The comprehensive training programme comprising 12 modules covers all aspects of the profession such as scope of freight forwarding, packaging, carriage of goods by sea, air, rail and road, customs and port procedures, consolidation, inter-modal transport and warehousing, documentation, documentary credits, cargo and liability insurance.
In the first module titled "Scope of freight forwarding" 28 trainees drawn from leading freight forwarding companies of Lahore participated.
Tafet, which operates under a trust created by like-minded freight forwarders, is one of the four institutes, which has been approved by the UNCTAD.
The institute has planned to commence the programme in Lahore and complete the 12-module training in the next six months on no-profit no-loss basis.
Two modules will be covered every month. At the end of each module the participants will be examined and those qualify would be awarded certificates by the Tafet. Upon successful completion of all 12 modules the participants will be awarded diploma duly endorsed by UNCTAD, NTTFC, PIFFC and Tafet.
National Logistic Cell (NDLC) Dry Port Lahore Managing Director Brigadier Ghulam Akbar Khan Niazi (Retd) was the chief guest at the launching of the training programme.-PR