ACIT joins apicsAU

The Australian Chamber of International Trade (ACIT – www.acit.org.au) is to join apicsAU as the International Trade Special Interest Group to share its inbound and outbound trade expertise and connections with the Australasian professional supply chain community.
apicsAU is a premier non-profit, professional membership community providing leadership and innovation, education and training and professional development for the Australian supply chain, procurement and logistics community.
ACIT is a not-for-profit organisation providing training and support to Australian importers and exporters and has connections with Australian and overseas Government agencies, industry associations, foreign embassies, consulates and trade promotion agencies.
apicsAU CEO Dr Pieter Nagel said this agreement further strengthens apicsAU’s move towards building a comprehensive supply chain community representing all sectors of the supply chain industry.
“We are strengthening our community by expanding in Special Interest Groups so that we can better serve the broader supply chain industry,” he said.
The announcement follows several other such amalgamations for apicsAU with the Alliance for Supply Chain Innovation, which formed the apicsAU Leadership & Innovation Special Interest Group; the Logistics Association of Australia, which formed the apicsAU Transport & Logistics Special Interest Group; the Lean Network Australia, which formed the apicsAU Continuous Improvement Special Interest Group; and the collaboration with universities to form the Future Leaders Special Interest Group.
“Both the Australian Chamber of International Trade and apicsAU have been diligently serving their respective industries for 50+ years, delivering comprehensive professional development offerings to the Australian supply chain community,” said Lawrence Christoffelsz. “We are excited to join such a professional and important player in the industry and our combined support programs provide an ideal fit for companies wanting to grow their business further on a global stage.”
New courses for Term 1 2017 have already been established in incoterms, importing, exporting, cargo handling, international trade payments and import/export documentation.