Freight Forwarding Apprentice
WORLD CARGO LOGISTICS LTD
Burntwood (WS7 3GR)
Closes in 10 days (Thursday 23 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 October 2025
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Summary
Kickstart your career with a friendly, supportive team! Join this freight and logistics company as an apprentice and gain hands-on experience in the industry with endless future prospects. This employer has a strong track record of developing apprentices into long-term team members. Apply ASAP – interviews held as suitable candidates apply!
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM (1 Hour for Lunch).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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 majority of the time will be spent in a busy Export Department Initially.
Duties will include the start to finish process for WCL clients and Include:
- General freight forwarding administration
- Assisting with clients Export/Import requirements ensuring a high level of customer service at all times
- Booking shipments with carriers - airlines, shipping lines, and road transport companies
- Processing shipping documentation
- Processing of customs declarations
Where you'll work
Spear House Blake Court
Cobbett Road, Zone 1, Burntwood Business Park
Burntwood
WS7 3GR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLS OFFICE NETWORK LTD
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
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language or Literature (grade A* - C / 9 - 4 (or equivalent))
- Mathematics (grade A* - C / 9 - 4 (or equivalent))
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
Candidate must live within a 20-mile radius of work location Any overtime would be paid at an hourly rate. Vacancies are subject to close at any time subject to the volume of applications.
About this employer
World Cargo Logistics Ltd is one of the UK's leading independent family-owned forwarders. WCL provides services to and from multiple destinations across the globe ensuring our personal service is issued to each and every client whether it be commercial or agent-based.
After this apprenticeship
Our intention is very much for the right candidate to become a permanent member of staff and have a long successful career with World Cargo Logistics.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS OFFICE NETWORK LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000345896.
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Closes in 10 days (Thursday 23 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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