Course details

Summary

This qualification is ideal for those who are already experienced operators in international freight logistics, as well as those wanting to enter the industry.

You'll gain advanced knowledge of international freight logistics concepts, legislation and practice, for employment in sectors like air freight, sea freight and customs broking.

Content Details

Topics include:

• Managing compliance and legislation
• Understand freight forwarding business operations
• Manage customers
• Manage staff
• Managing air freight
• Managing sea freight

Qualifications Gained

Upon successful completion of the programme you will receive:

New Zealand Diploma in International Freight Logistics (Freight Forwarding) (Level 5)

Career Opportunities

• production planning
• freight forwarding
• demand management
• custom clearance
• procurement
• air cargo management
• production or distribution supervision/ team leadership
• inventory control
• sea freight management
• warehouse management

Potential employers include: distribution companies, freight companies, supply chain companies, logistics companies, local authorities, warehousing companies.

Study Pathways

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Pathways

• New Zealand Diploma in Supply Chain Management (Level 6)

Entry criteria

This course is targeted at experienced operators or intermediate-level administrators from within the industry, or people with related experience who are looking to enter the international freight logistics industry.

To gain entry into this course, you must have completed:

• 60 NCEA credits at Level 2 (with a minimum of 12 NCEA English credits at Level 2, and 12 credits in Mathematics at Level 2), OR
• equivalent tertiary study.

English Language requirements:

Level 5 certificate or diploma

IELTS Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5.0; TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) score of 46 or higher (with a writing score of 20); TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 550 (with an essay score of 5.0 TWE); FCE, FCE for schools, with a score of 162, no less than 154 in each skill; NZCEL of Level 4 with the Academic endorsement; PToE (Academic) score of 42.