ITOPS Training

This section contains questions and simulations in order to assist candidates in securing the I.T.O.P.S. qualification. Answers are not given! Typical sets of questions are shown herein in order for delegates to work through their course to achieve the I.T.O.P.S. accreditation. At the foot of the sample sets of questions there is a section constructed to assist candidates that are perhaps having difficulty with these "mock" questions.

Mr Steve Townsley, the chief course training officer for I.T.O.P.S., has always promulgated the dictum that inasmuch as the principles of the industry can indeed be learned from text books and in the classroom, real learning comes from practical "hands on" experience and through establishing close working relationships with industry professionals.

Herein lies the strength of the I.T.O.P.S award as it underscores this belief through practical study sessions, relevant exercises, case histories, simulations and, in harness with our trade partners Alliance, field trips to ports and airports which greatly enhance their overview of the logistics aspects of this industry.  Most importantly, course delegates have the opportunity of drawing on the vast resources and experience of the Alliance team of intermodal professionals to help them should they need ongoing support.  This support is not solely confined to securing the I.T.O.P.S qualification, but is an open ended facility, offering professional assistance beyond the I.T.O.P.S training course, in the day to day rigours of the export and import business I.T.O.P.S students handle both now and into the future.

The facility we are proud to offer herein enables students in the theoretical mode the great benefit of relying on our resources to assist them in their training course, and has established in most cases a commercial bond between us, as freight forwarders, and those students who are training in the export shipping management field. We are delighted that many hundreds of students that have worked through the I.T.O.P.S. system have maintained their course contact with the Alliance Group beyond the acquisition of the I.T.O.P.S. qualification.

In the following, students will find the basis of the majority of pertinent questions they will encounter on a day to day basis when working in the export manufacturing industry. These questions form the back-bone of the I.T.O.P.S. courses with the timely and accurate answers to the same being of great benefit to those candidates upon graduation.