Edition 65, March 2009

Updated units to meet customs broking licence requirements

The newly endorsed version of the Transport and Logistics Training Package includes the modification of 11 units of competency required by the Australian Customs Service as part of the process to attain a Customs Broking Licence.

The 11 units reviewed as part of the Training Package Continuous Improvement process have been in existence for a number of years, but the units had not been reviewed to align with stricter security requirements which have been embedded in legislation and enforced in recent years.

There have been many global changes leading to tighter border control measures and stricter requirements for import and export of goods. As a result of these changes, the units now better align with the requirements of the industry and with the requirements of the Australian Customs Service.

The Customs Act 1901 determines that it is essential that an applicant sitting the Customs Broking License test must first be deemed workplace competent. Australian Customs Service has declared that �workplace competence� will be evidenced by assessment against these 11 units from the TLI07 Transport and Logistics Training Package (Version 2).

Under the licensing requirements, the prospective licensee must be deemed competent in the 11 units before they can undertake the test administered by the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Council of Australia on behalf of Australian Customs Service, to gain a licence to operate as a representative of the Australian Customs Service.

For more information on the Custom Brokers Licence contact the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Council of Australia on 07 3252 1348, info@cbfca.com.au or visit www.cbfca.com.au

For more information on the new units of competency contact the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council on 03 9320 4242, tlisc@tlisc.com.au or visit www.tlisc.com.au

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