New Zealand Certificate in International Freight Logistics with strands in Freight Forwarding, and Shipping

The purpose of this qualification is to provide global and local organisations with people who have the skills and knowledge to undertake intermediate-level operational and administration roles in either the shipping or international freight forwarding sectors.

Learners may benefit by having a qualification which recognises skills and knowledge to enable improved job performance and/or a credential to advance career opportunities in the international freight logistics industry.

The freight forwarding strand provides the industry with people who have good understanding of concepts, legislation and practice to undertake intermediate-level operational and administration tasks related to organising international shipments for individuals or companies to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution.

The shipping strand provides the industry with people who have good understanding of concepts, legislation and practice to undertake intermediate-level operational and administration tasks related to organising and providing international carriage of goods by ship.

This qualification is targeted at people with some entry-level experience or prior learning related to the international freight logistics industry.

Graduates will be capable of working under broad guidance with a degree of self-management in either a shipping or international freight forwarding context.

MITO is part of Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning, a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

We facilitate training for the automotive, commercial road transport, extractives, gas, and logistics industries. We work with learners, their employers and training providers, to ensure people get the best possible opportunities to learn and advance their career, while developing a skilled workforce for the industries we serve.

To enrol in a MITO training programme you must be employed in one of the industries that MITO supports and your employer must be able to support your training, as you will complete your qualification on-the-job. This means you will be learning and earning!