There is still a “major lack” of individual training for the freight forwarding industry in Africa and the industry should collectively lobby for and support initiatives that promote improved regional training standards. So said AB Logistics shipping manager, Leonard Eagleton, who made history last week when he became the first freight forwarder in Africa to receive the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) Higher Diploma in Supply Chain Management from Basil Pietersen, chairman of the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (Saaff). “The training apprenticeship is of a very high standard in South Africa and I wish that this structure could be developed in all African countries,” he said. “With increased knowledge around the globe, freight services can only become easier, better and faster.” Philip Wyllie, Saaff consultant: projects and training, said Fiata was perceived as the “global vanguard of industry trends and developments”. CAPTION Saaff's Basil Pietersen hands the Fiata diploma in Supply Chain Management to AB Logistics' Leonard Eagleton.
