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The East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate (EACFFPC)
E A C F F P C GRADUATION CEREMONY
Friday 22nd, September 2017
ENHANCING PROFESSIONALISM
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PROGRAM
12:30 pm-1:30pm : Arrival of graduands
1:30 pm - 2:00pm : Arrival of invited guests and dignitaries
2:00 pm : Arrival of Guest of Honor
2:00pm - 2:10pm : Prayer/welcome by MC
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm : Remarks by NCIC Chairperson
2:20 pm– 2:30 pm : Remarks by RWAFFA Chairperson
2:30 pm -3:30pm : Reading graduands’ names & certificates
Conferment by CIC Chair
3:30 pm -3:40pm : Vote of thanks by graduates’ representative
3:40 pm -4:00pm : Recognition of the best performers
4:00 pm -4:10pm : Remarks by FEAFFA representative
4:10 pm -4:20 pm : Speech by Guest of Honor
4:20 pm -6:00 pm : Cocktail & Entertainment
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Distinguished Guests, Facilita-tors, Friends, Partners of Train-ing, Dear Graduands, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honored today to welcome you all to this third graduation ceremony of EACFF-PC Programme which started in Rwanda since 2008. As many of you might know, this is a joint training program between RRA/RWAFFA (Rwanda Association of Clearing Agents) and the par-ent organization FEAFFA.
Over the years from 2008, more than five hundred participants
have gone through this training and are now working for and owners of clearing firms while others are executives on the RWAFFA board of Directors.
Let me start by expressing my sincere and heartfelt congratulations to the students who are graduating today. In total 208 students will graduate; and are going straight to the market. I have no doubt that they have all the skills required to make positive changes in their various places where they will find employment.
Once again I am pleased to inform you that this time round we provided internship training to all our students where Graduate students were allowed to do their Internship in Customs department of RRA while the rest went to various clearing firms to get acquainted with various activities within the clearing function. We now confirm that they are ready now for employment within the two organizations.
The fruits of the EACFFPC programme should not be underestimated because the impact it has registered for both the Customs Department and to the Clearing fraternity is great. This can be testified by everyone here present because it has provided the participants with all the professional skills required by practitioners in today’s clearing industry.
NCIC CHAIRPERSON’S FOREWORD
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NCIC CHAIRPERSON’S FOREWORD
Dear Graduands, on this occasion I wish to remind you that this is an important step in your career life. RRA/RWAFFA Training Centre is proud of you and confident in the success of your coming professional life. You only have to keep in mind that in order to succeed your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
Dear partners, the achievements of our Training Centre are always a result of our good collaboration. Not only you have played an important role during the learning process that has led to today’s celebrations but also your ideas, encouragements and sometimes financial support have been valuable to all what has been achieved since we began. We thank you very much and hope for a more continued collaboration.
Our training Centre continues to grow day after day and I wish to inform you that if all goes as we planned, we shall expand and have another training Centre at Rusumo and later on at Gatuna border station.
Unlike the previous years where we were training already practicing staff of clearing firms, this year’s graduation is set to spark into the minds of our graduates the ambition to create new businesses in order to develop themselves and in the process develop their country.
It is our belief that the workforce of our country will not only rely on the classical/formal education provided but also on the professionalism of its people to think out of the box and come up with creative solution to prevailing problems of the country.
I would like to end this word by wishing all of you who are present during this third graduation ceremony a pleasant day.
May God Bless you all!
NTAGANDA EvaristeChairperson - National Curriculum Implementation Committee (NCIC)
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OVERVIEWThe East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate (EACFFPC) is a mandatory training program to all Customs Agents, jointly implemented by the East Africa Revenue Authorities (EARAs) and the National Freight Forwarding Associations affiliated to the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA). The course is offered to individuals already practicing or intending to practice in the clearing and forwarding industry throughout the East African region.
BACKGROUND The clearing and forwarding sector plays a very critical role in facilitating international trade and is therefore an agent of economic development. In the East Africa Region, the sector plays an even more strategic role in the regional integration process. The competitiveness of the sector has a direct bearing on the cost of goods in the region. Services provided by the sector include Customs clearance, warehousing, transportation among others.
In 2006 and with support from USAID, the national associations of freight forwarders in East African Community (EAC) member countries, working under their umbrella organization; the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA), partnered with Revenue Authorities in EAC member states to launch a formal training program for practitioners in the customs clearing and freight forwarding sector.
The program, which culminates into an award of a certificate after six-month intensive training, aims at equipping the practitioners with improved technical skills and professional ethics in line with emerging trends in industry dynamics. This certificate, titled “East Africa Customs Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate” (EACFFPC), is among key criteria for licensing of Customs Clearing Agents (CCA) by the Revenue Authorities in the EAC.
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After five years of implementation of the EACFFPC curriculum, a review was done. The review was guided by three objectives:
• To anchor the program on the EAC integration framework; • To make the program more aligned to the skills requirements
in the Customs and Freight forwarding sector; • To emphasize on ethics and professionalism.
The curriculum revision process was possible; courtesy of Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) which provided the necessary financial support.
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONThe EACFFPC is managed by the Curriculum Implementation Committee (CIC) whose membership comprises of representatives of East Africa Revenue Authorities (EARAs) and FEAFFA. Each Revenue Authority and member body of FEAFFA is represented on CIC.
At the national level, a National Curriculum Implementation Committee (NCIC) oversees the implementation of the program.
In Rwanda NCIC is a joint committee of six-persons from RWAFFA and RRA in equal numbers. Day to day management of EACFFPC training activities are coordinated by the RWAFFA secretariat.
Trainers for the EACFFPC program are jointly contributed by RRA and RWAFFA. The trainers from RRA are customs officers in the department of Customs; but who are also trainers at the RRA training Institute. They specifically handle the course units in customs law and practices. On the other hand, the trainers from RWAFFA are necessarily practitioners in freight forwarding; and specifically handle the courses in this field.
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NCIC MEMBERS
NYEBAZA Josephine(Vice Chairperson)
NTAGANDA Evariste(Chairperson)
RUKUNDO Theogene(Member)
KAYITESI Peace(Member)
UWINEZA Marlene Sonia (Member)
MUGAMBAGE Mundaneh (Member)
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COURSE OBJECTIVESThe course is intended to equip trainees with necessary skills, competencies and values desirable in Customs and freight forwarding in order to:
• Enable them discharge their roles competently as Customs agent.
• Entrench professionalism in the services offered by Freight Forwarders, especially in Customs clearing
• Enhance ethical conduct, good governance and integrity in the profession
• Facilitate trade
COURSE DESIGNThe course takes six months for part time trainees, studying two hours per day from Monday to Friday. The course has three modules:
I. Customs moduleThis module enables trainees to correctly apply the provisions of customs laws and regulations and comply with the customs procedures in the process of clearing and forwarding goods.
It covers five units:1) Customs Laws 2) Customs Clearance Procedures 3) Valuation and Rules of Origin 4) Customs Tariff Classification 5) Application of ICT
The first four Learning Units are core and examinable units.
II. Freight forwarding moduleThis module is aimed at introducing trainees to Freight Forwarding Operations with a view of enabling the trainees to competently execute freight forwarding services.
It covers two units:1. Port Clearance 2. Freight Forwarding Operations
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III. Basic management moduleThis module is designed to equip trainees with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them efficiently and effectively perform office functions with integrity and customer sensitivity.
It covers aspects of effective communication, Customer care, office best practice, Self-management, Ethics and integrity as essentials in sound business management.
HISTORY OF EACFFPC TRAINING IN RWANDAThe East African Community Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate (EACFFPC) training started in Rwanda in 2008. The Rwanda Freight Forwarders association (RWAFFA) has gone an extra mile to legally incorporate the training center in Gikondo area as a fully-fledged training center with adequate training facilities and equipment. Since then, eleven intakes have successfully completed the course and the twelfth is undergoing training.
In February 2012, the training programme received assistance from Trade Mark East Africa, consisting of technical support, rental of training rooms, and purchase of furniture and equipment needed in the training rooms. This support helped the training center to get financial stability and attain the required critical mass. The technical support ended in 2014.
In 2009, Rwanda adopted the East African Customs Management Act [EACMA] (Law 72/2008 of 31/12/2008). According to Article 145 of EACMA, as supplemented by Article 150 of the associated Customs Regulations which were promulgated in 2010, any company seeking a license to practice as a Customs Clearing Agent (CFA) must have at least 2 persons holding “either a diploma or a certificate in customs training awarded by a recognized institute”. Consequently, EACFFPC has been fully embraced by Rwanda Revenue Authority [and the other Revenue Authorities in the EAC); as a pre-condition for licensing of CFAs. Indeed from 2014 licensing exercise the RRA has enforced this requirement, All clearing agents and other people planning to join the clearing and forwarding professional got higher interest in EACFFPC program and massive applications are observed every year.
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EACFFPC GRADUATES STATUS
• 300 clearing agents graduated previously in the 1st & 2nd graduations.
• 208 clearing agents completed the course and will graduate on 22nd September, 2017.
• In total, there are 508 people who successfully completed the EACFFPC program and 63 who obtained certificate of competence (COC).
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE The certificate of competence (COC) is an alternative to the EACFFPC that has been created for persons with vast experience in the freight forwarding/customs clearance sector. The curriculum implementation committee(CIC) for the EACFFPC program thought it wise to exempt them from attending the 6 months course and award them a certificate of competence(COC) in recognition of their vast experience in the clearing and forwarding industry.
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LIST OF 2017 GRADUATES
8th INTAKE
1 BOSA RUTEGA Godfrey
2 BUYENGE Samson
3 GAKWAYA Peter
4 GATETE Venuste
5 GWIZA Pivot Bertin
6 IHAKANIYEBOSE Jean De Dieu
7 INGABIRE Solange
8 IRADUKUNDA UMWALI Pacifique
9 IYAMUREMYE FABRICE
10 IYAMUREMYE Patrick
11 KAYITESI Jeannette
12 KWIZERA JOY
13 MUGABO Theogene
14 MUGENI Alice
15 MUKANEZA Anithe
16 MUKANOHERI Berthe
17 MUKESHIMANA Claudette
18 MUPENZI Dieudonne Vicky
19 Museveni K. Benoni
20 MUTIGANDA Janvier
21 NGABONZIMA IrakozeOrlise
22 NIYOMUGABO Janvier
23 NIZEYIMANA Bernard
24 NSABIMANA Roger
25 NTAMBARA Jean claude
26 NYANDWI Theoneste
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27 Nyirabahire Clementine
28 NYIRIMANA AIMABLE
29 RUBANGISA Felix
30 RUGERO Jean Claude
31 RUGIGANA MBASA
32 RUTARASWINYUMA Evity
33 RWAMPUNGU Eric
34 SAFARI Eric
35 TUMUSABE Jacqueline
36 TUYISHIME Charles
37 UWAJENEZA Anny Delice
38 UWAMAHORO JM Augustin
39 UWAMBAJE Adeline
40 UWERA Devota
41 UWERA PRISCA
42 UWITONZE Afoua
43 UWIZERA AIMEE Clarisse
44 UWIZEYE Justine
45 UWIZEYIMANA Nadine
9th INTAKE
1 BIKORIMANA Moise
2 BYIRINGIRO Paterne
3 GATSINZI Emmanuel
4 GATSINZI Steven
5 HABIMFURA Jerome
6 HAFASHIMANA Aimee Fidelis
7 HAVUGA SUGIRA Norbert
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8 INGABIRE Ange
9 INGABIRE Janet
10 KABAZIGA Marie Chantal
11 KANEZA Bashir Olivier
12 KAREKEZI Claudine
13 MAGAJU Aimable
14 MANZI Annet
15 MUHIRE Ibrahim
16 MUJUNI SWAIB
17 MUKAMUHIRE Theophilla
18 MUKAMURENZI Antoinette
19 MUKAMURENZI LEONTINE
20 MUKARUKUNDO Solange
21 MUKUNDENTE Beatrice
22 MUKUNZI Alfred
23 MUNEZA Jean d’amour
24 MWAFRIKA Charles
25 NAHIMANA Consolata
26 NDAYAMBAJE Nelson
27 NDAYISENGA Gloriose
28 NDUWAYEZU Evode
29 NGABONZIZA Adeodatus
30 NGORORUKUNZE Theogene
31 NIKUZE Solange
32 NTARE Chantal
33 NTWALI Christian
34 NYABUGANDA Jean paul Aimé
35 NYIRAHABIMANA Josiane
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36 NYIRANEZA Diane
37 NYUMVIRA Alexis
38 RUBANGURA Joseph
39 RUBONEKA Daniel
40 RUHINGUKA Desire
41 SINAYITUTSE MANASSEH
42 TWAGIRAMUNGU Etienne
43 UMUHOZA Clementine
44 UMUTESI Marie CHANTAL
45 UWAMUGIRA Anne-Marie
46 UWAMURERA Aimee Sandrine
10th INTAKE
1 ABAYISENGA Didier
2 AKALIZA Dianah
3 BASABOSE Clement
4 BAZINE Christine
5 BIHIRE Cecile
6 BUTOYI Joseline
7 BYIRINGIRO Leon Pierre
8 GACANIZI ISHIMWE Barnabé
9 GATO Samuel
10 GIRANEZA Thierry
11 HAGENIMANA Maurice
12 HATEGEKIMANA Gaston
13 IGIRANEZA Marie Pierre
14 IMANIRAGUHA Enock
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15 ISHIMWE CYUZUZO PATRICK
16 KANYANDEKWE Jean
17 KAREKEZI Mediatrice
18 KAYITESI Herveline
19 KAZIMBAYA BIN Alexandre
20 MANENGE Aline
21 MUGIRANEZA Emmanuel
22 MUHAWENIMANA Theogene
23 MUKAMAZIMPAKA THARCISSIE
24 MUKARUKUNDO Jeannette
25 MUMPOREZE Marie Solange
26 MURERWA Aidah
27 MUROBAFI SEHENE Jean Pierre
28 MUSABYEMARIYA Josiane
29 MUSAFIRI Enock
30 MUSHINZIMANA Andre
31 MUTUYEYEZU HIRWA Albert
32 NDAGIJIMANA Samson
33 NGABO MBUNGIRA Clement
34 NGENDAHAYO Paul
35 NIKUZWE Assumpta
36 NIYIGABA Seth
37 NIZIGIYIMANA Arsene
38 NSABIYUMVA KARANGWA ERIC
39 NSHIMIYIMANA Jean Claude
40 NTAGARA Edgar
41 NYIRAHABIMANA Agnes
42 NYIRAMINANI Thabee
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43 NYIRANSENGIMANA Monica
44 NYIRANTEZIRYAYO Beatha
45 NZAMURAMBAHO Gilbert
46 NZEYIMANA Radjab
47 RUKUNDO Jean de Dieu
48 RURANGIRWA Steven
49 RUTAGENGWA SEKABUHORO Alphonse
50 RUTIJANWA NYIRAKARIRE Antoinette
51 SASITA GERMAIN
52 SEBAHIRE Martens
53 SERUGENDO JUSTIN
54 SHIMWA HAKIZA Bertine
55 TUYISENGE Emimah
56 TUYISHIME Anitha
57 TUYISHIME Theophile
58 TWIZERIMANA Claudine
59 UMURERWA Claudine
60 URAYENEZA CLAUDETTE
61 UWERA Odeth
11th INTAKE
1 AKIMANA Gerardine
2 BAGABA EDMOND
3 BENEMARIYA Alice
4 BIHOYIKI Marc
5 BUKI NGELI Yves
6 DUSABE Aurore
7 DUSABIMANA Alphonse
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8 DUSINGIZIMANA Leandre
9 FURAHA FRANK
10 GAHIRE Cohen
11 GAKWAYA Yvonne
12 HAKIRABAKE Cyprien
13 HAKUZIMANA Jean pierre
14 IRANKUNDA Methode
15 ISEWABATONI Jean Baptiste
16 KAGABO Innocent
17 KANSINGA Nadine
18 KAYITESI Aline
19 MINANI Leon moise
20 MUGABARIGIRA Jean Marie Vianney
21 MUGABE BONIFACE
22 MUGABEKAZI Marie Clarisse
23 MUGISHA Ezechiel
24 MUHIRE Bright
25 MUHONGAYIRE Rose
26 MUKANGWIJE Furaha
27 MUKASINE Marie Grace
28 MURENZI Falonne
29 NASIMWE Diane
30 NDAHIMANA Emmanuel
31 NDASHIMYE Ivan
32 NDAYISENGA Edidia
33 NDAYISHIMIYE Emmanuel
34 NDUWAYO Annuarite
35 NIYIBIZI SEBAGENI Emmanuel
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36 NIYIGENA Pacifique
37 NIYOMUGABO Jean Paul
38 NIYONGIRA Fidele
39 NIYUHIRE Evelyne
40 NKOTANYI Fred
41 NSHIMIYIMANA EGIDIE
42 NTEZIRYAYO Evariste
43 NYIRABWIZA CHARLOTTE
44 RUKUNDO NZUKI Elisee
45 RUKUNDO Pierrot
46 RUSAGARA Alexis
47 SIMPALI Elie
48 TUYIKUNDE Phoebe
49 UJENEZA Emmanuel
50 UMUHIRE Diane
51 UMUTESI Yvonne
52 URWIBUTSO Pamela
53 UWERA Alice
54 UWIZEYIMANA Charlotte
55 UWIZEYIMANA Diane
56 YANKURIJE Joselyne
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Congratulations!
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