Fruit Exporters Online Short Course

Who needs this Training?

Everyone that is currently employed in the Export of Fruit.

Why do you need this training?

This course teaches you the Logic behind the regulatory controls that lead to the generation of industry specific Documents , this leads to higher efficiency and lower error margins.

What will you Learn ?

This workshop speaks to the need to ensure food safety and pest control in cross border trading

An interactive discussion on :

• Governance and controls in perishable product cross-border trading.
• The International Plant Protection Convention
• The DAFF and NPPO’s,
• The Perishable Product Export Control Board (PPECB) and other accreditation authorities.
• Trade agreements between trade partners on cross border flow of perishable cargoes
• The quality agreements and their requirements
• Southern hemisphere and Northern hemisphere production countries competing with South African markets
• The significance of staying current with international trends, regulations & risks in perishable trading
• The process flow of a consignment from the shipping booking, The QC 67, The PPECB inspection, The export certificate, The forwarding roles and responsibilities, EUR-1 or GSP Form-A documents, Phyto sanitary requirements, The SAD 500, The CoC cert. of origin, The TNPA cargo dues, The TPT THC’s, The Bills of Lading and the Sea-waybill
• How to stay updated on changing requirements from the market – harmful pests, fungi, etc.
• Special markets and their requirements
• Cold treatment shipments
  

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Duration

You may begin at anytime and the training should take approximately 1 week to complete on a part time basis.

Course Delivery

The course is delivered through the School of Shipping Learning website and allows you to study at your own pace. You may begin and register any time. A Subject Matter Expert and will provide you with academic support through the learning website and a Course Coordinator will also be available on email and telephone to provide you with administrative support.

Assessment and Award of the Certificate

You are not required to write any exams, assessments are completed online. You will need to achieve a mark of at least 60% for each assessment to receive the certification. Should you not gain competency on your first attempt one more resubmission will be allowed at no additional cost.

Entry Requirements

The only entry requirement for this course is a desire to learn and advance your career.

In order to do this course, you will need:

• An email account
• Access to a computer and the internet
• Be able to open and read PDF documents
• Read and write in the English language