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The CBFCA has partnered with the CyberInstitute (a subsidiary of the Australian Institute of Management QLD), to offer a range of self-paced courses designed to upgrade or enhance the skills of today's busy industry professional. The Personal Professional Development program (or PPD) contains a series of courses within a range of categories created to deliver real business outcomes. Each course is self-paced and contains the very latest in course design and business concepts to enhance learning.

The CBFCA is also pleased to announce the launch of new professional development training and associated government funding for eligible through a partnership with Real Corporate Partners.

The National Customs brokers Course (NCBC) is an eleven unit program of study that is now the course approved by the Australian Customs Service as the pre-requisite course of study for persons intending to become licensed as customs brokers in Australia. Click on the link below to see more or click on the FAQ link on the right to download the Frequently Asked Questions document.

The Australian Federation of International Forwarders Limited (AFIF) and the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc (CBFCA) have combined to develop quality assured and audited training to meet the new requirements for training of Regulated Air Cargo Agents (RACAs), as mandated under the Aviation Transport Security Act.

Quarantine Approved Premises (QAP) for Accredited Persons training is available through the Industry Working Group on Quarantine.

AQIS Accreditation Courses The AQIS Accreditation Course is a course accessible to ALL industry personnel who would like to know more about Quarantine processes and how the Accreditation schemes operate. Course participants do NOT have to be licensed customs brokers or importers of record however these are the only persons who can participate in the Accreditation schemes.

DANGEROUS GOODS COURSES The following Dangerous Goods courses are available. Dangerous Goods Air Acceptance Dangerous Goods Re-certification Dangerous Goods Maritime Click HERE for course information and registration. Other Dangerous Goods courses are available on request. In-house training is provided on request and can be created to suit your company. For more information please email dgtraining@cbfca.com.au

The AEP for Commodities training is delivered on-line.  The course costs $88 including GST.  To enrol in and commence the training course please click here.

International Trade and Logistics College (or ITALC), the College has been designed to deliver a broad range of training and education including technical customs broking study units and international freight forwarding training.

The purpose of the National Examination The National Examination is facilitated by the CBFCA and is used to determine if candidates possess the "acquired experience" necessary to become licensed customs brokers in Australia. A pass in the National Examination is accepted by the CEO of Customs as evidence that an applicant for a customs brokers licence possesses the "acquired experience", referred to in S183CC(2)(b) Customs Act, necessary to become a licensed customs broker in Australia.