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A training course for qualifying international multimodal transport specialists （IMTSs） for fiscal 2012 （Tokyo Session） was completed on Nov. 14.
The annual program, which is provided by the Education Committee of Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. （JIFFA）, has improved every year since it was first given in 1985.
Held in Tokyo, the recent 10-day course was attended by 163 students, who were enrolled in 30 classes to study exports and imports, customs clearance, multimodal transport, dangerous cargoes, international conventions, bills of lading （B/Ls） and other subjects indispensable for freight forwarders.
Students who attended 80% or more of the lectures given during the course are qualified to take the qualification exams, which will be given on Nov. 22. Those who pass the exams will receive IMTS certificates.
From fiscal 1985, when the program began, to fiscal 2011, a total of 4,351 IMTSs were produced.
In fiscal 2012, a similar course will be held in Nagoya in February 2013, where the same lectures will be given.
