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Forwarding Apprenticeship Scheme achieves lift off


Approval of the new apprenticeship providing students with core knowledge and skills is a significant milestone in raising standards and helping to attract new recruits


The International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship standard received approval for delivery, at the end of April, 18 months after the initial application. BIFA has been supporting a trailblazer group of employers from the very start, with the first meeting in April 2016, which seems a long time ago, but the news is welcome for the industry and our sector of logistics. The standard is set at Level 3 (A Level) with a


minimum duration of 18 months. The new apprenticeship will provide students with core knowledge and skills including: industry awareness, customs procedures and commercial skills. At the beginning of the programme, apprentices will also be given one of three modal pathways.


Significant milestone Carl Hobbis, BIFA training development manager, said: “This really is great news and a significant milestone and will definitely help us to attract more young people to the industry. “It is a feather in the cap of those in the trailblazer group, which has been resolute in recognising the importance and potential value of a relevant apprenticeship that is specific to the forwarding sector.


“With customs legislation getting more complex, and the unknown landscape post- Brexit, it will be even more important to promote careers in our industry in many ways – and there is no better way than through a relevant apprenticeship, which we now have. “The trailblazer group has worked hard to demonstrate to the Department of Education (DoE) and Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) that the processing of international trade


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documentation is vital to the UK economy and the demand for international trade skills is forecast to rise.


Learning structure “The apprenticeship will give new entrants a valuable structure for their learning, whilst helping to close the skills gap and address the acute staff shortage faced by the sector. “BIFA will now help to promote the availability of the new apprenticeship and encourage employers and potential entrants to consider this apprenticeship as a route into the industry. “We physically cannot get around the whole country, so we need every Member to play their


part and get involved with their local community. This could be just giving up a couple of hours of your time to attend a careers day at a local school or college. It could do wonders for your business and contribute to your own corporate social responsibility programme as well. “BIFA has begun to create a variety of assets


for you to use – case studies, videos, tips, graphics and presentations – and will also get around the regions during the remainder of the year to talk just about apprenticeships.”


For more information you can visit: www.bifa.org/about/apprenticeship or email Carl at c.hobbis@bifa.org


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