Pharmaceutical Air Cargo Transport Handling Diploma

4 courses to be completed in 1 year

Pharmaceutical products are lucrative and fast-growing cargo commodities for businesses across the value chain. Are you qualified to claim your share? The pharmaceutical industry spends billions each year to ensure the reliable and compliant transport of its products, and its expectations for your cargo business are high. This diploma will prepare you with the regulatory and operational foundations you need to start handling temperature-controlled shipments and show you how to build specialized pharmaceutical services into your daily operations.



Diploma code: DIPL-78

Four specialized courses will give you a complete overview of the cold chain, allowing you to:

• Relate the logistical needs of the international healthcare industry and ensure compliance with its regulations
• Mitigate risks common to the transport of pharmaceutical time and temperature-sensitive shipments
• Implement a Quality Management System in your operations to ensure consistent and reliable service, compliance and continuous improvement
• Establish an integrated temperature-control logistics system in compliance with national and international regulations
• Establish process-driven quality and risk management system in all aspects of the air freight supply chain, from temperature-controlled infrastructure, qualified transport equipment and vehicles to well-trained professionals.

 

Key topics

The key topics that are covered during this diploma include:

• International standards and guidelines for healthcare shipments
• Temperature-controlled management
• Risk management for the cold chain
• Temperature-sensitive product handling
• Temperature-controlled equipment and infrastructure
• IATA CEIV program audit checklist
• Lean Six Sigma management

Recommended for global transport professionals working in:

• Global distribution of pharmaceutical products
• Airline, ground handling or freight forwarding operations
• Cargo quality, audit and risk management
• Warehouse and ramp operations

How to register

• This diploma program consists of 4 required courses, all of which must be completed within 1 year.
• To begin working toward your diploma, go to each required course page and register individually. You must complete all selected courses to be eligible for the diploma.
• Virtual classroom courses (when available for a specific course) are also recognized and accepted toward the completion of this diploma.

How to obtain your diploma

As you complete each course, it will be added to your training history found under My Training << Learn status << Completed. Once all the necessary courses are successfully completed, your diploma will be awarded and made available for download from your training profile.