www.bifa.org


Training Schedule


In light of current restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, BIFA has suspended all classroom training for Forwarding and Customs courses for the foreseeable future. These have been replaced by live tutor-led sessions carried out via Zoom videoconferencing as listed: LIVE Freight & Customs Procedures courses 2020 training dates – SOLD OUT 2021 dates selling fast! Book at www.bifa.org/training to secure your places


FREIGHT FORWARDING ESSENTIALS – LIVE 5 + 6 January 13 + 14 January 9 + 10 February 31 March + 1 April


CUSTOMS ESSENTIALS – LIVE 26 + 27 January 16 + 17 February 10 + 11 March


BTEC INTERMEDIATE AWARD IN CUSTOMS EXPORT & IMPORT PROCEDURES – LIVE 18, 25 February, 4 + 18 March 23 February, 2, 9 + 23 March 24 February, 3, 10 and 24 March 2, 9, 16 + 30 March 3, 17, 24 March + 7 April


BTEC INTERMEDIATE AWARD IN MULTIMODAL INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT PROCEDURES – LIVE 7, 14, 21 January + 4 February


Training


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The following online courses are still available.


ONLINE CUSTOMS DECLARATION TRAINING This course is aimed at those who want to gain a better understanding of Customs regimes and how to complete a Customs declaration. Based around 14 modules, this purely digital course can be studied around your work commitments and should take around five hours to complete


ONLINE AIR CARGO SECURITY REGULATED AGENTS The following Air Cargo Security courses are available online to Regulated Agents at initial and refresher levels:


• Cargo Aviation Security Principles (CASP) • Cargo Aviation Security Principles – Driver (CASP-D)


• Cargo Operative (CO)


ONLINE AIR CARGO SECURITY KNOWN CONSIGNORS Courses covering the modules required by Known Consignors are also available online.


See bifa.org/training to register


DANGEROUS GOODS TRAINING Classroom courses now available See bifa.org/training for venues and dates


Support your local Member group


BIFA holds Regional Member meetings around the UK and listed right are those due to occur soon. If you would like to attend and find out more about BIFA and what we do, then contact the appropriate Regional Consultant to BIFA. All BIFA Members are entitled and


encouraged to attend their regional meetings however pre-booking with the named contact is essential.


Region Kent & East Sussex


Regional Members’ meeting Stansted


Regional Members’ meeting Gatwick


Regional Members’ meeting Full contact details are shown on page 3 of this issue. Reporting Freight Related Crime to Border Force – Operations Pegasus and Pandora


Please note that there are different numbers for air and ocean. Border Force has confirmed that all


reports will be treated in the strictest confidence.


December 2020


Air Contact Numbers Tel: 0203 196 2456 (0700-2000) Tel: 0203 014 5604 (24-hours) Crimestoppers: 0800 555111 or 101 quoting reference Pegasus


Ocean Contact Numbers Tel: 01394 303 116 (Office hours) Tel: 07920 587808 (24-hours) Quoting the reference Pandora.


Date Time Venue Tue 1 Dec 0930 Zoom videoconference Tue 1 Dec 1130 Teams videoconference Thu 3 Dec 1230 Teams videoconference


BIFA Contact Paul Newman


Mike Jones Mike Jones


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