MetroMinds has applied to the
Transport Education and Training
Authority for accreditation to provide
freight handling courses and has
completed more than two-thirds of the
course material.
“Receiving accreditation on this
aspect of the global supply chain will
be our stepping stone towards offering
the full scope of freight industry
training,” says director of MetroMinds,
Juliette Fourie. The course material
will not just be tailored towards freight
forwarders but to their clients as well.
Fourie adds that handling and
distribution sectors have been seen
for far too long as the ‘stepchild of
logistics’ when in fact they are integral
to the supply chain. “We are working
hard to gain professional recognition for
the respective industry qualifications
and this training will go a long way
towards that,” she says,
Acknowledging that learnerships are
not just about imparting information,
Fourie says MetroMinds strives
to provide holistic training which
incorporates life skills and is flexible
and adaptable enough to take different
levels of development into account.
The company, which specialises in
freight industry training, also offers
more generic training, focusing on
sales, finance, management and
computer courses, among others.
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Juliette Fourie … expanding service
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