From air cargo handling and advanced freight management to CargoWise container automation, quote management, and revenue recognition, October brings six new learning opportunities.
The logistics industry continues to evolve, and keeping up with new operational practices, regulatory requirements, and technology capabilities has become an important part of professional development.
For freight forwarders, understanding how cargo moves is just as important as knowing how to manage those movements efficiently within logistics technology platforms.
On 21 October 2026, WiseTech Academy announced the launch of six new courses, expanding its learning catalogue with three Industry Learning courses and three CargoWise Product Learning courses.
This month’s additions focus on two important areas: strengthening knowledge of international air freight operations and helping CargoWise users develop practical skills in container automation, quotation management, and financial processes.
Whether you work in freight operations, sales, finance, or CargoWise implementation, the October courses offer opportunities to build knowledge relevant to your responsibilities.
Three New Industry Learning Courses Focus on Air Freight
Air freight plays an important role in international trade, particularly when businesses need to move time-sensitive, high-value, or specialised cargo.
However, managing air shipments involves much more than selecting an airline and arranging transportation.
Cargo handling requirements, international regulations, airport procedures, pricing decisions, and capacity management all influence how successfully air freight operations are executed.
WiseTech Academy’s three new Industry Learning courses explore these areas from foundational handling practices to advanced commercial decision-making.
1. Air Cargo Handling: Understanding the Journey from Booking to Loading
Every air shipment passes through several handling stages before it reaches its destination.
Freight must be correctly packaged, labelled, booked, screened, stored, and prepared for loading. Each stage has specific operational requirements that help support safe and reliable transportation.
The new Air Cargo Handling course introduces the end-to-end process, covering packaging and marking, Unit Load Devices (ULDs), air cargo bookings, airport and terminal operations, and handling requirements for specialised shipments.
It also explores the considerations involved in transporting dangerous goods and temperature-controlled cargo.
For air freight professionals, this knowledge provides a stronger understanding of the activities that take place between accepting a shipment and loading it onto an aircraft.
Who should explore it? Air freight operators, cargo handling professionals, and trade operations teams looking to strengthen their foundational knowledge.
2. Air Freight Key International Organizations: Understanding Who Sets the Standards
International air cargo depends on cooperation between multiple organisations, regulatory authorities, airlines, and freight forwarders.
Without common standards and security frameworks, managing cargo movements across different countries would become significantly more complex.
The Air Freight Key International Organizations course introduces the major organisations influencing international air cargo operations.
These include the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), and World Customs Organization (WCO).
The course also covers national and regional aviation authorities and important air cargo security programmes.
Understanding these organisations helps logistics professionals recognise how international standards, regulatory requirements, and industry cooperation influence everyday air freight operations.
Who should explore it? Freight forwarding professionals and trade operations teams seeking a clearer understanding of the international frameworks governing air cargo.
3. Advanced Air Freight Management: Looking Beyond Daily Operations
Managing air freight requires continuous decisions about capacity, routing, costs, service levels, and customer commitments.
These decisions become more complex when market conditions change, or disruptions affect available transport options.
WiseTech Academy’s Advanced Air Freight Management course focuses on the commercial and operational considerations behind these decisions.
Topics include route and network design, financial management, decarbonisation, crisis recovery, airline and freight forwarder pricing negotiations, and the Five Freedoms of the Air.
The course provides a broader understanding of how air freight services are structured, priced, and managed under changing operational conditions.
For experienced professionals, it offers an opportunity to strengthen the knowledge needed to evaluate transport options and understand the factors influencing air freight performance.
Who should explore it? Freight forwarding managers, logistics professionals, and supply chain specialists involved in air freight planning and commercial decisions.
Three New CargoWise Product Learning Courses
Alongside the air freight courses, WiseTech Academy has introduced three CargoWise Product Learning courses.
These focus on practical platform capabilities that support container visibility, freight quotations, and accounting processes.
For CargoWise users, the value of product learning comes from understanding not only what a feature does, but also how it fits into the wider operational workflow.
4. Container Automation Overview: Reducing Manual Container Tracking
Tracking container movements across the shipment lifecycle can require repeated status checks and manual updates.
When teams depend heavily on manual tracking, maintaining timely information across multiple shipments can become challenging.
The new Container Automation Overview course introduces how CargoWise Container Automation supports near real-time container tracking and reduces manual data entry.
Learners explore how automation can help maintain container status information, identify exceptions earlier, reduce avoidable errors, and support customer communication through reliable updates and automated actions.
For sea freight operators, this is particularly relevant when managing container movements across multiple shipment milestones.
Who should explore it? Sea freight operators, operations managers, and CargoWise users responsible for container tracking and shipment visibility.
5. Quote Management: From Quotation Creation to Customer Acceptance
Preparing a freight quotation involves balancing competitive pricing with accurate service requirements and commercial considerations.
Teams must define what the customer needs, apply relevant rates, complete approvals, and communicate the final quotation.
The new CargoWise Quote Management course takes learners through this process.
It covers defining quotation scope, adding proposed rates, approving and finalising quotations, sending them to customers, and managing customer acceptance.
By understanding these steps, users can become more confident in managing quotations through CargoWise and maintaining consistency throughout the quoting process.
This is particularly useful for businesses looking to strengthen coordination between their sales and operational activities.
Who should explore it? Freight forwarding sales teams, pricing professionals, customer service teams, and CargoWise users involved in quotation management.
6. Mastering Revenue Recognition: Managing Complex CargoWise Accounting Scenarios
Financial accuracy is essential for freight forwarding businesses, especially when shipment activities and accounting periods do not always align.
Revenue recognition can become more complex when transactions involve deferred revenue, adjustments across accounting periods, and Work in Progress (WIP).
WiseTech Academy’s Mastering Revenue Recognition course is designed for experienced CargoWise accounting professionals and system implementers.
The course explores deferred revenue recognition behaviours, recognition dates and styles, job revenue journal rules, and changes affecting closed and future accounting periods.
It also covers how revenue recognition influences WIP and accrual creation.
For accounting teams, these topics are important when managing complex financial scenarios and maintaining better control over accounting processes within CargoWise.
Who should explore it? Accounting managers, senior finance professionals, and CargoWise implementation specialists working with advanced revenue recognition requirements.
Why these October Courses Matter for Logistics Businesses?
The six new courses address different responsibilities, but they share a common objective: helping logistics professionals build the knowledge required to perform their work more effectively.
The Industry Learning courses strengthen understanding of air freight handling, international standards, and commercial management.
The CargoWise Product Learning courses focus on applying platform capabilities to everyday business activities.
Together, they highlight the importance of combining industry knowledge with practical system expertise.
For example, understanding container movements is valuable for sea freight professionals. Knowing how CargoWise Container Automation supports tracking can help them make better use of the information available within their system.
Similarly, understanding freight pricing principles is important for commercial teams, while knowing how to manage quotations in CargoWise helps connect that knowledge with daily customer requirements.
The more confidently teams understand both logistics operations and the systems supporting them, the better equipped they are to manage complex workflows.
Building CargoWise Expertise through Continuous Learning
WiseTech Academy now offers more than 200 courses, including CargoWise Certifications and industry-recognised qualifications.
Its learning catalogue supports professionals across different experience levels, from those developing foundational logistics knowledge to experienced CargoWise users working with specialised operational and financial functions.
For businesses investing in CargoWise, employee knowledge plays an important role in making effective use of the platform.
At Elicit Technology, we understand that successful CargoWise adoption depends on both the technology and the people using it.
As a CargoWise Service Partner, we help logistics businesses strengthen their CargoWise capabilities through implementation, configuration, workflow optimisation, and user training.
Whether teams are exploring newer CargoWise features or improving how existing processes are managed, the right combination of learning and practical support can help them work with greater confidence.
Conclusion: Make October a Month of Learning
WiseTech Academy’s October 2026 additions bring six opportunities for logistics professionals to strengthen their skills.
From understanding the complexities of international air cargo to improving container automation, quotation management, and revenue recognition in CargoWise, each course focuses on knowledge that can support real operational responsibilities.
For freight forwarders and logistics businesses, continuous learning is an important part of keeping teams capable, adaptable, and prepared for changing industry requirements.
Explore the new courses, identify the skills most relevant to your role, and continue building the expertise that supports better logistics operations.
