Next Course Starting in November, 2024
Overview Of The Course
The diploma was developed during January-June 2007 by the local resource persons and submitted to FIATA for validation. The FIATA Advisory Board on Vocational Training (ABVT) before validating the course in its session held in Dubai on 20th October 2007. It oversaw development of the course material of each subject.
The course is revalidated at a regular interval of 4 years by FIATA to adhere to their guidelines and minimum standards. Last Revalidation was obtained from FIATA in Dec 2023.
During the course, the quality of instructions is monitored through spot visits and exchange of views with faculty members and participants by the Training Manager and Training & Education Committee Members.
The participants’ feedback/comments through evaluation forms on course contents and instructors’ delivery have been of immense value to bring about improvement.
Course Outline
The Course comprises of 14 Modules spread over 267 hours of teaching time as detailed below. The course will be delivered in about 6 months at Karachi and Lahore institutes.
|
S. No. |
Modules |
Duration |
No. of classes |
|
1 |
Introduction to Freight Forwarding |
18 hrs |
12 |
|
2 |
Sea Freight |
25.5 hrs |
17 |
|
3 |
Maritime Containers |
12 hrs |
08 |
|
4 |
Multimodal Transport |
21 hrs |
14 |
|
5 |
Air Freight |
40 hrs |
27 |
|
6 |
Road Transportation |
24 hrs |
16 |
|
7 |
Rail Transportation |
15 hrs |
10 |
|
8 |
Inland Waterways |
15 hrs |
10 |
|
9 |
Customs Procedures |
18 hrs |
12 |
|
10 |
Logistics Transport |
21 hrs |
14 |
|
11 |
Insurance |
15 hrs |
10 |
|
12 |
Dangerous Goods by Sea & Air |
15 hrs |
10 |
|
13 |
Information & Communication Technology |
15 hrs |
10 |
|
14 |
Safety & Security |
12 hrs |
08 |
|
|
Total |
267 hrs |
178 |
Who Can Apply / Admission Procedure:
Member Companies employees may apply for admission using the registration form downloadable from this site.
Basic academic qualification is Graduation; relaxed to Intermediate, where applicant has at-least two (2) years’ on-job experience in Freight Forwarding.
Class Timings:
From 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm from Monday to Friday.
Freight Forwarding Diploma Course Donation Per Participant:
Rs. 40,000/- for PIFFA Members Company per participant and payable through crossed cheque favouring PIFFA Training Institute or Online PTI Account. Fee is taken lump sum, in advance, non-refundable and non-transferable.
Bank Al Habib: #10530071006512019 or IBAN # PK67BAHL1053007100651201
You will have to pay an additional fee to obtain the FIATA Diploma Certificate after completing the PIFFA Diploma in International Freight Forwarding.
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This amount is 50 Swiss Franc to get the softcopy of the certificate
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150 Swiss Franc to get the hardcopy
Both certificates are issued by FIATA. Contact us in case of any query.
By Sep 22, FIATA had issued a total of 19,338 diploma certificates internationally, including 18,850 diplomas in freight forwarding. 538 diplomas in SCM.
46 FIATA Member Associations have obtained accreditation of FIATA Diploma in International Freight Forwarding.
For more information, please contact:
Karachi
Shaikh M. Hanif– Training Coordinator Karachi
Tel: 021-34301370
Mobile: 0333-2353885
Email: training-khi@pti.edu.pk
Address: 257-C, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S. Karachi-75400
PIFFA Training Institute Karachi
Lahore
Muhammad Rizwan – Regional Secretary & Training Coordinator Lahore
Tel: 042-35834457
Mobile: 0321-4180811
Email: piffa-lhe@piffapk.com
Address: Ahmed Block, House # 228, New Garden Town, Lahore 54600
PIFFA Training Institute Lahore
Details for payment by Cheque or Online
Account Title: PIFFA Training Institute
Name and place of Bank: Bank Al Habib Limited, Gizri Branch, Karachi
Bank Address: Upper Gizri, Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, Sindh 75500
Account number:1053-0071-006512-01-9
Account currency: PKR
Bank Code: 1053
Swift Code: BAHLPKKA
IBAN: PK67BAHL1053007100651201
National Income Tax No. 3950426-3
