50% Funding - International Trade Operations and Procedures (ITOPS) (8 x half day course)
2024-06-19 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | Course is delivered online by Steve Townsley
Upskill staff with our 50% funded programme.

50% funding available via the Sheffield City Region Skills Bank. For full details on eligibility and criteria see https://skillsbankscr.co.uk/eligibility/

This practical and relevant qualification is designed to prove that candidates have the necessary skills to accurately operate the administration procedures in an international trade administration environment.

Benefits:

Successful candidates will be awarded the BCC Accredited ITOPS Qualification, learning how to avoid costly mistakes and improve their international trade procedures - previous delegates have saved their employers thousands of pounds. This course is suitable for anyone employed in an international trade environment - whether that of a manufacturer/supplier or freight forwarder.

The award covers the five main elements of export administration:

Administration Procedures
Export Documentation
Customs and Excise and other legal requirements
Export Payments
Dispatch and Shipping

Delegates attend four formal training workshops - usually once a fortnight/every three weeks. A formal assessment takes place approximately one month after the tuition ends. The evidence is then Internally Verified by an experienced assessor at the Chamber who decides if the required standards have been met.

Candidates will have the possibility of airport visits, container ship visits and placement with a freight forwarder. Although optional, all are considered as very important in developing knowledge and skills.

Full Course Content

Workshop 1

Preparing for Export
Incoterms 2020
The commodity code
Proving origin - at export
The commercial documents
Payment Considerations

Workshop 2

Moving Goods - packing and marking considerations, cargo measuring, selection criteria for freight forwarders
Airfreight, seafreight and road haulage considerations
Transport documentation - airfreight security, SSNs and DGNs
Customs' and legal - Intrastat, export entries, export licensing
Incoterms - the current (2020) F terms
Payment - cash with order considerations
The importance of accurate cargo measurements
Packing and marking considerations
The Freight Forwarding Industry

Workshop 3

Moving Goods - freight accounting and freight charging, insuring the cargo
Transport documentation - the proof of export documents - bills of lading, certificates of shipment, CMR notes and airway bills
Incoterms - the current C terms
Finance - Claiming cargo insurance and documentary collections
Customs' and legal - ISPM15, Pre-shipment inspection, proof of export required by HMRC

Workshop 4

Incoterms - the D terms
Payment - Letters of Credit
Customs' and Legal Requirements - temporary import and export procedures
Import considerations, Paying duties and Duty deferment, Bonded facility
Legally avoiding duty using I.P.R, O.P.R and ATA Carnets

Materials:

The price includes training for four workshops, course folders and printed notes, full trainer support during the course of the programme, final assessment day, portfolio assessment and verification. Successful candidates also receive the BCC Foundation Award in International Trade.

To book your place or for more details please email internationaltrade@doncaster-chamber.co.uk
