The "Import Export Assistant" programme - A back office function
Brussels Invest & Export, together with its partners (Bruxelles Formation and Cefora), has implemented the training programme « Import Export Assistant ».
This programme enables :
- Young job seekers in Brussels to receive training in specific foreign trade techniques;
- Interested Brussels-based companies to find employees who are specialists in matters relating to international trade.
Participation requirements
- Higher education graduate
- Looking for work and resident in Brussels
- Knowledge of Dutch, English and another language considered an advantage
- And, above all, an interest in international trade!
2-stage course
- Theory: 3 months' training including subjects ranging from Incoterms®2010 to invoicing, as well as correspondence and transport matters.
- Work placement: 6 weeks' immersion in a Brussels-based company. The placement ends with a detailed report.
The import-export assistants are interns whose job is primarily administrative, within the framework of the company's international processes. This means that they fulfil a back office role.
List of theoretical training lectures
| Languages - ENGLISH |
| Telephone |
| Handling complaints |
| Correspondence/offers |
| Office systems |
| Advanced Word |
| Basic and advanced Excel |
| Powerpoint |
| Diary management/Outlook |
| Workshop on integrating the various programmes |
| Commercial module |
| Communication and assertiveness |
| Canvassing/satisfaction (clients/suppliers) |
| Introduction to marketing |
| Introduction to geopolitics and macro-economics |
| Cultural differences |
| Canvassing technique |
| Case studies |
| Finance module |
| From the purchase order to delivery and invoicing |
| Payments and international financing techniques |
| Introduction to accounting |
| International transport + transport documentation |
| Law module |
| Incoterms 2010 |
| Legal aspects + disputes |
| Logistics module |
| Transport insurance |
| Credit insurance |
| Customs and tax regulations |
| Introduction to storage |
| Standards, labelling and certifications |
| Commercial support |
| FR Commercial correspondence |
| Drafting and following up an offer |
| Client/supplier dossier management |
| Reporting techniques |
| Management and monitoring of bad payers |
Practical information
The programme is only available in French this year.
Dates
The programme started in February 2013 and is already full. The next programme is planned in 2014.
The cost of having a business intern is funded in full by Brussels Invest & Export and its partners.
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