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each and every learner achieve the qualifications they need to succeed.
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Choosing the right training provider is hugely important when it comes to getting see why. Studying a distance
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CILT Level 2 Introductory Certificate in Logistics and Transport

Your CILT
Membership

CILT qualifications are recognised by leading Your Membership

companies around the world as a statement of Includes:
logistics and transport excellence.
• Daily news stories
• Sector specific e-bulletins
• Logistics and Transport
Your CILT Membership Focus monthly magazine
• Access to leading industry
A CILT Membership is an investment; one that will pay for itself. Not only in a articles
monetary value through the benefits provided, but it will also have an immeasurable
• Helpline and email support
impact upon your career.
• Free job hunting advice and
Your membership will see you gain exclusive access to a range of benefits guidance
and services that are specifically designed to support you both personally and
• Interview preparation and
professionally. These benefits include access to the largest collection of logistics,
coaching
transport and supply chain resources in Europe.
• Trade and professional
In addition to ensuring that you have unlimited access to the resources that you information
need to succeed, being a CILT Member also has the potential to increase your
• Free legal advice
marketability with employers. Applying for an Assessed Grade can give you access
information
to renowned CILT post-nominal letters representing your level of membership
and increasing your employability by showing your commitment to proving your • Access to over 350 regional,
expertise in the field of logistics and transport. national and sector specific
events
• Up to £100 saving when
booking for national events
• Online library catalogue
• Access to business
intelligence services with
over 7,000 journals from
across the globe
• Access to extensive
database of 4,000+ global
newspapers and magazines
• Global student network
consisting of 40 forums
• Membership of a
professional body which
increases your employability
by 9%
• CILT Student Hub
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CILT Level 2 Introductory Certificate

Logistics and Transport

Aim of the course Level 2 is

This course aims to provide students with a sound foundation from which to equivalent to
progress. The course is intended to give an understanding of the principles and a GCSE A*-C
processes used within the Logistics and Transport professions to move people and qualification
goods, and to provide an introduction to the theories of integrated supply chain
management. The course outlines the background of logistics and transport and
offers introductions to the supply chain functions of Inventory Management and
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Production Planning, Warehousing, Procurement, and Transport Planning.
All of the CILT courses that we
provide are assignment based
or exam based for each units. All
exams will take place in a CILT
Can I enrol on this course? Approved Exam centre, spread
You can enrol on this course if you work within a operator role, have a level 1 all across the UK. Meaning you
qualification or higher, or you have relevant experience. can choose whichever centre is
nearest to you. If studying from
the UK you can also study your
exam within your place of work.

Passing the course, whats involved? CILT Exams Dates

The course is made up of eight units, of which you must complete four. CILT Exam dates are held every
Learners must complete 2 compulsory units and 2 elective units. You can choose year in February and October.
whichever elective units are relevant to the particular field that you work in or aspire
to be in. CILT Assignment Dates
CILT Assignment deadlines take
place every year in April and
December.

Support
Work Submission - After
submitting work you will receive
feedback from an expert in your
chosen field to help you on your
journey.
Mock Exams and Assignment
- Past mock exams and
assignments will be provided
at your convenience as a self
development test.
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CILT Level 2 Introductory Certificate

Logistics and Transport

Compulsory Units

Introduction to Logistics Introduction to Customer Services and Marketing

• Understanding logistics • Introduction to customer services
• People in the logistics working environment • Communications and customer service
• Sustainability and the environment • Understanding the market
• The role of communications technology in context • Principles of marketing

Optional Units

Introduction to Freight Transport Services Introduction to Passenger Transport Services

• Transport and freight movements • Transport and passenger movements
• Freight transport characteristics • Passenger transport characteristics
• Organisational structure of the freight transport industry • Organisational structure of the passenger transport
• Freight transport costs and charges industry
• Passenger transport costs and charges

Introduction to Warehousing and Inventory Introduction to Procurement

• Inventory • The scope of purchasing
• The warehouse • Sourcing and contract law
• Storage and materials handling • Purchasing
• Warehouse principles • Progress monitoring and control
• Warehouse processes • Global sourcing

Introduction to Planning and Operation Introduction to Planning and Operation

of Freight Transport of Passenger Transport
• Planning freight transport • Planning passenger transport
• Route planning and scheduling freight transport services • Route planning and scheduling passenger transport
• Collection, storage and distribution centres services
• Mechanisms for controlling operations • Passenger transport interchanges and terminals
• Regulation and enforcement of freight transport • Mechanisms for controlling operations
• Regulation and enforcement of passenger transport
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CILT Level 3 Certificate

Logistics and Transport

Aim of the course Level 3 is

The CILT Level 3 Certificate in Logistics and Transport is designed for those already equivalent to a
working, or who wish to work, in a supervisory or first line management role in AS or A Level
transport and logistics or in warehousing and production. It is ideal for current or qualification
aspiring logistics managers wishing to further their career with a formal logistics or
warehousing qualification. The course covers principles and processes involved in
logistics and warehouse management, and is relevant to students from a range of
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backgrounds, looking for a production planning, logistics, transport or warehousing
course. All of the CILT courses that we
provide are assignment based
or exam based for each units. All
exams will take place in a CILT
Approved Exam centre, spread
Can I enrol on this course? all across the UK. Meaning you
You can enrol on this course if you work within a supervisor role, have a level 2 can choose whichever centre is
qualification or higher, or you have relevant experience. nearest to you. If studying from
the UK you can also study your
exam within your place of work.

CILT Exams Dates

Passing the course, whats involved?
CILT Exam dates are held every
The course is made up of three units. year in February and October.
Learners must complete all compulsory units and 1 optional unit. You can choose
whichever optional unit is relevant to the particular field you work in. CILT Assignment Dates
CILT Assignment deadlines take
place every year in April and
December.

Support
Work Submission - After
submitting work you will receive
feedback from an expert in your
chosen field to help you on your
journey.
Mock Exams and Assignment
- Past mock exams and
assignments will be provided
at your convenience as a self
development test.
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Your Course Information

CILT Level 3 Certificate

Logistics and Transport

Compulsory Units

Business Theory Business Application

• Marketing & PR • Managing operations
• Communication and information • People
• Finance • Management structures
• Legal aspects • Planning and control
• Sources of information • Environment and sustainability
• Performance measurement
• Managing change

Optional Units

Warehousing Inventory
• Managing warehouse receiving and storing operations • Managing inventory
• Managing order picking and despatching goods • Controlling stock
• Managing the provision and care of warehouse resources • Managing performance of inventory

Passenger Transport Operations Supply Chain Operations

• The role of passenger transport in society and the • Fundamentals of a supply chain
environment • The supply chain environment
• Passenger transport regulation and control • Operation of a supply chain
• Passenger transport structure, planning • Supply chain performance
• Passenger transport funding and operational costs

Freight Transport Operations Procurement

• Freight transport role, structure and the environment • Procurement environment
• Freight transport operations planning and demand • Procurement operations
• Freight transport operations, regulation, control and • Commercial management in procurement
business • Performance management in procurement

Local Authority Passenger Transport Transport Planning

• Local authority passenger transport planning and • Transport planning
provision • Introduction to transport planning
• Legal framework for passenger transport • Transport planning concepts
• Types of passenger transport provision • Links between transport planning and passenger and
• Local authority functions in passenger transport provision goods transport
• Traffic management
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CILT Level 5 Professional Diploma

Logistics and Transport

Aim of the course Level 5 is

This course presents the fundamental management knowledge required of equivalent
managers in Logistics and Transport industry. It covers aspects of the internal to a HND
and external structures of an organisation, the governance of the people within qualification
the organisation and those financial and other planning techniques necessary
to maintain organisational health. It aims to deliver the understanding and
competence of those key elements of management practice that are fundamental to
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both commercial and noncommercial organisations. With its optional and elective
units it focuses directly on the key areas of the technical fields that today’s modern All of the CILT courses that we
and professional managers must handle. provide are assignment based
or exam based for each units. All
exams will take place in a CILT
Approved Exam centre, spread
all across the UK. Meaning you
Can I enrol on this course? can choose whichever centre is
You can enrol on this course if you work within a management role, have a level 4 nearest to you. If studying from
qualification or higher, or you have relevant experience. the UK you can also study your
exam within your place of work.

CILT Exams Dates

Passing the course, whats involved? CILT Exam dates are held every
year in February and October.
This course requires the completion of four units.
Learners must complete 1 compulsory unit, 1 optional unit from Group A, and CILT Assignment Dates
then 2 optional units from Group B. You can choose whichever Elective and CILT Assignment deadlines take
Optional units that are relevant to the particular field you work in. place every year in April and
December.

Support
Work Submission - After
submitting work you will receive
feedback from an expert in your
chosen field to help you on your
journey.
Mock Exams and Assignment
- Past mock exams and
assignments will be provided
at your convenience as a self
development test.
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Your Course Information

CILT Level 5 Professional Diploma

Logistics and Transport

Compulsory Unit

Management
• Internal organisational dynamics
• External dynamics
• People management
• Business planning

Optional Units - Group A

Supply Chain Management Transport Operations

• The supply chain • The nature of transport
• Supply chain planning • The regulation of transport
• Supply chain operations • The operation of transport
• Supply chain improvements • Resourcing transport

Transport Planning
• Transport planning
• The demand for movement
• The supply of transport
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CILT Level 5 Professional Diploma

Logistics and Transport

Optional Units - Group B

Inventory Production Planning

• What is inventory management? • The concept of production planning
• Inventory principles • Fundamentals of production planning
• Modern inventory systems • Manufacturing and materials planning systems
• Managing inventory through a network • Materials flow through production

Movement of Goods Retail Logistics

• The goods to be moved • Introduction to the retail market
• Origins, destinations and routes • Retail logistics strategies
• Movements • Warehouse and inventory issues
• Modes of transport • Globalisation and the retail supply chain
• Logistics and the supply chain • E-Retailing

Movement of People Sourcing and Procurement

• The people to be moved • The scope of procurement
• Origins, destinations and services • Sourcing and contract law
• Modes of transport • Progress monitoring and control
• Passenger logistics and the seamless journey • Purchasing
• Global sourcing

Transport and Society Warehousing

• Demographic trends • The role of warehousing in logistics
• Survey methods and techniques • Warehousing process and procedures
• Development of transport in society • Technology in the warehouse
• Categories of society • Cost management
• The car and travel • Performance measurement

Transport Planning Techniques International Business

• Transport planning process • The international business environment
• Development of strategies and plans • Developing a global business strategy
• Implementing strategies and plans • Global logistics operations and facilities
• Appraisal, evaluation and monitoring techniques • International commerce

Project Management
• Project structure, processes, organisation and • Project direction, control, stage control, stage boundaries
programmes and risk management
• Project start-up, initiation, planning, stages and stage • Project change control and configuration
planning • Product delivery, quality and project closure
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CILT Level 6 Advanced Diploma

Logistics and Transport

Aim of the course Level 6 is

equivalent to
This qualification provides the strategic management skills required for professional a bachelors
and business development of individuals in the Logistics and Transport sectors. It degree
provides the educational requirement for chartered membership of the Institute and qualification
eligibility for the post-nominal’s MCILT.

CILT Exams
All of the CILT courses that we
Can I enrol on this course? provide are assignment based
You can enrol on this course if you work within a senior management role, have a or exam based for each units. All
level 5 qualification or higher, or you have relevant experience. exams will take place in a CILT
Approved Exam centre, spread
all across the UK. Meaning you
can choose whichever centre is
nearest to you. If studying from
Passing the course, whats involved? the UK you can also study your
This course consists of 4 single units and a double research unit. exam within your place of work.

Learners must complete all compulsory units to achieve this qualification. CILT Exams Dates
CILT Exam dates are held every
year in February and October.

CILT Assignment Dates

CILT Assignment deadlines take
place every year in April and
December.

Support
Work Submission - After
submitting work you will receive
feedback from an expert in your
chosen field to help you on your
journey.
Mock Exams and Assignment
- Past mock exams and
assignments will be provided
at your convenience as a self
development test.
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Your Course Information

CILT Level 6
Advanced Diploma in Logistics and Transport

Compulsory Units

Logistics and Transport - Strategic Context Strategic Network Planning in Logistics and Transport
• The global environment • Vision and strategy
• Resource planning, allocation and use • Forecasting
• Sustainable corporate development • Delivering customer service
• Competition and risk • Innovation and change
• Characteristics of management information • Decision-making models
• Strategic investment • Forces influencing strategy
• Cost and management accounting and principles
• Techniques and reward strategies

Research Methods and the Professional Project Leadership and Strategic Management
in Logistics and Transport in Logistics and Transport
• Research methods • Organisational culture
• Professional project in logistics and transport • Leadership
• Scheduling, routing and planning • Collaboration
• Manual; computer assisted • Ethical management
• Forecasting techniques • Managing culture change
• Methods and procedures including quantitative and • Methods and techniques for motivating, rewarding,
qualitative research techniques influencing and persuading people
• Undertake a structured professional research project • Performance measurement and benchmarking
• Finalise, write-up and complete professional project • Business planning
• Problem solving and analysis

Delivering Strategic Performance

in Logistics and Transport
• Organisational integration
• Supply strategies
• Logistics performance
• E-Technology
• Legal and regulatory requirements
• Supply chain and management of network theories,
models and practices
• Cost and benefit analysis
• Planning and forecasting methods
• Techniques and reward strategies
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Support Package

Support
We pride ourselves on providing a 5-star distance learning experience for every
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so you can get in touch with your tutor whenever you have questions. Support is Unbeatable Support Package
available by email, phone, Skype and Facetime, as well as through our dedicated We guarantee the best support
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Students can also book into our free monthly workshops to get one-to-one industry experts here to support
support. you through your studies.

Whats included?
• Student Support Team - We have a dedicated student support team to make
your enrolment as quick and easy to ensure you can start your studies as soon
as possible. Outstanding Performance
• Industry Expert Tutors - Our industry expert tutors are one of the many We are proud of our 98.6%
reasons why we have a 98% student pass rate. pass rate, we guarantee
• Face to Face Tutor Support - Another valuable way of gaining that all you are in safe hands when
important support at no extra cost to you! enrolling on a course with DLC.
• Mentor Support - Every student receives a dedicated student mentor
throughout their studies.
• Exam and Assignment support - A fantastic opportunity to prepare for any
upcoming assignments and exams.

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