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With the end of September fast approaching for the switchover for imports from CHIEF, it is not too late to consider enrolling staff on our CDS eLearning course. “Since its launch in September 2021, the course – which was developed in conjunction with leading Customs software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) – has received over 1,200 enrolments,” explained executive director Carl Hobbis, who manages BIFA’s training activities. Main differences “The course explains the main differences between CHIEF and CDS, but we are upfront in that it will not solve all your CDS training needs – there are too many scenarios, regimes and permutations, as we all know. “When we were developing it we agonised over the content, and we had to include some basics as experience tells us that some beginners would be enrolled. “Overall, the feedback has been positive with 83% saying the
Exports • DE [8/6] Statistical value Imports • DE [2/3] Docs, certs and authorisations
was around 5/10 and at the end was 8/10, so a clear impact was shown. “To conclude, CDS is different and we are dealing with daily ‘I am stuck’ pleas for help. “The most frequent questions relate to the data elements (DE) listed below.”
• DE [3/39] Authorisation holders • DE [4/9] Additions and deductions For more information see: https://www.bifa.org/training
course content has been good to excellent, and only 3% saying they would not recommend it; but eLearning cannot be all things to all people.” He added: “Since the beginning of the year we have included CDS and the main differences in Customs entry processing in our live Customs courses. “For all courses starting from
August 2022, we will drop references to CHIEF and
homework will be based on CDS, unless there is any delay to the September implementation date. “The most important thing is the impact of the training; learners have stated that before they started the training their knowledge
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