The SA Association of
Freight Forwarders has
simplified the list of
minimum requirements
for agents keen to
complete the Fiata training
programme.
“This follows an
immensely productive
workshop hosted in
Johannesburg by Saaff
National , which involved
an in depth, far ranging
dialogue between Thomas
Sim, chairman Fiata
Advisory Body Vocational
Training, regional
Saaff representatives,
representatives of Saaff
member companies and
service providers,” Saaff’s
Tony d’Almeida told FTW.
“The main objectives
were to establish the
connectivity of the
minimum criteria of
the Fiata Diploma, our
own NQF level 3 and 4
Learnership Qualifications
and the assessment
methods required by Fiata
to establish competency
against these minimum
requirements,” he said.
The following guidelines
will apply for agents
planning to register for the
Fiata diploma:
• A minimum of 5 years’
experience in the different
departments of a freight
forwarding and customs
(international logistics)
operation
• Successful completion
of the NQF 3 and 4
Qualifications which may
be achieved via formal Teta
Learnership programmes,
skills programmes or
Recognition of Prior
Learning (RPL) against the
relevant qualifications.
When a competent
learner is identified by
a service provider or
employer, he/she can be
nominated for the Fiata
diploma to Saaff. The
process after that is simple.
Saaff will check out the
application, outline the
cost of the application
and certification, and
assess the learner using
appropriate tools.
“We have mapped out a
way forward,” D’Almeida
said. “This will enable
Saaff and its constituent
providers to work together
in aligning training to the
evolving requirements
of both Fiata and the
SA vocational skills
strategies.”
Further information is
available from D’Almeida
who looks after Saaff’s
education portfolio.
Saaff and Fiata map out a way forward
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