International Freight Forwarding Apprentice
Mapcargo Global Logistics
Bradford (BD4 7BT)
Closes in 30 days (Monday 1 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 August 2025
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Summary
Mapcargo are excited to offer the opportunity of an International Freight Forwarding Apprenticeship. You will experience all aspects of freight forwarding within a globally established network, providing services to a wide variety of industries. In addition, build a successful career in a diverse and flourishing industry.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.30hrs
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The successful applicant would receive hands-on experience gaining in depth knowledge in each area. There will be a strong focus on customs processes.
- Air export operational movements
- Customer service, communication via emails, phones and teams with customers, airlines, agents and suppliers
- Customs clearance- understanding customs control and procedures
- Arrange collection for export shipments
- Quoting customers and agents
- Financial costings and awareness
- Admin including invoicing and ensuring supplier costs are correct
- Specialised logistics within aviation, film, time critical, sports and automotive
- IT- Full training provided on our in-house, HMRC/Customs system
- Monitoring and tracking AWB’s via websites
Where you'll work
Woolbloch House
Bolling Road
Bradford
BD4 7BT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
Training course
International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Select freight forwarding services based on customer requirements, taking into account country specific factors, delivery times and modes.
- Use generic or bespoke ICT systems in order to enter and monitor data on importing or exporting goods.
- Book, plan and monitor international shipments, using manual or ICT systems, in accordance with the rules and regulations that apply to that area of the world and to the goods consigned.
- Prepare a customs declaration to a national standard, or give custom clearance instructions to a third party.
- Use data systems to submit the information required by customs authorities as part of the management of the international movement of goods.
- Produce freight costings and invoices in line with Incoterms, customer profile or sales contract.
- Identify and source data from customers, systems or colleagues.
- Identify and resolve problems in line with responsibilities.
- Create and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external customers.
- Adapt communication based on the situation and the audience.
- Identify problems outside of limits of responsibility and escalate within company policy.
- Communicate in writing, preparing communications on technical matters.
- Communicate with others verbally, including internal and external customers.
- Air. Use and adapt terminology appropriate to the air freight industry.
- Air. Select and use documentation appropriate to the air freight industry.
- Ocean. Use and adapt terminology appropriate to the ocean freight industry.
- Ocean. Select and use documentation appropriate to the ocean freight industry.
- Road. Use and adapt terminology appropriate to the road freight industry.
- Road. Select and use documentation appropriate to the road freight industry.
- Select freight forwarding services based on customer requirements, taking into account country specific factors, delivery times and modes.
- Use generic or bespoke ICT systems in order to enter and monitor data on importing or exporting goods.
- Book, plan and monitor international shipments, using manual or ICT systems, in accordance with the rules and regulations that apply to that area of the world and to the goods consigned.
- Prepare a customs declaration to a national standard, or give custom clearance instructions to a third party.
- Use data systems to submit the information required by customs authorities as part of the management of the international movement of goods.
- Produce freight costings and invoices in line with Incoterms, customer profile or sales contract.
- Identify and source data from customers, systems or colleagues.
- Identify and resolve problems in line with responsibilities.
- Create and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external customers.
- Adapt communication based on the situation and the audience.
- Identify problems outside of limits of responsibility and escalate within company policy.
- Communicate in writing, preparing communications on technical matters.
- Communicate with others verbally, including internal and external customers.
Training schedule
On the job training delivered by the employer.
Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeships English and mathematics minimum requirement is Entry Level 3.
Allocation of an apprenticeship delivery coach who will carry out regular training.
Assessment and support visits to ensure you acquire new learning, knowledge skills and behaviours in order to progress and develop.
Identify, track and support 6 hours off the job training activities.
Quarterly formal progress review meetings, identifying learning achievements and next steps.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Minimum Grade C or 4)
- Maths (grade Minimum Grade C or 4)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Willingness to learn
Other requirements
Candidates will ideally have taken A Levels/BTEC qualification or have 1 - 2 years' work experience.
About this employer
Mapcargo Global Logistics are excited to offer the opportunity of an International Freight Forwarding Apprenticeship. Experience all aspects of Freight Forwarding within a globally established network, providing services to a wide spectrum of industries. Building towards a successful career in a diverse & prosperous industry. As one of the largest privately owned UK integrated logistics companies, Mapcargo Global Logistics is still growing and since 1990 have given our clients a personal service. Mapcargo are non-asset based. That means we do not own aircraft, ships, trains, or many trucks. Non-asset based gives us total flexibility to select best in class carriers, anywhere in the world. We provide specialised services globally through Air and Ocean transport logistics to key industries including Time Critical, Aviation, Film, Sports and Automotive.
http://www.mapcargo.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Employee Assistance Programme
After this apprenticeship
After successful completion of the apprenticeship, we would consider a permanent role within the company. This will most likely be in one of our operational departments.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
Paul Cotton
paul.cotton@seetec.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335076.
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Closes in 30 days (Monday 1 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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