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School of Shipping provides certified freight training in

• Freight Forwarding and Customs Compliance

Our school was born from the need for quality, affordable adult tuition in maritime studies specifically relating to importing and exporting of goods.

We train;

• Entry Clerks,
• Import Clerks,
• Export Clerks,
• Freight Representatives,
• Clearing and Forwarding Agents
• Channel Controllers
• Line Managers
• Import Export Entrepreneurs

Our Accredited Courses have been developed according to the rigorous demands of the South African Transport Education and Training Authority TETA) and therefore carries the applicable accreditation for those industry related subjects. We adhere to the highest standard of business practise and strive to help our students become educated shipping and freight professionals.

For shipping to be a success, the documentation must flow. We teach our students how to complete examples of the documents that will be used in the real world, such as ;

• Buyers Order
• Bank Guarantee
• SGS Certification
• Insurance Forms
• Packaging Note
• SAD 500
• Bill of Lading
• Letter of Credit
• Container Terminal Order

and many more...

Our Specialised Workshops have been born out of the demand for this critical knowledge in the freight forwarding environment. Your attention to detail will help you master this important function.

Our school is able to offer our full range of courses and workshops in all the major centres around South Africa, while being flexible in education delivery methods. We cater to our students needs through the traditional model of classroom based study as well as an innovative e-Learning platform that has revolutionised the freight training industry with flexible online learning which can be done from any computer with an internet connection.

We educate many novices who are seeking a change in career path and who wish to make a new start in the industry of International Trade. We are able to guide the beginner on the best study path to take and are able to advise him or her how to capitalise on their existing work experience. If you have been in retail, finance, law or any other industry, you will find that International Trade is able to utilize your experience in your new vocation.

School of Shipping educates many employees from various freight, logistics and supply chain companies. These employees come to us to do refresher courses or enrol on Learnerships.

A Learnership is when the company you work for, pays for your studies. The advantage to the company is that they are able to claim back part of this cost from TETA. Thereby investing in you, and as a result, the company.

Our Accredited Courses are aligned to the relevant Unit Standards which guarantees that your training budget is reclaimable.

Our school offers classroom style education to those students who require the guidance and oversight of a lecturer, combined with the dynamic interaction of a classroom environment. This format suits those who prefer to have a rigorous structure in their study progress.

• Our school provides a full-time classroom format as well as a part-time classroom format, adjusting to the various needs and demands of our delegates.

School of Shipping e-Learning has innovated a new method of learning in the freight forwarding industry which augments our existing teaching methods. Now the delegate has the option to study from a computer at home, from an internet cafe or while at work, and accomplish his or her assignments through our e-Learning Platform. The advantage is a more flexible study schedule allowing the student to study at his or her own pace, and fit their studies into their own time. e-Learning has revolutionised the way students learn and provides an alternative to those students who have many constraints on their personal time. The course matter is bound by the same structure of our traditional Accredited Courses and Specialised Workshops and has proven to excel at delivering quality content and outcomes to the student.



School of Shipping has a large pool of lecturers, facilitators and assessors which are Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) in their respective fields. All our SME's have many years experience in the actual working environment of their speciality and bring the wealth and depth of knowledge which is key to educating the shipping and freight professionals of tomorrow.



School of Shipping is a National Accredited Training Provider and our accreditation may be substantiated by contacting TETA through their website at www.teta.org.za



School of Shipping TETA Accreditation Number: TETA 04-116.



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