Transport Clerk

NQF04 -10 months full-time, 8 months part-time | Credits 121 SAQA I.D: 94025

Course Overview:

A Transport Clerk compiles and keeps records of operational aspects and coordinates the timing of the movement and supply of freight (goods and livestock) and passengers from origin to destination in terms of stakeholder requirements. It involves the movement of all goods and materials from raw material stages, through the manufacturing process, to the delivery of finished products and their disposal. It also deals with the routing and/or scheduling of freight and passengers, using all transport modes and related activities. (Related activities include warehousing).
This qualification offers learners an opportunity to further their studies in a variety of specialist areas within the transport sector. Areas of specialization include the following:
• Containers Handling.
• Stevedoring.
• Bulk Operations.
• Port Operations.
• Airline Ground Crew.
• Courier Services.
• Pipeline.
• Warehousing and Distributions.

The focus of the work experience is to provide the learner with exposure to working as part of a team in developing transport schedules in a real-life transport environment.

The qualified learner will be able to:
• Plan and prepare transport schedules.
• Allocating and assigning drivers to shifts as well as the collation of trip documentation and prepare reports to management.
• Monitoring trips and conducting route allocation inspections.
• Reconciles and dispatches freight according to the legislation.

Admission requirements:

• Grade 12/prior NQF03 qualification
• Current employment within the transport or allied industries