PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate successfully as a Freight Handler within the transport sector. A freight handler receives, allocates, stores, picks, reconciles and dispatches freight through a storage facility.
SKILLS RATIONALE:
The Occupational Certificate in Freight Handling provides a learning opportunity for learners who wish to pursue and advance a career in the movement of goods and ensure that freight is handled safely and in an efficient way. The qualification prepares learners for employment opportunities within the broader freight transport industry, which includes a variety of settings, such as, warehouses, factories, ports, rail and airports. Knowledge obtained will be useful within various goods handling environments. This qualification offer learners an opportunity to further their studies in a variety of specialist areas within the transport sector. Areas of specialisation include the following:
- Containers Handling.
- Stevedoring.
- Bulk Operations.
- Port Operations.
- Airline Ground Crew.
- Courier Services.
- Pipeline.
- Warehousing and Distributions.
On-the-job experience can progressively lead to positions of more responsibility in the safe handling of goods and freight.
This qualification will serve to promote safe and successful transportation of dangerous goods by multi-modes of transport (sea, road, air and rail) and aims to promote professionalism, work ethics and good governance within learners.
A QUALIFIED LEARNER WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Demonstrates receiving of freight.
- Demonstrates allocation of freight for storage and control of stock.
- Prepares and ensures the picking of freight for loading/off-loading processes according to specified procedures.
- Reconciles and dispatches freight according to the legislation.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
- Learners are required to have an NQF Level 2 qualification in order to be considered for admission.
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrates receiving of freight.
- Demonstrates allocation of freight for storage and control of stock.
- Prepares and ensures the picking of freight for loading/off-loading processes according to specified procedures.
- Reconciles and dispatches freight according to the legislation.
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 12 months
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
