Dubai Trade, the innovative online service provider of Dubai World, has signed an agreement with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport-UAE to launch a training and certification program for supply chain professionals using Dubai Trade Portal.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dubai Trade will work jointly with CILT-UAE to set up, integrate and implement a Certified Dubai Trade Professional Training Program designed to provide advanced training in logistics, transport, e-services and allied areas. The program will lead to the awarding of a professional certificate to the participants and accreditation to Dubai Trade and CILT-UAE.
The certification program will benefit thousands of supply chain companies, such as importers, exporters, freight forwarders, clearing agents and haulers in the UAE, as well as across the MENA region.
The agreement was signed at a brief ceremony attended by Mahmood Al Bastaki, Director, Dubai Trade, Saeed J.K. Alqaizi, Director, Group Procurement, Contracts, and General Admin Departments, Dubai World, and Alexander Borg, Regional Director and Coordinator, CILT-UAE.
Mahmood Al Bastaki, Director, Dubai Trade, said:
“We strongly believe that the Certified Dubai Trade Professional Training Program will lead to further streamlining of the trade facilitation process and satisfactory use of all e-services on Dubai Trade portal by our customers. The program reflects Dubai Trade’s commitment to serve and develop the trade community in Dubai. We are pleased to have CILT-UAE as our strategic partner in this corporate social responsibility initiative. We consider this agreement as a beginning and look forward to future enhanced collaboration and continuous support from CILT-UAE in order to present Dubai as the premier trade hub.”
Alexander Borg, CILT-UAE Regional Director and Coordinator, said:
“This agreement is in line with our principal objective of promoting and encouraging the art and science of logistics and transport. Our strategic partnership with Dubai Trade is specifically tailored to impart professional training and raise awareness among different groups of the supply chain industry. On behalf of our board, we thank Dubai Trade for the trust placed in us and congratulate them on their forward-looking initiative, which should bring considerable value to all stakeholders.”
Dubai Trade Portal (www.dubaitrade.ae) offers a remarkably seamless business flow and proven cost effectiveness for clients using its single window for trade. In 2009, Dubai Trade provided free training to more than 2,300 companies and attended to more than 250,000 customer support inquiries.
Dubai Trade’s contribution in facilitating smoother cross-border trade for the UAE has won special recognition in the World Bank’s annual “Doing Business 2010” report. The Bank cited data on trade procedures provided by Dubai Trade as being invaluable in its evaluation process.
CILT is a worldwide organisation with an established International pedigree. CILT-UAE, established in 2002, provides quality training, distance education, qualifications programs and training seminars in the area of logistics and transport.
