Section 20: Certificate of experience

(1) A person who, after obtaining an approved qualification, satisfies the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) of this section shall be entitled to receive a certificate of experience in the prescribed form from the person in charge of the institution mentioned in that subsection.
(2) The conditions aforesaid are-
(a) he shall have served for the prescribed period in Nigeria with a view to obtaining a certificate of experience;
(b) he shall have acquired during his employment practical experience under the personal supervision and guidance of one or more registered freight forwarders for such periods as may be prescribed; and
(c) the manner in which he carried out the duties of his employment and his conduct during the period of his employment shall have been satisfactory.
(3) The employer being a registered freight forwarder supervising the work of persons employed with view to obtaining a certificate of experience, shall secure that the person is afforded proper opportunities of acquiring the practical experience required for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) of this section.
(4) Where after having served the prescribed period as mentioned in subsection (2) (a) of this section a person is refused a certificate of experience he shall be entitled to-
(a) receive from his employer particulars in writing of the grounds of the refusal; and
(b) appeal from the refusal to a Committee of the Council in accordance with rules made by the Council in that behalf (including rules as to the time within which appeals are to be brought),
and on any such appeal the Committee shall either dismiss the appeal or itself issue the certificate of experience in question or give such other discretions in matter as it considers just.
(5) Regulations may provide for the issue of certificates of experience in respect of employment and institutions outside Nigeria.