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School of Shipping:
With campuses across South Africa in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Gauteng, School of Shipping provides certified freight training in Freight Forwarding and Customs Compliance fields.

We offer in-class and online courses including Learnership Certificate programs, Diploma qualifications, and more. Our Accredited Courses have been developed according to the rigorous demands of the South African Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) and therefore carries the applicable accreditation for those industry related subjects.

Why Study with School of Shipping?


-  Qualified, Expert Instructors
All of our instructors have many years experience in the actual working environment of their speciallity and bring the wealth and depth of knowledge which is key to educating the shipping and freight professionals of tomorrow.

-  Innovative Online Learning
We cater to our students needs through the traditional model of classroom based study as well as an innovative e-Learning platform that has revolutionised the freight training industry with flexible online learning which can be done from any computer with an internet connection.

-  Kick-Start Your New Career Path
We educate many novices who are seeking a change in career path and who wish to make a new start in the industry of International Trade.

Certified Freight Training Programs:

Our school was born from the need for quality, affordable adult tuition in maritime studies specifically relating to importing and exporting of goods.

We train Entry Clerks, Import Clerks, Export Clerks, Freight Representatives, Clearing and Forwarding Agents, Channel Controllers, Line Managers, Import / Export Entrepreneurs...

In-Class Programs:
- Freight Forwarding
- Perishable Exporters Logistics Workshop
- Bond Store Workshop
- Container Management
- Customs Modernisation Workshop
- Essential Import Export Procedures
- Estimating and Costing Workshop
- Port Facility Security Officer Training
- Single Administration Document 500
- Tarrif Classification...
- Understanding Container Shipping in the Global environment

NQF 3-level Online / E-Learning Courses:
- Airfreight Module
- Business Mathematics Module
- Customs Module
- Generic Understanding Module
- International Trade Module
- Organisational Behaviour Module
- Surface Freight Module

Certificate Qualifications & Learnerships:
- National Certificate – Freight Forwarding And Customs Compliance - NQF 3
- National Certificate – Freight Forwarding And Customs Compliance – NQF 4
- National Certificate – Advanced Freight Forwarding And Customs Compliance - NQF 3
- National Certificate – Advanced Freight Forwarding And Customs Compliance – NQF 4
- FIATA Diploma

Address: 301 Selective House, Edward Street, Tyger Valley, Cape Town, South Africa
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2026-05-02 were from:

Cape Town, Western Cape; Nhlangano, Swaziland; Heideveld Cape Town; Thohoyandou; JOHANNESBURG; and more.
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