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International Transportation and Trade Program
Updated: October 25, 2011
Registration deadline for September 2012 programs is August 15
Description:
This program introduces the student to air, ocean, truck and rail transportation and to the world geography over which goods move. Incoterms 2010® outlines the transfer of cost and risk to these goods as they are transported from Seller to Buyer.
Program Goals:
Upon successful completion of this program you will be able to:
- Define the duty of the CIFFA Freight Forwarder and the CIFFA Standard Trading Conditions
- Define the most important parties involved in an International Trade movement
- Indentify gateway seaports/airports
- Identify Canadian routes
- Calculate the chargeable truck freight weight
- Complete a truck waybill
- Calculate the chargeable air freight weight
- Calculate the charge to the customer
- Calculate profit and loss on a shipment
- Complete a HAWB and MAWB
- Calculate the amount and type of ULDs required for a shipment
- Identify trade routes intermodalism etc...
- Calculate the chargeable oceanfreight weight
- Calculate the number and type of containers needed
- Complete a marine Master bill of Lading
- Define Ocean Freight Terminology
- Discuss the changes (who, what and why) revised in the Incoterms® 2010
- Discuss the importance and consequences around applying the correct terms to a sales contract between buyer and seller
- Identify the specific point of transfer of risk, payment and documentation between the buyer and seller for each of the 11 Incoterms® 2010 rules
Target Audience:
This program is primarily designed to meet the education needs of two main groups:
- Individuals who are new to the international transportation, trade, logistics and supply chain industries and need to acquire new skills and knowledge to make them more employable.
- Individuals currently working in the international transportation, trade, logistics and supply chain industries, but wish to upgrade their new skills and knowledge for possible career advancement.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites, but knowledge of the international transportation, trade, logistics and supply chain industries will be beneficial.
Good knowledge of English (verbal, writing and reading) is a must, as is knowledge of basic mathematical calculations.
Participants wishing to receive a Certificate must successfully complete International Transportation and Trade; and Essentials of Freight Forwarding within three calendar years. See Essentials of Freight Forwarding for additional details on how to obtain your Certificate. |
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