"Forma't al Port" Programme

Fundació UAB signed an agreement with the European School of Short Sea Shipping to allow students from the Fundació UAB Vocational Training Centre to participate in the  “Forma’t al Port” programme ("Get trained at the Port").

The objectives of Forma’t al Port are:

  • To ensure that students of International Trade and Transport and Logistics Vocational Training discover firsthand the Port of Barcelona, ​​its infrastructures, facilities and logistics operations.
  • To provide companies with a space to present the characteristics of their businesses and professional profiles they need to develop properly.
  • To cooperate in creating a framework for dialogue and exchanges between logistics companies and training centers, therewith encouraging the development of the sector.
  • To contribute to the alignment of the training needs of companies with curricula designed and taught at training centers.
  • To encourage companies to hire students in dual training.
  • To provide students with the tools and knowledge needed to quantify the environmental impact of transport operations, while familiarizing them with the policy of the European Union on sustainable logistics in Europe.

“Forma’t al Port” is spread in two courses during the two academic years of the Vocational Training studies:

• In the 1rst academic year, Forma't al Port Introduction, students spend two days touring Port de Barcelona’s facilities including a container, an intermodal freight, and a roll-on-roll-off terminals and the intermodal freight logistics platform (ZAL). During these wo days students will also attend expert conferences by the different actors of Comunitat Portuaria.
 
Lectures:
  • The Port of Barcelona
  • Logistics in Catalonia
  • The Barcelona Port Community
    • Association of Barcelona Shipbrokers Association
    • Barcelona International Freight Forwarders Association
    • Association of Stevedoring Companies of Barcelona
    • Association of Customs Agents of Barcelona
       
Workshops:
  • Visit to a Ro-Ro terminal
  • Visit to an intermodal terminal
  • Visit to a container terminal
  • Visit to the Logistics Activity Zone
  • Dynamics:
    • Customs workshop
    • FunTraders
    • Kahoot Quiz
       

Collaborative Work:


• In the 2nd academic year, students can apply to participate in Forma't al Port Talent, a four days course 100% in English. They start with a visit to the cargo port of Barcelona right before boarding a cargo ship to Genoa (Italy) for 24 hours. During the journey, students train and perform hands-on duties related to logistics and cargo transport. 

Forma't al Port Talent courses combine theoretical classes, practical visits and workshops, and a case study in teams. After the training, an interview and several behavioural and skills tests are carried out in order to obtain a professional profile report.

The training is offered to second-year students of Transport and Logistics and International Trade who have completed the Forma't at the Port Introduction course. It is conducted entirely in English.

 
Quality assessment

A recruitment company will design your professional profile based on your skills and aptitudes to help you shape your professional career.

Experts in personnel selection will evaluate you and guide you towards your best options. As a course participant, you will receive an evaluation report appropriate to the training.

Lectures:

  • Motorways of the Sea in Europe
  • Intermodal Logistics
  • Analysis of costs and the viability of short sea shipping
  • Ports and shipping lines services
  • Environmental policy of the European Union on transport
  • Association of Barcelona Shipbrokers Association
    Barcelona International Freight Forwarders Association
    Association of Stevedoring Companies of Barcelona
    Association of Customs Agents of Barcelona

Workshops:

  • Maritime visit to the port of Barcelona
  • Terminals and ship cargo
  • Visit to the bridge of a vessel
  • Visit to the cargo hold of a vessel
  • Maritime visit of the Port of Genova

 

Collaborative work

  • The students will need to complete a case study in groups.