Teta fast-tracks accreditation

“IN THE F&C (Forwarding and Clearing) Chamber of Teta, we do not yet have any fully accredited service providers,” says Teta CEO Dr Piet Bothma. Responding to criticism that the process was taking too long and with so few accredited courses available, the industry was not training, Bothma commented: “Teta has taken a developmental approach to help service providers to achieve their accreditation goals. “Thirty six providers are provisionally accredited in the transport sector. Our target is to have at least 100 accredited by the end of March.” An increasing number of service providers are however in the process of being accredited. “If they comply with minimum criteria, we give them provisional accreditation. We then set them further goals every three months, and if they comply with those, the provisional accreditation is extended so that over a period of 6-12 months they will achieve full accreditation.” Bothma stressed that the F&C Chamber was doing all it could to fast-track accreditation. “We can’t implement if providers don’t have the capacity or the basic systems in place to ensure high quality service delivery. “What we are doing is tapping into overseas expertise to speed up the process. “The Belgians, for example, were recently in SA and we will jointly develop unit standards with them for supply chain management. “By using some of their standards and adapting them for South African conditions, we will fast-track the process.”