- CPD is the abbreviation of Continuing Professional Development program that aims at keeping practitioners abreast with emerging trends the in the freight logistics industry in East Africa and beyond.
- The CPD program helps industry practitioners adapt to changes and stay up to date with current trends.
- It addresses the large skills gap which results in inefficiencies and poor quality of logistics service delivery.
- It provides an opportunity for different industry professionals to advance their knowledge within their profession.
- To enable industry professionals to effectively execute their roles in a complex environment brought about by the changing customer needs.
- To enable industry practitioners to be constantly aware of the challenges they face relating to knowledge, skills, and competencies to address these needs.
- The CPD program targets all individual practitioners within the freight logistics industry in East Africa among them the Customs Clearing agents, freight forwarders, warehouse operators, transporters.
- Students of EACFFPC course – both past and present.
- Customs clearing agents, Freight Forwarders, Warehouse operators, and Transporters across East Africa.
- Any other individual interested in the program.
- The implementation guidelines outline the activities that qualify for the award of points under CPD Program.
- The document is available for download under the CPD resources
- Each practitioner must have a minimum of 40 CPD points annually. 30 points for structured and 10 points for unstructured CPD activities.
- The cost of the CPD activity will be determined by the National Curriculum Implementation Committee (NCIC) of each country. The NCIC will prepare and share a calendar of structured activities with details including the dates, time cost, and the venue for each activity. The NCIC comprises representatives from the Commissioners of Customs, Training institutes of revenue authorities, and National Associations of Customs Clearing Agents and Freight Forwarders from each country.
- Technical competencies
- Emerging trends
- Leadership and personal development
- The CPD program is run by FEAFFA Secretariat jointly with the EAC directorate of customs, East Africa Revenue Authorities, and the National Associations Freight Forwarding Industry.
- A regional board, known as the East Africa Customs Agents and Freight Forwarders Board (EACAFFB) will be constituted to oversee the implementation of the CPD program in East Africa. The EACAFFB will have representation from all the players in the regional logistics sector. More details are in the policy framework and implementation guidelines.
- CPD Management System is a digital platform developed by the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) with support from TradeMark Africa (TMA).
- The System is designed to support the rollout of the CPD program in the EAC region. It is accessible via smartphones, tablets, and personal computers that have reliable internet connections.
- The CPD Management System can be accessed by visiting the link: https://cpd.feaffa.com/
- Follow the instructions on the page to register.
- A personal computer or a smartphone or a tablet with a reliable internet connection and a web browser.
- You need to sign up and create an account to be able to access the services offered by the CPD Management System platform.
- Visit the CPD Management System website: https://cpd.feaffa.com/
- Create a CPD account if it is your first time.
- Click on SIGN UP.
- Enter your EMAIL and PASSWORD then click SIGN UP (use an active email address).
- Log in to your personal EMAIL and VERIFY your registration.
- Log in to the CPD management system using your EMAIL and PASSWORD.
- Go to the MY PROFILE tab and complete all the required personal details. Click SAVE and SUBMIT after each instance.
- Continue filling in your personal details until you click SUBMIT APPLICATION. (An email will be sent to approve or rejection of the application).
- Once approved, you can download your certificate of registration. You can also start claiming your CPD points.
- Each practitioner registered on the CPD Management System will have a certificate of registration and a certificate of compliance. The certificate of compliance will provide a summary of CPD activities and their corresponding CPD points attained within a given year.
