Students of the ITALC and IFCBAA Diplomas of Customs Broking and Diploma of Freight forwarding may in the future be granted credit for the Australian Maritime College’s degrees, following an announcement earlier this week.
AMC has announced that it will assess and and recognise the IFCBAA programmes along with relevant industry experience.
This collaboration provides direct credit recognition between the organisation’s DCB and DIFF to the following AMC/UoT degrees:
- Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- MBA in Maritime Management
- Bachelor of Global Logistics and Maritime Management
These pathway credits not only recognise the DCB and DIFF qualifications, but also provide additional possible credits, based on proven specific industry experience.
A joint statement from the AMC and IFCBAA said that “this initiative enables qualified professionals to build on their existing expertise and advance their careers though further academic study. Eligible IFCBAA members and graduates may be assess for credit towards selected AMC / UTAS courses, helping to reduce duplication of learning and supporting ore efficient progression to degree qualification”.
IFCBAA’s Diploma of Customs Broking is offered online by the International Trade and Logistics College (RTO Code 30772) over four semesters (2 years) and includes 14 Core units of study. The total cost for this course is currently $5460.00 with the individual units costing $390.00 each. The course covers a range of topics including “Apply knowledge of border clearance fundamentals”, “Manage goods under customs control”, “Comply with biosecurity border clearance” and more. Click here to find out more about the IFCBAA Diploma of Customs Broking.
IFCBAA’s Diploma of International Freight Forwarding was created in recognition of the huge gap in the provision of structured training that existed in the international freight forwarding sector. This course is offered online by the International Trade and Logistics College (RTO Code 30772) over two semesters (12 months) and includes 10 core units of study and 2 elective units. The full cost for this course is $4290.00 with each individual unit costing $390.00. The course covers a range of topics including how to plan and organise the international forwarding of freight by sea, road, rail, air, and multi-modal transport options, law and insurance, biosecurity, and more. Click here to find out more about the IFCBAA Diploma of International Freight Forwarding.
