• Login / Register

Event | GPD - Gafta Professional Development

  • Home
    • Privacy
    • About
      • History
      • About IGPA
    • Staff
    • Council
    • Committees
    • Office Locations
    • Careers
    • Contact
    • Honour for Gafta DG
    • Update Your Marketing Preferences
  • Membership
    • Join Gafta
    • Find an Arbitrator
    • Membership Directory
    • Member Webinars
    • Digitalisation
      • Electronic Platform MOU
    • Professional Firms Membership
  • Trade Policy
    • Accredited International Organisations
    • Advocacy
      • Global Food and Feed Security
      • Sustainable Development Goals
      • Sustainability
      • Digitalisation
      • Gene Editing
      • Global LLP
      • GMO approvals
      • Market Access
    • Food and Feed Safety
      • Pesticide Residues
      • Sampling and Analysis
      • Contaminants and Mycotoxins
      • Phytosanitary
    • Circulars
    • Statistics
      • Country-Specific Statistics
    • Position Papers and Consultations
    • Committees
      • Global Trade Policy Committee (GTPC)
      • Joint Gafta-GPC Market Access Committee (Pulses)
      • Approved Registers Committee (ARC)
      • Regional Committees
        • Black Sea Committee
        • China Trade Committee
        • South East Asia and Pacific Committee
        • Ukraine Trade Committee
    • Membership
  • Contracts
    • Contracts News
    • Effective October 2025
    • Effective January 2022
    • Effective February 2021
    • Effective September 2020
    • Effective January 2020
    • IGPA Contracts
    • Committees
    • Register of Gafta Methods of Analysis
  • Arbitration
    • Arbitration News
    • Arbitration FAQ
    • Defaulters on Awards of Arbitration
    • Find an Arbitrator
    • How to Become a Gafta Qualified Arbitrator
    • Guidelines for Gafta Appointment of Arbitrators
    • For Arbitrators
    • Contract Changes Articles and Circulars
  • Sustainability Pledge
    • Directory
    • Information Hub
    • UN SDGs
    • Sign Sustainability Pledge
    • Sustainability Pledge Flyer
    • Sustainability Pledge Enquiry
  • Approved Registers
    • Search Approved Registers
    • Analysts
    • IMSBC Code Carriage of Seedcake
    • Analyst Standard - New Version 2024
    • Fumigators
    • Superintendents
    • Gafta Approved Register Logo
    • Traders
    • Committee
    • Approved Registers Flyer
    • Approved Registers Online Learning
  • Events & Training
    • Introductory Courses
      • Trade Foundation Course (TFC)
      • Trade Basics Online
      • Online Short Courses
    • Career Development Courses
      • Distance Learning Programme (DLP)
      • Gafta Professional Development (GPD)
        • Trade Foundation Course (TFC)
        • Commodity Contracts (CC)
        • Commodity Shipping (CS)
        • Commodity Dispute Resolution
      • Approved Registers Online Learning
    • Gafta Exams
      • Trade Diploma exam
      • Arbitrator Diploma Exam
      • Appeal Board exam
    • Agribility Online Learning
      • Agribility Partners
      • Online Short Courses
      • In-House Training
      • Networking
        • Gafta Annual Dinner FAQs
      • London Grains Week
      • Sponsorship
      • Stand Alone Learning
        • Know Your Gafta Contracts
      • Hotel Discounts
    • Calendar
    • News
      • Gaftaworld
      • Annual Report
      • Job Board
    • Join Gafta
    • Home
    • Events
    • TFC - Trade Foundation Course, London, 24th-27th February

    TFC - Trade Foundation Course, London, 24th-27th February

    24-27 Feb 2026
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Exam
    • Venue
    • Prices

    Are you in Agri Trade and want to develop your career?


    Sign up to the latest Gafta Trade Foundation Course Now
    Discover essential elements of the trade, from how a contract is formed, through to identifying and mitigating common risks


    This course is the first step on Gafta Professional Development (GPD) programme, which enables you to advance your career in the industry by taking the Trade Diploma and potentially going on to become a Gafta Arbitrator. You must complete either the TFC or TBO before attending any other GPD course that we offer. 


    Delivered through a mix of presentations, class discussions, practical exercises and case studies this course is perfectly constructed to engage and educate you on key industry terms.


    This course is aimed at trade professionals who:


    Wish to get a basic overview of commodity trading essentials

    Are in the first two years of their careers

    Want to develop their career within the industry

    Have been in the trade for some years but want to expand their knowledge of areas outside their workstream

     

    For any Questions and Queries message events@gafta.com

     

    Book Now

    Overview of topics:


    -    Understanding a transaction as a whole
    -    Why are Gafta contracts based on English law?
    -    How is a contract formed?
    -    Understanding contractual risks and how to avoid them
    -    The most common charterparties and how they work
    -    Laytime and demurrage - how they’re calculated, notice of readiness and what to look for in your Gafta contract?
    -    Payment terms – who pays what? And when?
    -    Exceptional circumstances that can affect your transaction

    There are 2 exams as part of this training course

    Students must pass both exams in order to gain a certificate

    The pass grade is 65%

    Results are sent 2 weeks after the course closes

    Failing students will be allowed 1 x retake within a specified timeframe

    Students discovered conferring during the exam, or papers received which are identified as copies will receive an automatic failing grade

    Hallam Conference Centre

    44 Hallam Street

    London

    W1W 6JJ

     

    Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus, Great Portland St, Regent's Park

    Nearest Overground: Marylebone, Euston, Kings Cross

    Sitemap

    HomePrivacyAboutHistoryAbout IGPAStaffCouncilCommitteesOffice LocationsContactHonour for Gafta DGUpdate Your Marketing PreferencesTerms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie Policy
    MembershipJoin GaftaFind an ArbitratorMembership DirectoryMember WebinarsDigitalisationElectronic Platform MOUGafta Professional Firms Membership
    Trade PolicyInternational PolicyGlobal Food and Feed SecurityGene EditingGlobal LLPGMO approvalsDigitalisationFood and Feed SafetyPesticide ResiduesNewsStatisticsCountry-specific StatisticsPosition Papers and ConsultationsCommitteesMembershipUseful LinksAccredited International Organisations
    ContractsEffective October 2025Effective January 2022Effective February 2021Effective from September 2020Effective from January 2020IGPA ContractsCommitteesRegister of Gafta Methods of Analysis
    ArbitrationFAQDefaulters on Awards of ArbitrationFind an ArbitratorHow to Become a Gafta Qualified ArbitratorGuidelines for Gafta Appointment of ArbitratorsFor Arbitrators
    Approved RegistersSearch Approved RegistersAnalystIMSBC Code Carriage of SeedcakeAnalyst Standard - New Version 2024FumigatorSuperintendentGafta Approved Register LogoTradersCommitteeApproved Registers FlyerApproved Registers Online Learning
    Events & TrainingAgribility Online LearningAgribility PartnersOnline Short CoursesGafta ExamsTrade Diploma examArbitrator Diploma ExamArbitrator Diploma FAQsAppeal Board examIn-House TrainingNetworkingGafta Annual Dinner FAQsSponsorshipCareer Development CoursesIntroductory Courses
    SustainabilityDirectoryInformation HubUN SDGsSign Sustainability PledgeSustainability Pledge FlyerSustainability Pledge Enquiry
    T: +44 20 7814 9666
    E: post@gafta.com
    Gafta
    (The Grain and Feed Trade Association)
    9 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
    London WC2A 3BP

    Registered in England & Wales with
    liability limited by guarantee under
    Company no. 1006456

    VAT Registration No. GB 243 8967 24