BRAMPTON, Ont. — Students from Avaal Technology Solutions’ most recent logistics training programs took part in a graduation ceremony Sept. 6.

Graduates from Avaal’s Dispatch Specialist and Fast Track Freight Forwarding courses included: Ramandeep Brar, Manpreet Singh, Hayden Andrews, Sandeep Singh, Manvirinder Kaur Sandhu, Michael Yu, Tina Verlysdonk, Neil Wang, Parvinder Khattra, Manjinder Bajwa and Rajinder Khehra.

The graduation ceremony also featured guest speakers Parvinder Singh from Homelife United Realty, Melroy Coelho and David Khan from TransCore Link Logistics, and Dr. Ranvir Sharda as Master of Ceremonies.

After the ceremony, students and guests were served lunch by Avaal staff and participated in a group photograph session.

The Dispatch course consists of a four-day program, combining classroom and actual hands-on job training to prep students for their careers. The course modules introduce techniques designed to effectively launch and operate small to large scale trucking companies with an emphasis on strategic business management. Key modules include freight matching, route optimization, border crossing, and obtaining freight contracts.

Avaal’s Fast Track Freight Forwarding Course, meanwhile, is designed to address the concerns of freight forwarding professionals about skills shortages in the supply chain and logistics industry. Topics covered in the program include details of logistics operations such as documentation requirements in transportation by road, rail, water and air; warehousing, international trade, customs clearance, insurance, import-export documentation, and marketing.