Bidvest FF&CC NQF3

This Qualification serves to equip the qualifying learner with the fundamental skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to support the provision of world class services by enhancing the learner’s ability to interact positively with clients and customers and to solve problems they come across in the workplace in the international logistics and supply chain management field and it will add value to the qualifying learner in terms of enrichment of the person, their status and the recognition offered them. It also provides an opportunity for learners to learn and to apply skills in relation to the workplace.

This Qualification may be achieved in part through skills programmes or completely through the recognition of prior learning, which includes formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience. Any learner wishing to be directly assessed may arrange to do so, without attending further training or education. The assessor and learner will decide together on the most appropriate assessment route to be taken.

1. Fundamental unit standards: 36 credits
2. Core unit standards: 66 credits
3. Elective unit standards: 28 credits

The Qualification will provide learners with a solid understanding of the relevant legislation and regulations governing the environment in which they operate and also provide them with the ability to appropriately select and apply the relevant processes and procedures governing the operations with which they are involved.

Learners who successfully complete this Qualification will be able to:

1. Communicate verbally and in writing using a variety of formats and use the basics of mathematics.
2. Supervise a freight forwarding and customs compliance function.
3. Solve operational problems within the freight forwarding and customs compliance environment.
4. Carry out freight forwarding operations in customs compliance with client requirements and legislation.

This Qualification aims to assist people entering a career in the freight forwarding and customs compliance sector and those already working in it maintain and improve their competencies in meeting and anticipating the needs of their clients and customers. It will create the opportunity:

1. For a career path.
2. To provide process and service standards.
3. To improve productivity.
4. To improve service delivery.

Learners will be provided with the conceptual framework to perform routine and non-routine functions and to supervise the performance of other functions, displaying the ability to combine and integrate competencies in their application in the freight forwarding and customs compliance environment.