of developing strategies, and reviewing possible vendors and delivery platforms. This process will be very time consuming, and may take us several years to move to an e-Learning environment, in some form or another.

Future Education Successes:

• e-Learning delivery of our Education programs.
  
• Possible expansion of our Professional Education Program to incorporate mode specific Semesters or Modules.
  
• Possible expansion of our Dangerous Goods training to include Ground transportation.
  
• Continued involvement in various FIATA and IATA training committees.

CIFFA’s President, Board of Directors, Regions, and Secretariat are very supportive of our Education Programs, and strongly encourage our Members to utilize these Programs for their employee’s. CIFFA’s Education Mandate is to support our Members with their education and training needs, but without our Members support, we cannot deliver the required education and training solutions.

Please visit our education course pages for more details.

Doug Burek is CIFFA's Director, Education, and can be reached at:

Phone - 416-234-5100 Ext. 224
Phone - 1-866-282-4332 Ext. 224
Fax - 416-234-5152
E-mail - dougb@ciffa.com