About Logtrain
Since 2015 Logtrain International has trained importers, exporters, clearing agents, freight forwarders and logistics teams in customs compliance and international trade.
Logtrain is a South African provider of practical customs, import, export and freight training, covering SARS compliance, SAD 500 declarations, bonded warehouses, Incoterms 2020 and cross-border freight, live online or in-house across Africa.
Practical training for people who move goods
Logtrain was built on a simple idea: customs and trade training should be practical. Our courses are designed around the procedures, documents and decisions that importers, exporters, clearing agents and forwarders deal with every day, so delegates can apply what they learn immediately.
We deliver live online over Zoom or Microsoft Teams in half-day sessions, which keeps teams operational and lets colleagues in different cities and countries train together. For larger teams, we run closed-group in-house programmes tailored to the organisation.
Logtrain was founded in 2015 by Colin Doyle and is based in Cape Town. Today our small specialist team, with Trevor Michael as Head of Training and Che-lyn Gordon as Training Coordinator, trains import, export, clearing and freight teams across South Africa, the SADC region and East Africa.
At a glance
2015
Founded
10
Practical courses
Online
Live on Zoom or in-house
4 hours
Half-day, 08h30 – 12h30
Training teams across South Africa, the SADC region and East Africa.
How we teach
Live, not recorded
Every session is facilitated in real time, so delegates can ask about their own shipments. There are no pre-recorded videos: questions are answered on the spot by the facilitator who runs every workshop.
Built on real procedures
Real documents and scenarios from South African and African trade. Delegates work through the declarations, vouchers of correction and supporting documents they handle at work, based on SARS procedures.
A clear learning path
Courses build on each other, from essentials to management level. Most teams start with Customs Compliance Essentials or Export & Import Procedures, then move on to advanced, specialist or management courses.
Half-day sessions
Teams train in the morning and stay operational for the rest of the day. Sessions run from 08h30 to 12h30. Longer courses are split into two half-day sessions instead of a full day away from work.
Meet the team
A small, specialist team: one founder, one expert facilitator who runs every workshop and one coordinator who looks after your booking from start to finish.
Colin Doyle
Founder and Managing Director
Colin has spent more than 35 years working where technology, customs and training meet. In 1990 at Compuwise Software Development he developed ERP software that automated SARS customs documentation. From 2000 at DSD Freight Management he developed training systems for the supply chain management industry. In 2012, through Logtrain International, he focused on developing learnership programmes in conjunction with government and the Department of Education. In 2015 Logtrain partnered with Clearline Consulting to develop and offer a comprehensive training programme at national level.
Trevor Michael
Head of Training and Lead Facilitator
Trevor Michael is a trade compliance professional with over 20 years’ experience across SARS Customs, leading consultancies and large enterprises. He holds qualifications in international trade and forensic auditing from UNISA and the University of Johannesburg. He is a TETA-qualified facilitator and assessor known for interactive, practical sessions that turn complex legislation into clear, usable knowledge.
Che-lyn Gordon
Training Coordinator
Che-lyn is your first point of contact for course dates, bookings and delegate support, from first enquiry to certificate. She schedules each session and makes sure every delegate receives their joining link, course manual and certificate.
Accreditation
Logtrain delivers its courses in partnership with Clearline Consulting, a training provider accredited with TETA, the Transport Education Training Authority, under accreditation number 16-806. Every course is aligned to SAQA unit standards at NQF Levels 3 to 7. The SAQA ID, credits and certificate for each course are listed on its course page.
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