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S22u—CTPAT for Third Party Logistics Personnel

Subscriber price: $22.00, Non-subscriber price: $33.00
Estimated total study time: 3 hours 51 minutes [Enroll now]

One of the critical aspects of maintaining and sustaining the CTPAT security program is training. The education of employees is a vital component of the "people and physical security" focus area of the minimum security criteria (MSC). Training of personnel to recognize threats, foster awareness of vulnerabilities, and understand the important role each person plays in securing the supply chain is a requirement of the CTPAT program.

This basic-level course is designed to meet the CTPAT requirements for all employees who must understand, perform or otherwise comply with operational security measures. It will encompass all of the minimum security focus areas and the categories that "must" be met. We begin with the requirements for all CTPAT members and their business partners. The course concludes by discussing the benefits, eligibility requirements, and specific criteria for Third Party Logistics Personnel.

Important: This course also applies to supervisors and managers that do not have additional responsibilities for administering the CTPAT program for their company. Supervisors and managers that have the responsibility of setting-up, documenting, administering, and ensuring compliance with their company's CTPAT program should take S10u--CTPAT for Third Party Logistics Provider Managers, Supervisors and CTPAT Administrators. S10u contains more in-depth coverage including information on the application and proper completion of the security profile, certification, and validation requirements. This course is still in the development phase, but may be placed in line for completion depending on customer need.

According to MSC 12.1, security training must be provided to employees, as required based on their functions and position, on a regular basis, and newly hired employees must receive this training as part of their orientation/job skills training. This course is suitable for both initial and refresher training.

Introduction to CTPAT

CTPAT is an ongoing compliance effort consisting of mandatory security requirements that must be met based on certain types of businesses in the supply chain. Why do companies want to participate in CTPAT? In this lesson we begin to look at the specific requirements for participation and benefits based on business type.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 11 minutes)

CTPAT Corporate Security

This lesson will cover the categories in the CTPAT minimum security criteria and begin with the focus area of Corporate Security applicable to all personnel.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 3 minutes)

CTPAT Transportation Security

This lesson will cover the categories in the CTPAT minimum security criteria regarding the focus area of Transportation Security applicable to all personnel. This includes conveyances and instruments of international traffic, agricultural security, seal security and procedural security.

(Estimated study time: 33 minutes)

CTPAT People and Physical Security

This lesson will cover the categories in the CTPAT minimum security criteria and begin with the focus area of regarding People and Physical Security applicable to all personnel. At the end there will be a summary of all of the Minimum Security Criteria applicable to all CTPAT members.

(Estimated study time: 45 minutes)

CTPAT Minimum Security Criteria Specifically Required of Third Party Logistics Providers (3PLs)

In all of the previous lessons we covered the requirements in each category of the CTPAT minimum security requirements and specified the requirements that applied to all member entities of CTPAT. The last lesson concentrates on the "must do" areas that are different for each entity, in this case, third party logistics providers.

(Estimated study time: 18 minutes)