COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Shipping and Receiving Vocational Skills
Practical, hands-on technical skills training to prepare for positions in Shipping & Receiving. Includes warehouse operations and safety, material handling, picking and packing, warehouse management systems, inventory control, forklift operation and certification, digital literacy, FedEx/UPS online, and warehouse design for the transportation, warehousing, and logistics industry.
Shipping and Receiving Computational Skills
Contextualized math skills in preparation for positions in Shipping & Receiving. Includes freight rate calculation, arithmetic, pre-algebra, and problem-solving appropriate for the transportation, warehousing, and logistics industry.
Shipping & Receiving Career Development
Contextualized employment skills in preparation for positions in the industry. Includes lecture and practical group & individual exercises with discussions about on-the-job leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, conflict resolution, time management, paying attention to details, priority and goal setting, completing job applications, resume writing, interview techniques, mock interviews, and how to succeed on the job.
Shipping and Receiving Reading, Literacy, and Communication Skills
Contextualized communication skills including basic English grammar, reading and writing skills, logistics terminology, business writing, professional email communication, strong listening, and clear verbal communication.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION:
Shipping & Receiving training is operated at our 55,000 square foot facility located at 500 N. Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612. The infrastructure includes classrooms, a warehouse, and a technical materials library. Equipment used in the hands-on training includes: three industrial forklifts, electric rider pallet truck, electric order picker, manual and electric pallet jacks, hand trucks, semi-automatic stretch wrapper, computer stations, and computerized shipping and warehouse management systems. GWTP is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
Shipping & Receiving training includes the following topics over a typical twelve-week course period required for completion:
Course Topics
Hours Of Instruction
A. Basic Skills 60
· Business Writing
· English Grammar
· English Vocabulary
· Reading Comprehension and Reasoning
· Writing Skills
· Business Math
B. Job-Specific Skills 300
· Warehouse Operations
· Workplace Safety
· Basic Receiving
· Basic Shipping
· Basic Storage
· Packaging
· Advanced Shipping
· Basic Inventory
· Forklift Operations
· Quality Control Procedures
· Traffic Management
· Computer Applications
C. Employment Skills 20
TOTAL CLOCK HOURS 380
