I was at this Introduction to Freight Forwarding course. It was real real cool! Ofcourse it was tiring bas it was worth it.
Apart from being beneficial it was SUPER fun.
You know the feeling of being a student again .. OH GOD I missed that so much :)
We were a fairly big group of 30 people. All SUPPOSEDLY mature. Everyone was sent to this course from their company. The attandees were from different countries UAE, India, Khazakhistan, Hong- Kong, bla bla bla...
The best part was meeting these new people. The age categories varied from 22 ( me being the youngest) and 45 ( Vijay Kumar was the eldest).
Remember how we always wanted breaks during classes?
Rememeber how we always made fun of the instructor the MINUTE he turned his back?
Remember how there was always a nerds group sitting in front and the ones who didnt really want to learn at the back?
Remember this one girl who was every guy's dream in the class?
Remember this one guy who was every girl's dream in a class?? ( in this case the guy's name was FIRMINO!!!))
Remember how the professor always asked us to turn off our mobiles and they still rang everyday?
Remember the panicing before exams? yes there was a girl who was actually crying b4 the exam :) I felt bad for her though :(
Remember the cheat sheets in our socks?
The best part was on the exam!!! When everyone wants to sit beside the smartest guy/girl in class hehehehehehe
It was fun...
I guess students are pretty much the same no matter how old they get :)
The problem is I have been told AFTER the exam that each company requests an assessment on the person who has taken the course.. not only grades wise but HOW THEY ACTED!!!
I wasnt a total disgrace to my company but let's see how it goes :)
Summary of the course:
Introduction to Freight Forwarding: This module provides a broad, general and basic knowledge of Freight Forwarding, key relationships with Shippers, Port Authorities, Airport Authorities, Airlines, Shipping Lines, Customs etc. It will define the role of the Freight Forwarder in the transport chain, describe their responsibilities and differentiate between functions their carry out. INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms) will be discussed, including their meaning and use. Use of documentary credits will be be introduced. Ocean transport, including import and export, will be covered. The basics of packing, packaging, special cargo handling, marking and labelling will also be included as well as warehousing, logistics, inventory control etc.
A feature of this introductory module will be Multimodal Transportation, including an overview of Sea/Air Cargo handling which is of great relevance to the development of Freight Forwarding here in the UAE. Students of this module will also receive an appreciation of the vital importance to the future of freight forwarding, and other agencies involved in the transport of cargo, of information technology and the trade uses of the Internet. In particular, the implicaitons of a Cargo Community Systems (CCS) will be introduced.
August, 30, 2006 3:28 PM