ASEAN Federation of Forwarders’ Association (AFFA) has been encouraging all members in 10 (ten) Asean countries to increase the service level in ensuring the excellent flow of logistics services, AFFA Chairman Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi has said.
AFFA has been supporting all members in Asean countries to focus on developing Human Resources. As a locomotive of economy, logistics business has to be handled and managed by qualified and modern Human Resources.
Yukki explained, that AFFA has created a special body to develop and establish vocational training named AFFA Logistics Institute (ALI). By the high support from ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) as well as Japan Government through JAIF, AFFA Logistics Institute (ALI) has successfully developed standard curricula in logistics development and had also conducted Training of Trainers (TOT) attended by 100 trainers from all ASEAN Countries.
Echoing the view, AFFA Executive Director Suprapto Suwaji added that the training materials also being harmonized with the international standard from FIATA.
Each member of AFFA has the task to disseminate the training program and ensure the training runs well. Each FIATA and AFFA members have to also revalidate the training program to get the validation certificate from them to be honored as the official training center registered internationally. ALFI Institute, for example, has been validated as the only official training center in Indonesia certified by FIATA Geneva.
During Pandemic Covid-19 outbreak, ILFA and ALFI Institute have developed new model in learning method. Applying digitalization and online training, ALFI Institute has successfully conducted training of various programs on Basic Logistics program, FIATA Diploma, FIATA Higher Diploma in Supply Chain Management, UN Escap training, Customs Procedure and IMDG Code. Total graduates during 2019 – 2022 has reached 2,077 graduated.
Since the period 2000 – 2022, the total of 6,517 persons have graduated from ILFA & ALFI Institute on those vocational training programs.
Suprapto Suwaji added, this report has been presented during 43rd ASEAN Transport Facilitation Working Group (ASEAN TFWG) held on 27 – 29 September 2022 where Indonesia is elected as the Chairman of ASEAN TFWG since 2021.
Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi, who is also the Chairman of Indonesia Logistics and Forwarders Association (ALFI/ILFA), further explained that ALFI/ILFA and ALFI Institute has the next plan to continue applying digitalization method combined with offline program to ensure the HR development to provide sufficient support to the industry for the most effective and efficient logistics operation.