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CIFFA's Education and Training
Programs
Never has it been more critical for our Members to develop and enhance the skills
and knowledge levels of their employees! Broader based and diversified business activities demand
additional cross training to meet customer demands and at the same time allow for the leanest
possible business models. Today it is acknowledged that companies with the most skilled and
knowledgeable employees will be the most successful. CIFFA will be there to assist its Members as
they invest in employee development for the future of their company and industry.
Current Offerings:
Professional Education Programs
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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
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