Overview
The programme has been created with a hands-on approach: it follows the life cycle of a commodity trade, thus providing participants with a balanced theory-practice grasp of the various components of trading and shipping operations.
The programme allows participants to understand the life cycle of a trade from the operational side on a 4 months period.
We expect that, through this training, participants will ultimately be best placed to rapidly gain in experience, making the most out of the various real-life cases that they will be confronted with.
The Certificate is composed of 12 modules all taught in English. The modules take place on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, so as not to interfere with the professional activity of the participants and give them enough time to assimilate and eventually practice what has been learnt in class.
This training is open to highly motivated candidates with an excellent level in English and Microsoft Office
Key facts
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94 %overall satisfaction rate
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80 %success rate
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50 %students with an industry background
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80 %employment seekers hired after completing the course
Testimonials
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Martin Burrus
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Teslim Yildirim
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Igor Stoevski
Middle Distillates OperationsAttending the Operator’s Certificate courses enabled me to develop new and relevant skills but also to establish sustainable relationships with oil industry professionals. -
Marine de Geoffroy
Legal CounselAs a Swiss lawyer working in private practice, completing the Operator’a Certificate was the trigger for me specializing in trading and shipping, which then led me to pursue the specialization further in the UK and China. As of August 2015, I have been working as Legal Counsel at Metinvest International SA, an iron ore and steel trading company.
Programme
- Introduction into Commodity Trading, Documents & INCOTERMS
Commodities - Shipping, Chartering
- Field trip to a major port
- Introduction to Trade Finance
- LC and other payment terms
- Trading Contracts
- Shipping operations, Demurrage and Laytime
- Physical risks & Insurance
- Law & Dispute Resolution Schemes
- Trading Operations I – Execution flows
- Trading Operations II – Role of the Operator & Troubleshooting
- Course Review & Practical case study – Trading game (graded in class)
Lecturers
Registration
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August – December 2025
Geneva, Switzerland
RegisterCHF 7400.- / CHF 6400.- for SUISSENÉGOCE members
