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GLOWAY ACADEMY · PROFESSIONAL FOOD TRADE EDUCATION

Build the skills to succeed in international food trade.

Develop professional food trade skills, explore the CIFT qualification pathway, and manage your food facility’s regulatory readiness through connected Gloway services.

CIFT qualification framework in development

Industry-led learning

Build skills grounded in real food trade operations.

U.S.–Africa food trade

Understand cross-border sourcing and export readiness.

Practical simulations

Make shipment decisions in hands-on scenarios.

GROUNDED IN REAL TRADE

Built on real trade. Informed by industry standards.

Gloway Academy connects professional learning with the practical realities of food production, regulatory readiness, shipment coordination and wholesale distribution.

Institutional and industry partners
Choose your learning pathway

Learn. Qualify. Stay trade-ready.

Three connected services for the professionals and food businesses participating in international trade.

01 / PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Warehouse logistics and inventory handling for trade training

Build practical trade skills.

Focused learning in food compliance, supplier assurance, customs, logistics, commercial management and distribution.

Course catalogue in development
02 / FLAGSHIP QUALIFICATION
Black professional representing international food trade learning

Explore the CIFT pathway.

A proposed professional qualification spanning the five core competencies of international food trade.

Qualification framework in development
03 / BUSINESS COMPLIANCE
Food production operations relevant to facility compliance

Manage food facility readiness.

Organize facility details, registration requirements, supporting documents and ongoing regulatory tasks for cross-border food trade.

Compliance portal concept
CIFT / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION PATHWAY

One professional framework.
Five essential competencies.

The proposed Certified International Food Trade Professional (CIFT) qualification is designed around the knowledge and judgment required across the international food trade cycle.

Built for food manufacturers, exporters, importers, compliance specialists, logistics professionals and distributors.

CIFT is a proposed qualification. Accreditation, assessment and credential issuance are not yet operational.
01Food Product & Supplier Assurance
02Food Regulatory Compliance
03Customs, Logistics & Trade Execution
04Food Trade Economics & Commercial Management
05Food Market Access, Sales & Distribution
FOOD TRADE SIMULATION LABCASE 001
CAMEROON→UNITED STATES
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Pre-dispatch compliance review

Packaged groundnut snacks: allergen declaration missing from the proposed U.S. retail label.

Recommended decisionHold dispatch. Correct and verify.
EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATION · NOT REGULATORY ADVICE
LEARNING THROUGH APPLICATION

Experience the decisions before making them in the real world.

Review documents, assess regulatory risks, evaluate shipment readiness and choose your next action in realistic food trade scenarios.

The Simulation Lab is being developed to connect technical knowledge with practical professional judgment.

THE INDUSTRY BEHIND THE LEARNING

Real products. Real shipments. Real trade decisions.

Food preparation and processing environment illustrating food product readiness
Food production & product assurance
Warehouse storage and distribution operations supporting international food supply chains
Storage, wholesale distribution & U.S. market delivery
WHO IT'S FOR

For professionals across the food trade ecosystem.

Whether you make food, move it, regulate it or sell it, the Academy is designed around the decisions your work requires.

Food manufacturers & exporters
Importers & wholesale distributors
Food safety & compliance teams
Freight, customs & logistics professionals
Trade managers & entrepreneurs
Students & emerging professionals
YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STARTS HERE

The future of food trade needs better-prepared professionals.

Explore the CIFT qualification pathway or experience the Academy's approach to practical trade learning.

GLOWAY COMPLIANCE · FACILITY READINESS

Keep your food business ready for international trade.

From food facility registration support to product documentation and ongoing regulatory readiness, Gloway Compliance is being designed to help manufacturers and exporters organize the requirements behind successful cross-border food shipments.

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Interactive readiness checklist available below · No live registration submission, secure document storage or automated monitoring.
Food production workspace representing the facilities and processes reviewed for export readiness
FOOD FACILITY READINESS Production · Records · Market requirements
INTERACTIVE MVP · NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED

Facility Readiness Workspace

Build a preliminary preparation plan for your food facility. Your entries remain in this browser session; this demo does not send or save facility information to Gloway.

SELF-ASSESSMENT DEMO

01 / Define your trade profile

This is a general planning checklist, not a regulatory eligibility decision. Some foods are subject to other agencies or specialized rules. Verify requirements for your actual product and transaction.

02 / Your preparation checklist

U.S. market · Food manufacturer · Packaged foods

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Select the items you have already reviewed.

Checklist selections are not independently verified. A completed checklist does not establish regulatory compliance, FDA approval, certification or shipment authorization. No files are uploaded or retained.

FOR FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS

One place to organize your compliance journey.

Proposed capabilities that connect regulatory preparation with practical food trade execution.

01 / FACILITY

Facility profile & registration

Record facility identity, product categories, responsible contacts and applicable food facility registration tasks.

02 / DOCUMENTS

Compliance document checklist

Track labels, product specifications, certificates and other documents relevant to the product and destination market.

03 / READINESS

Product & shipment reviews

Identify gaps to address before dispatch, including product-specific labeling, import and buyer requirements.

04 / CONTINUITY

Ongoing obligations

Plan periodic reviews, regulatory updates and relevant registration renewal windows.

FDA REGULATORY READINESS

Registration is not FDA approval.

Gloway may assist eligible businesses with FDA food facility registration and regulatory preparation. FDA food facility registration is not an FDA certification, endorsement or approval of a facility or its products.

Applicable obligations depend on the food, facility, transaction and destination market. Training certificates and the proposed CIFT qualification are separate from government registration or regulatory authorization.

IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS
FDA food facility registration

A regulatory registration process for covered facilities, not a product or facility approval.

Gloway professional education

Training to develop knowledge and practical judgment, not FDA-issued certification.

CIFT qualification

A proposed professional credential under development, not currently accredited or awarded.

CONNECTED GLOWAY SERVICES

Train your people. Prepare your facility. Execute trade with confidence.

Explore Gloway’s trade services today while the Academy qualification and compliance portal are being developed.

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CIFT / Proposed professional qualification

International food trade demands professional competence.

Explore the proposed Certified International Food Trade Professional (CIFT) qualification pathway, starting with a specialization in U.S.–Africa Food Trade.

Programme in development
Qualification overview

Built around the full trade cycle.

CIFT is designed for food manufacturers, exporters, importers, regulatory and customs teams, freight professionals, and wholesale distributors. It combines regulatory knowledge with commercial judgment and practical trade execution.

Credential governance: Professional assessment, eligibility requirements, renewal rules and independent industry oversight are proposed design features, not yet operational services.
Five competency domains
01
Food Product & Supplier Assurance

Food safety, manufacturer readiness, traceability, specifications, packaging and labeling.

02
Food Regulatory Compliance

FDA obligations, FSVP, prior notice, product-specific requirements and regulatory risk.

03
Customs, Logistics & Trade Execution

Classification, documents, Incoterms, freight, customs and shipment controls.

04
Food Trade Economics & Commercial Management

Sourcing, landed costs, pricing, profitability, financing and container planning.

05
Food Market Access, Sales & Distribution

Buyer specifications, channels, inventory performance, sales and reorders.

How the pathway is envisioned

Learn. Practice. Demonstrate.

01

Structured preparation

Courses, guides, regulatory examples, assignments and knowledge checks.

02

Applied simulation

Multi-step trade cases from product readiness through shipment and distribution.

03

Professional assessment

A planned combination of examination, applied trade case and professional judgment evaluation.

Learner experience / Demonstration

Your professional learning journey.

A preview of the Academy learner portal. Secure sign-in, real enrolments and persistent progress tracking are planned for a later release.

05Competency domains
01Interactive demo case
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Recommended first activity

U.S. import readiness: allergen labeling

Review a simulated Cameroon-to-USA shipment and determine the right action when a product label is missing critical allergen information.

This dashboard is illustrative. No learner data is stored or credentials issued.

GLOWAY ACADEMY / INTERACTIVE EXPORT TRAINING

Container Export Simulator

Manage a complete export shipment. Every decision changes your shipment's cost, risk, timeline and readiness.

CMR-USA-001Douala → Baltimore20-foot containerTraining scenario · Illustrative figures
SHIPMENT CONTROL TOWER

01 — Export planning

CMR-USA-001 · 20' GPPLANNING
LIVE OPERATIONS SIMULATIONDOUALA · ORIGIN TERMINAL
Interactive container loading simulatorDouala port · 20-foot container · Live cargo volume
0% full
GLOWAY · CMR-USA-00120' GP
Your container is empty. Add cartons below to see it fill.0.0 / 33.0 m³

Visual blocks represent approximate product volume, not actual carton dimensions, stacking, palletization, axle loads or an approved loading plan.

Build the right shipmentAdd products below to load the container.
🇨🇲 DOUALA● ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ➜🇺🇸 BALTIMORE