Course overview
The IoSCM Level 2 Diploma in Transport and Logistics course will help you to develop your knowledge and skills in a variety of technical areas. This qualification gives a solid foundation for your career within a sector that offers many opportunities for promotion and unique benefits.
This Level 2 course will help you develop the key skills and knowledge you need to advance into a more senior role. This course is also ideal for businesses looking to develop their team and improve operational efficiency.
Job outcomes
- Transport Co-ordinator
- Workshop and Logistics Assistant
- Apprentice Transport Office Administrator
- Stock Assistant
- Inventory Clerk
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- Study at your own time
- 1 Unit Credit Value (UCV) typically equates to 10 hours of learning
Pathways
- IoSCM Level 3 Logistics and Transport courses
Course features
- Gain access to a customised learning platform
- Can take mock tests, utilise a huge library of resources and interact with other students across the globe
- Unlimited first-class materials
- Self-assessments available online that shows the results immediately
- Able to take and retake the practise self-tests as many times as you like
- Assigned a Student Support Liaison, who will handle all enquiries and act as your personal mentor upon enrolment
Who's it for?
The IoSCM Level 2 Transport and Logistics course is designed for students who have limited experience in the logistics and transport industry, who are seeking to certify their skills.
ELCAS Funding
If you’ve had a career in the Armed Forces, you will already have a wealth of valuable skills that employers are looking for in their candidates. However, to progress your career outside of the military, you will need to certify these skills with industry-recognised qualifications, and Enhanced Learning Credits can help you to do this.
To be eligible to receive ELC payments, you must have accrued at least six years of military service. You can earn up to three credits, the value of which will depend on the length of your service. Your credits will cover 80% of your course fees, with the remaining 20% being funded by yourself.
Institute of Supply Chain Management is an approved Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) provider and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.
Our ELC provider number is 9651.
Subjects
In order to complete the course, you will need to study one core unit and three optional units of your choice.
- Teams and Groups: Task orientation; Purpose; The degree of interdependence; The degree of formal structure; Familiarity among members
- Team Development: ‘Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning’
- Team Roles: Areas of responsibility; The role of a team leader; How to develop team members
- Leadership Styles: Laissez-Faire, democratic and authoritarian leadership styles; Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; How to handle discrimination, harassment and conflict
- Types of Goods: Public goods; Private goods; Perishable goods; Container cargo; Liquid bulk; Dry bulk; Breakbulk; Dangerous goods; Indirect goods
- Safe Handling of Goods: Special handling; Hazardous goods; Perishable goods; The European agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road; The International Regulations concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail; The IMDG Code or the Baltic Sea Memorandum; The International Air Transportation Association; Sterile goods; Movement of livestock; Security of goods
- Movement Methods: Road, air, rail, sea; Intermodal transport; Intra-modal transport; Combined transport
- Appropriate modes of transport: Sources; Identifying the appropriate mode; Destinations
- Transport Planning and Scheduling: Routing; Regular service; Non-regular service; Hub and spoke route system; Route patterns; Linear route systems
- Regulatory Requirements: Customs regulations; Licences and permits; Transport documents; Invoices; Carnet; Certificates of Origin (COP); Bills of lading; Certificates of insurance; Dock receipts; Airway bills; Dangerous goods declarations
- Collection, Storage and Distribution Networks: Reverse logistics (collections); Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); Route optimisation software; Inventory control
- Ports and Shipping: Advantages and disadvantages of ports and shipping
- Policies and Procedures: Maritime and coastguard agency; Manning scales; Legal regimes; The international maritime organisation; National control and admiralty law; Protectionism/subsidies; Liner conferences
- Monitoring Ports and Shipping: Prevention of pollution from ships; Customs; The harbour master; Monitoring ships
- Supply Chain: The supply chain route; Customers, retailers, wholesalers and distributors; Manufacturers; Components/raw material suppliers; Streams; Upstream activities; Downstream activities
- Successful Supply Chains: Satisfaction for the end user; Flexibility; Alignment; Distribution; Suppliers; Inventory management; Lead times; Measures
- Relationships Between the Links of a Supply Chain: External supply chain; Internal supply chain; Vertical, horizontal, transactional, collaborative and productive relationships; Aims of supply chain relationships
- Roles Organisations Play: Planning; Purchasing; Inventory; manufacturing; Delivery; Supply chain operations
- Functions of a Purchasing System: Life cycle costing; Total acquisition cost model
- Stages of the Life Cycle: Planning and design; Acquisition; Storage; Use; Disposal
- Stages of the Purchasing Process: Goods or service needs and requests; Authorisation; Purchase orders; Delivery; Receipt; Payment; Order processing cycles
- Methods to Gain Information: Word-of-mouth; Advertising and marketing; Company information; Sampling; SWOT analysis
- Supplier Development: Potential for partnership; Scope for development; Quantifiable outcomes
- Business Core Function: Marketing; Product development; The manufacturing process
- Manufacturing Process Components: Raw materials; Work in progress; Finished goods
- Support Functions: Quality assurance; Warehousing; purchasing; Manufacturing planning; Human resources
- Manufacturing Requirements: Manpower; Methods; Machines; Materials; Minutes; Converting the input into output
- Information Required: Process time; Routing; Bills of materials
- Production Planning: Preparation stage; Processing stage; Assembly stage; Finishing stage; Packaging stage
About Institute of Supply Chain Management
Bringing together a dynamic mix of world-class study materials, expert knowledge and a sound understanding of today’s industry demands, IoSCM is actively creating the most impressive talent throughout the UK, Europe, Middle-East and Asia by training them to our exceptional standards.
As the first institute to represent the wider supply chain, we’re trusted by some of the world’s largest corporations to train and educate their workforce. IoSCM understands the industry and the need for highly-skilled, qualified professionals which is why we developed sector specific qualifications that will help upskill employees, evolve businesses and enhance careers.
Our success is a result of our dedication to education and training. We believe in giving every student much more than just a qualification, we provide the opportunity to grow, learn and progress as a professional with our unrivalled support network.
