The Port Institute Foundation for Studies and Cooperation of the Valencian Community (IPEC) offers in its training program for the current academic year 2003-2004 the Documentation Courses for Port Agents, with the collaboration of associations and professionals of the sector, who have committed to making accessible all the information relating to the maritime commercial sector.
The IPEC Foundation is committed to improving the training of professionals working in the port sector, through its business training program.
The shipping agent course, organized by the Foundation and MATIC (comprised of IPEC itself and representatives from the Valencian Shipping Association, ATEIA Valencia, the Official Association of Customs Agents, the Port Workers' Mutual Fund, and the Port of Valencia Guarantee Mark Foundation), offers a comprehensive overview of the documents involved in the daily work of shipping agents. The next sessions will be held in November in Castellón and subsequently in Madrid in January of next year.
In addition to providing a theoretical overview, the courses include the participation of an industry professional who will help develop practical skills in this sector. In the shipping agent course, Vicente Martínez, a shipping agent and member of MATIC, is in charge of this practical component. "We use screen presentations and try to familiarize them with the port environment through videos. We even organize a visit to the port, which many people, even those familiar with the sector, haven't even been to," he explains.
The objective is for the student to learn about the entire consignee process, from the search for the cargo to its marketing and materialization in transport.
Finally, Martínez emphasizes the importance of the port sector in the economy of any country, as well as the need to strengthen Spanish ports.
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The MATIC Group strives to meet the training needs of maritime and port professionals by developing new educational materials to serve as the foundation for its courses. Undoubtedly, the success of these courses is largely due to the commitment of the industry associations and professionals who support the training project.
Martínez states that "there are no maritime business studies related to the export process, so a company in the sector must first train its staff, investing time and money."
In this regard, he adds that "this is why the associations of consignees, freight forwarders, and customs agents decided to structure our business and put it into a document, explaining the process and the documents involved. The goal is to ensure that people interested in entering the maritime sector have all the necessary information."
Thus, the manual "Export Document Flow: Maritime Transport in Regular Line Containers" was created, which is the didactic basis of the courses and which includes in a broad analysis all the documents related to the international trade of Regular Line goods in containers.
This publishing initiative is a pioneering one in the country and serves as the basis for specific courses aimed at various port stakeholders.
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