Structured Trainingfor for new entrants in transport and logistics industry

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As we were involved in the training of personnel connected maritime transportation, we perceived that the transport and logistics industry would also need such training to prospective employees so that they fit into the role assigned on joining the industry without wasting much time on on-job training thus saving invaluable resources. This request was pursued further and it was observed that a number of allied industries such as marine industry ashore, freight forwarding, ship agencies and port and ship operation may have similar similar needs. Hence, TMI decided to develop a programme to meet industry requirement with the following objectives:

·  Provide detailed knowledge of the logistics involved in transport modes and International business including Management of supply-chain’ concept, where goods, services and information are being imported/exported, supplied, or conveyed to customers.

·  Provide basic legislative knowledge governing the various modes of transport.

·  Provide communication and IT skills needed in the International transport industry.

·  Prepare prospective employees  for a career in the transport and logistics industry.

·  Help prospective employees  explore a broad variety of pathways into success in the industry as the Transport and Logistics Industry offers great career benefits including a wide variety of occupations, portability and skills transferability both nationally and internationally.

·  The transport and logistics industry is growing at a rapid pace and needs competent middle level executives who shall be in a position to absorb the new technologies and philosophies of the global trade.

However our discussions with some of the people in the industry indicated that they prefer to recruit graduates and prefer to train them on the jib only.

My query is that would not the industry benefit if the new entrants were provided a structured training with practice and theory?