Groupage Procedures for Imported Surface Cargo Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply groupage principles to consolidate imported surface cargo effectively.
• Analyze documentation requirements for groupage shipments to ensure customs compliance.
• Coordinate the receipt, sorting, and dispatch of groupage cargo within a logistics environment.
• Evaluate risks and implement measures to mitigate delays or damages in groupage operations.
• Demonstrate adherence to relevant South African import regulations and procedures.
• Implement tracking and reporting mechanisms for groupage cargo movements.

Target Audience

Import logistics coordinators, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and supply chain professionals involved in the handling of groupage cargo arriving by road, rail, or sea.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. A basic understanding of logistics or supply chain concepts is beneficial but not required.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions reinforce theoretical knowledge by simulating real-world groupage operations. Learners will practice documentation processing, cargo deconsolidation, and customs clearance procedures in a controlled environment.

Practical Activities

• Documentation and Customs Clearance Simulation — Learners process a set of import documents for a consolidated shipment, complete customs declaration forms, and identify discrepancies. (2h)
• Deconsolidation and Cross-Docking Exercise — Using mock cargo, learners perform deconsolidation of a container, sort items by destination, and prepare for cross-docking. (2h)
• Groupage Planning and Coordination Scenario — Learners plan a groupage shipment from multiple suppliers, schedule consolidation, and manage documentation flow using a software tool. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.