Freight Training

Basic Freight Awareness Course (CD Version)

If you’re serious about business, you must be serious about training

Instructor Phill Doran
Duration 11 hour module program
Required Prior Learning None
Investment R6583.50 Including VAT per Master Station/person
Includes 1 X 155 Page Course Manual 1 Delegate Registration
1 X Trade Dictionary, 1 X Incoterm 2000 book
If required
Incoterm 2000 Wall Charts R195,00 each inclusive of VAT
Trading Words & Phrases R627.00 each inclusive of VAT
Trade Questions and Answers R627.00 each inclusive of VAT
Examination & Certificate (If required) R 342,00 per person
Additional Delegates including Examination Fee : R 912,00 each inc VAT
(This includes 1 set of course notes, 1 licence to complete the course and an  exam fee)   
If you are non-resident in South Africa and would like to order this CD, CLICK HERE to download the order form

ONE LUCKY REGISTRANT WILL RECEIVE THE COURSE, VALUED AT R6583.50 FOR FREE. IN ORDER TO BE ENTERED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED:

1. The Lucky Draw is only open to persons residing in the Republic of South Africa

2. Registration needs to be made before the 25th February 2010

3. The following form needs to be completed:

Yes, enter me into the draw!
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Email address

CLICK HERE to download the order form.
How does it work?

Freight Training has recorded lectures, which incorporate sound and images. It is as if you are sitting in a “live” lecture but have the ability to stop the lecturer at any time, rewind and go over a section again and take a break at any stage. No more travelling back & forth to auditoriums, sitting in traffic or too scared to slow the lecturer down.

Companies can train their staff at a fraction of the cost, time and effort required sending them around the countryside.

If more than one person is doing the lesson it can be projected in a training room or boardroom. Using a data projector the information can then be discussed in a workshop type environment.

Freight Forwarders and other service providers can use the program to train their customers.

A comment received from Peter Jones who is a world acclaimed international trade lawyer & author based in Toronto and who works with FIATA :

“…I have now had an opportunity to review the distance learning courses offered by your organization.  I am impressed at the infrastructure you have created.  The program on CD was simple to install, and after I corrected some bugs in my system, worked well.  The combination of voice and visual presentation sustained my interest, and should be clear to any student.  I visited your Website, and I was impressed at the virtually interactive way you dealt with certain common questions.

South Africa has been in the forefront in many areas.  This project is another example. “

Outcome - At the end of this program the participant should understand;
  • The nature of trade; What is trade and why we need it?
  • The Freight Forwarder and Trade; What role does the Forwarder Play?
  • Other Key Parties in trade; Who does the Forwarder interact with?
  • Freight Forwarding and Information; What is the Freight Forwarders product?
  • Freight Forwarding and communication; The advantages of using a Freight Forwarder.
  • Freight Forwarding and Transportation: The economies of scale
  • Freight Forwarding and Geography; The physical hazards of movement.
  • Freight Forwarding and Map Reading; How to read a map.
  • Freight Forwarding and Time Zones; Understanding how time zones work.
  • Marine Insurance
  • The Sales Contract
  • International Commercial Terms
  • Methods of International Payment
  • Reading Ocean Transport Documents
  • Reading Airfreight Transport Documents
  • The Forwarding process and physical movement
  • How seafreight rates are calculated
  • How airfreight rates are calculated
Course schedule
Module 1  – A18

This is the first 1-hour presentation in a 13-part series covering the fundamentals of 'the freight business'. Certain of these courses are stand-alone modules drawn from other recordings, whereas others have been specifically commissioned for this series. It is recommended that the series be viewed in the sequence given below.

Part 1 discusses:

  • A Background to Trade and Forwarding
  • How wealth is created
  • The economy of scale
  • Contractual Carriers v Actual Carriers
  • The key parties in trade
  • The role of Information in cargo movement
  • The Vocabulary of Trade
Module 2 – A19

Part 2 discusses:

  • Reading Maps
  • Understanding Time
Module 3 – A21

Part 3 discusses:

  • Why Trade?
  • How do merchants ‘connect’ or meet in order to trade?
  • What is law?
  • What is a contract?
  • What does the International Sales Contract do?
  • What do traders ‘negotiate’ on
    ...and how do they incorporate these negotiations into their contracts?

Module 4 – A01

This is a 1-hour presentation covering the International Chamber of Commerce’s Incoterms 2000.

Part 4 discusses:

  • All 13 Incoterms
  • How Incoterms are written
  • How to modify an Incoterm 
  • The advantages & disadvantages of each term
  • How Incoterms are structured
  • Common problems & solutions
Module 5 – A06

Part 5 discusses:

  • The duration of Insurance cover
  • The Institute of Cargo Clauses and alternatives
  • How to calculate insurance cover
  • The significance of the excess in the claim process
  • Packing and Insurance
  • Container seals, marks and numbers etc
  • Common problems & solutions
Module 6 – A22

Part 6 discusses:

  • Payment Risks
  • How do merchants make payments internationally?
  • What is a documentary credit?
  • What is a documentary collection?
  • What is an open account?
  • What does a confirming bank do?
  • How does the paperwork move in a standard documentary credit?
Module 7 – A04

Part 7 discusses:

  • How to read an Ocean Bill of Lading
  • How to use an Ocean Bill of Lading
  • The significance of the on board notation
  • The use of the negotiable Bill of Lading
  • Issues related to the control of Title in both
  • Ocean and 'house' Bills
  • The General Average process
  • Common problems & solutions
Module 8 – A11

Part 8 discusses:

  • How to read/complete an Airwaybill
  • How to calculate volumetric rates
  • Dog - Leg Services and rates
  • The 'bumping' of cargo
  • The distribution of the Airwaybill
  • The functions of the Airwaybill
  • Common problems & solutions
Module 9 – A23
  • The Export Forwarder
  • The Import "Forwarder"
  • How cargo moves
  • The Manifest and Pre Alert Process
  • Co-Loading
Module 10 – A24

This is a 1-hour presentation explaining how seafreight rates are calculated and the variations to the basic rates.

Part 10 discusses:

  • Understanding Full Containers versus Part Loads
  • Uncontainerised cargo freight rates
  • How FCL Rates are calculated
  • How surcharges are generally structured
  • How Part Load Rates are calculated?
  • When to use FCL versus Groupage ?
Module 11 – A25

This is a 1-hour presentation explaining how airfreight rates are calculated and the variations to the basic rates.

Part 11 discusses:

  • How airfreight rates are calculated
    "Volumetric" Mass
  • Case studies in Volumetric Mass
  • Consolidation Rates through a Forwarder
  • Case studies in Consolidation Rates
  • Transhipment rates in airfreight
  • Mass and volume limits in airfreight
  • Using the Airwaybill to check your rates.
  

 

System Requirements for PC

Windows 9X/NT/ME/2000/XP
166 Mhz Pentium or higher
32 MB Ram
CD- Rom Drive (32 X or faster)
VGA/SVGA Monitor, set to a minimum 800X600 resolution
Sound card and speakers
90 MB of disk space for installation of software and lessons.

Courses must be activated  within 12 months of purchase or the software will expire, the course licence will expire after 24 months.

If you intend training in-groups it is recommended to make use of a data projector and a pair of quality external speakers.

Please remember that the courses can only be opened on a single PC or laptop, they cannot be copied, played on a network or opened on more than one PC unless additional keys are purchased.

There is no limit to the amount of delegates going through the program, the only additional cost would be the extra manuals and if they wanted to sit one of the examinations.

In certain circumstances Freight Training will grant permission for companies to reproduce the manuals. The material carries a strict copyright and may not be reproduced without permission from Freight Training.

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