Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Logistics and Transport

Course Content

This qualification provides the strategic management skills required for professional and business development for individuals in the logistics and transport sectors. It provides the educational requirement for chartered membership of the Institute and eligibility for the post-nominal’s CMILT.

What does the course cover?

The course comprises of five compulsory units, which consist of a number of elements, these are:

• Logistics and Transport - Strategic Context
  The global environment
  Resource planning, allocation and use
  Sustainable corporate development
  Competition and risk
• Leadership and Strategic Management in Logistics and Transport
  Organisational culture
  Leadership
  Collaboration
  Ethical management
• Strategic Network Planning in Logistics and Transport
  Vision and strategy
  Forecasting
  Delivering customer service
  Innovation and change
• Delivering Strategic Performance in Logistics and Transport
  Organisational integration
  Supply strategies
  Logistics performance
  E-technology
• Research Methods and the Professional Project in Logistics and Transport - double unit
  Research methodology
  Professional project in logistics and transport

How is the qualification assessed?

Assessment for the CILT(UK) Level 6 Advanced Diploma in Logistics and Transport can be provided in two ways:

• Institute Assessment Route
  This route is available to all Centres and to individual candidates. The Institute provides standard assessment materials for Units 1 – 4 and is responsible for assessment, verification and confirmation of results.
• Centre Assessment Route
  Approved Centres can design and manage their own assessment programmes for Units 1 – 4 of the Advanced Diploma providing that they maintain the quality systems and procedures required by the Institute and have gained formal approval for their assessment programmes.
  

The CILT(UK) will provide independent assessment of all Unit 5 project reports regardless of which assessment route is used for Units 1 – 4. Element 1 will not be assessed separately, evidence of the outcomes of effective performance and the required knowledge and understanding for that Element will be assessed as part of the assessment of Element 2 – the Professional Project.

The European Logistics Association (ELA) offers a number of European logistics qualifications through the European Certification Board for Logistics (ECBL).

Duration

This varies depending on the method of study chosen. As a guide, the course is designed to be completed within 360 study hours. This comprises 60 guided learning hours each for Units 1 – 4 and 120 hours for Unit 5. Candidates should allow 12-24 months to complete the study programme. Candidates have a maximum time limit of three year from commencement to complete the qualification.