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 ».

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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

  1. Theory: 3 months' training including subjects ranging from Incoterms®2010 to invoicing, as well as correspondence and transport matters.
  2. 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.
 

Contact

Jan VERSCHUEREN
jverschueren@mbhg.irisnet.be

T 02/800.40.32
 
Juliette HANNICK
jhannick@mrbc.irisnet.be
T 02/800.40.43