Supply chain body sets up network of authorised trainers

IN A move to correct the skills shortage in the freight industry, the Association for Operations Management in Southern Africa (Sapics) has built up a growing network of authorised education providers (AEPs). According to information released to FTW by the association’s Jenny Froome, this is widely recognised as one of the biggest challenges facing the supply chain sector. “We are playing a significant role in addressing the skills deficit, and now offer industry-specific education programmes throughout SA – in a network of 11 AEPs in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape and as far afield as Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania.” Sapics is the SA custodian of two internationally accredited certification programmes – certified production and inventory management (CPIM) and the newlylaunched certified supply chain professional (CSCP). The 30th annual Sapics conference and exhibition is to be held at Sun City from June 29 to July 2, 2008.