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Freight Forwarding Fundamentals
New ( FFF )
Oil and Gas Support Services
( ONG )
The Business of Shipping
( BOS )
“ GCA ’ s Business Operations courses aim to build a strong foundation of understanding of our industry – be it sea or air freight , agency or logistics operations or the oil and gas industry . To maintain our focus on performance and ensure we have the competencies required to achieve profitable outcomes , I encourage all GAC people to undertake the relevant Business Operations courses .”
William Hill
Executive Group Vice President Oil and Gas

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

At GAC we strive to create the highest level of efficiency to enable us to fulfil our promise to our customers of “ Delivering your strategy ”. To be able to achieve this , we need to work from the ground up , ensuring all our staff - from the shipyard to the boardroom - are equipped with the knowledge and skills of our industry .
GCA ’ s Business Operations portfolio builds the knowledge , skills and attitudes to do business the GAC Way . Our Business Operations courses are custom developed with experienced GAC subject matter experts to ensure that the content is highly relevant to our own business . The activities promote practical application of the concepts in the GAC context and the opportunity to learn from the experiences of other GAC participants around the world .

Freight Forwarding Fundamentals

New ( FFF )

Freight Forwarding Fundamentals ( FFF ) is designed to give you an insight into the terminology , processes and stakeholders involved with the freight forwarding industry . It will show you the pieces of the jigsaw which fit together to move our customer ’ s freight from origin to destination in an efficient , cost effective and legal way right through the transit . Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to maximise efficiency and enhance profitability in the freight forwarding business .
MODE e20 � DURATION 6-week eLearning � TARGET Relevant GAC Personnel � CSF5 20 hours

Oil and Gas Support Services

( ONG )

The Oil and Gas Support Services ( ONG ) course is designed for all GAC people who play a role in GAC ’ s global oil and gas business today and into the future . It aims to introduce the industry , starting from the basics of what oil and gas is , to the economics of oil and gas , how the upstream oil and gas industry works and the terminology used .
The course uses GAC-specific case studies extensively throughout the course to provide examples of the concepts in practice . Participants will also have the opportunity to analyse the oil and gas business in their own area through the interactive forms in each module .
MODE e20 � DURATION 6-week eLearning � TARGET Relevant GAC Personnel � CSF5 20 hours
New

The Business of Shipping

( BOS )

GAC was founded on the business of shipping , and this course ensures that all GAC people working in our shipping business have an established base level of knowledge of the shipping industry and our place in it .
The course includes an overview of the vessels and terminology used , the key stakeholders , the importance of compliance and ethics , international trade practice , contracts and commercials of shipping business . The course will draw from the extensive experience of GAC ’ s shipping experts from around the world , demonstrating our products and services to the shipping industry and our best practice examples of quality service delivery .
MODE e20 � DURATION 6-week eLearning � TARGET Relevant GAC Personnel � CSF5 20 hours
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