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Level5DiplomainSupplyChainandOperationsManagement
Regulator Ofqual
QualificationReferenceNumber 601/8796/7
QualificationStartDate 1May2016
LastDateforRegistration 30April2021
AvailableAgeRanges
TotalQualificationTime 400hours
GuidedLearning 40hours
Pre-16 x
16-18 x
19+ P
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Copyright©2016SFEDIEnterprisesLtdAllrightsreserved.Thisbookoranyportionthereofmaynotbereproducedorusedinanymannerwhatsoeverwithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofthepublisher(addressbelow).ApprovedSFEDIAwardscentresandlearnersundertakingaSFEDIAwardsqualificationmayphotocopythisdocumentfreeofchargeand/orincludeaPDFversiononitsintranetwhereitisonlydonesoforthepurposesoftheapproveddeliveryofthisqualification.SFEDIEnterprisesLtdt/aSFEDIAwards53ConiscliffeRoadDarlingtonCountyDurhamDL37EHwww.sfedigroup.comEveryefforthasbeenmadetoensurethattheinformationcontainedinthispublicationistrueandaccurateatthetimeofpublication.However,SFEDIEnterprisest/aSFEDIAwardsstrivestocontinuallydevelopandimproveourqualificationsand,assuch,theremaybeoccassionswherechangesarerequired.SFEDIEnterprisest/aSFEDIAwardsdoesnotacceptliabilityforanylossordamagearisingfromtheuseoftheinformationcontainedwithinthispublication.
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ContentsAboutThisQualification.........................................................................................................................................5AboutSFEDIAwards...............................................................................................................................................8
CustomerFeedback........................................................................................................................................8TheRegulatedQualificationsFramework(RQF)....................................................................................................9
QualificationLevel..........................................................................................................................................9QualificationSize............................................................................................................................................9TotalQualificationTime(TQT).......................................................................................................................9
WhatDoesSFEDIAwardsExpect?.......................................................................................................................10LearnerRegistrationandCertification.........................................................................................................10
HowWeMonitorQualificationDelivery..............................................................................................................11DirectClaimsStatus(DCS)............................................................................................................................11InternalQualityAssurance...........................................................................................................................11Delivery/Assessment....................................................................................................................................12Delivery/Assessment/QualityAssuranceStaffRequirements......................................................................12
AssessmentMethods...........................................................................................................................................13InitialAssessment.........................................................................................................................................13MandatoryAssessmentMethods................................................................................................................13ExpertWitness/WitnessTestimony.............................................................................................................13Observation .............................................................................................................................................13ProductEvidence..........................................................................................................................................13ProfessionalDiscussion................................................................................................................................14RecognitionofPriorLearning.......................................................................................................................14Simulation .............................................................................................................................................14AuthenticationofLearnerEvidence.............................................................................................................14Feedback .............................................................................................................................................15DataProtectionandConfidentiality.............................................................................................................15ProtectionofMinorsinEvidenceCollection................................................................................................15
UnitStructure......................................................................................................................................................16QualificationUnitDetails.....................................................................................................................................17
D/508/4296 OperationsManagementProcesses....................................................................................18L/508/4276 Logistics...............................................................................................................................20T/508/4305 MovementofGoods............................................................................................................22Y/508/4278 TransportManagement......................................................................................................24K/508/4298 ProductionManagement....................................................................................................26M/508/4299 QualityManagement...........................................................................................................28R/508/4280 PurchasingManagement.....................................................................................................30Y/508/4300 PortsandShippingManagement........................................................................................32F/508/4291 Inventory.............................................................................................................................34L/508/4293 Warehousing.......................................................................................................................36R/508/4277 SupplyChainManagement.................................................................................................38K/508/4303 HumanitarianLogistics........................................................................................................40A/508/4290 Business...............................................................................................................................42R/508/4294 Management.......................................................................................................................45A/508/4287 ManagmeentInformationSystems.....................................................................................47F/508/4288 CustomerService.................................................................................................................49
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J/508/4289 ProjectManagmeent...........................................................................................................51J/508/4208 FinanceManagement..........................................................................................................53H/508/4302 HumanResourceManagement...........................................................................................56A/508/4306 RiskManagement................................................................................................................58Y/508/4281 RoadFreightManagment....................................................................................................60Y/508/4328 SeaFreight...........................................................................................................................62F/508/4324 AirFreight............................................................................................................................64M/508/4304 MilitaryLogistics..................................................................................................................66D/508/4282 InternationalFreightManagement.....................................................................................68D/508/4279 InternationalTradeManagement.......................................................................................70F/508/4307 TransportPlanning..............................................................................................................72J/508/4292 MasterSchedulingTechniques............................................................................................74J/508/4325 EnvironmentalIssuesinManufacturing..............................................................................76F/508/4310 ContractinginthePublicSector..........................................................................................78L/508/4309 MarketingforPurchasers....................................................................................................80J/508/4311 TheMachineryofGovernmentandProcurement..............................................................82L/508/4326 InternationalTradeFinance................................................................................................84R/508/4327 InternationalTradeLaw......................................................................................................87Annex .............................................................................................................................................89LearnerRegistrationForm............................................................................................................................90AssessmentPlan...........................................................................................................................................91AssessmentReport.......................................................................................................................................92WitnessTestimonyReport...........................................................................................................................94EvidenceMatrixRecord...............................................................................................................................96SummativeStatement..................................................................................................................................97LearnerStatement.......................................................................................................................................97AssessorStatement......................................................................................................................................97InternalQualityAssuranceSamplingReport................................................................................................98LearnerInterviewRecord...........................................................................................................................100
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AboutThisQualification
Thisqualificationisdesignedtogivelearnersanunderstandingoftheworkingsofsupplychainsandtheprocessesinvolvedinitsoperation.Therearenoformalentryrequirementshowever,inordertobenefitfromundertakingthequalificationlearnersshouldpossesscommunicationskillssufficienttoallowthemtoaddresstheassessmentrequirements.AssessmentshouldbethroughtheproductionofaportfolioofevidencepresentedforassessmentbyasuitablyqualifiedAssessor.Mandatoryassessmentmethods,whereapplicable,canbeseenwithintheindividualunitdetails.Thosewhoundertakethisqualificationmaywishtoundertakefurtherqualificationsatahigherlevelinordertofurtherdeveloptheirknowledgeandskillswithinthewarehousingindustry.
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QualificationOverview
QualificationStructure
1unitfromGroupAandafurther30
creditsfromGroupAorGroupB
AssessorQualificationRequired(pleasecheckdetailsofappropriateAssessorqualificationslaterwithinthisdocument)
No
IQAQualificationRequired(pleasecheckdetailsofappropriateIQAqualificationslaterwithinthisdocument)
No
UnitTitle ReferenceNumber
Mandatory/Optional
UnitLevel
CreditValue
GuidedLearning(hours)
OperationsManagementProcesses D/508/4296 GroupA 5 10 10
Logistics L/508/4276 GroupA 5 10 10
MovementofGoods T/508/4305 GroupA 5 10 10
TransportManagement Y/508/4278 GroupA 5 10 10
ProductionManagement K/508/4298 GroupA 5 10 10
QualityManagement M/508/4299 GroupA 5 10 10
PurchasingManagement R/508/4280 GroupA 5 10 10
PortsandShippingManagement Y/508/4300 GroupA 5 10 10
Inventory F/508/4291 GroupA 5 10 10
Warehousing L/508/4293 GroupA 5 10 10
SupplyChainManagement R/508/4277 GroupA 5 10 10
HumanitarianLogistics K/508/4303 GroupA 5 10 10
Business A/508/4290 GroupB 5 10 10
Management R/508/4294 GroupB 5 10 10
ManagementInformationSystems A/508/4287 GroupB 5 10 10
CustomerService F/508/4288 GroupB 5 10 10
ProjectManagement J/508/4289 GroupB 5 10 10
FinanceManagement J/508/4289 GroupB 5 10 10
HumanResourceManagement H/508/4302 GroupB 5 10 10
RiskManagement A/508/4306 GroupB 5 10 10
RoadFreightManagement Y/508/4281 GroupB 5 10 10
SeaFreight Y/508/4328 GroupB 5 10 10
AirFreight F/508/4324 GroupB 5 10 10
MilitaryLogistics M/508/4304 GroupB 5 10 10
InternationalFreightManagement D/508/4279 GroupB 5 10 10
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InternationalTradeManagement D/508/4279 GroupB 5 10 10
TransportPlanning F/508/4307 GroupB 5 10 10
MasterSchedulingTechniques J/508/4325 GroupB 5 10 10
EnvironmentalIssuesinManufacturing J/508/4292 GroupB 5 10 10
ContractinginthePublicSector F/508/4310 GroupB 5 10 10
MarketingforPurchasers L/508/4309 GroupB 5 10 10
TheMachineryofGovernmentandProcurement J/508/4311 GroupB 5 10 10
InternationalTradeFinance L/508/4326 GroupB 5 10 10
InternationalTradeLaw R/508/4327 GroupB 5 10 10
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AboutSFEDIAwardsSFEDIAwardswasfoundedin2007creatingthefirstdedicatedAwardingOrganisationspecialisinginbusinessenterpriseandbusinesssupport,astandingstillenjoyedtothisdaywithintheUK.OurqualificationsarebuiltontheextensiveresearchthatunderpinstheSFEDI®NationalOccupationalStandardsandtheexpertiseoftheInstituteofEnterpriseandEntrepreneurs,theUK'sonlyprofessionalInstitutededicatedtoenterprise.Withourqualificationshavingbeendesignedtobeflexibletomeetthewiderangeofdemandwithinenterpriselearning,werecognisetheneedsofindustrytodevelopenterprisingandentrepreneurialindividualstosupportthesustainabilityandgrowthofbusinessandthewidercommunity.AstheonlydedicatedUKAwardingOrganisation,SFEDIAwardsdesignsanddevelopsarangeofbespokebusinessenterpriseandbusinesssupportqualificationsthataredeliveredthroughmembersofourbothUKbasedandinternationaldeliverynetwork.Withinthiswealsodevelopandpublishbestpracticematerialsandresourcestosupportthedeliveryofourqualificationstoahighstandardtoensurethatlearnersgainalltheyrequirewheneitherstartingorprogressingtheirenterprisejourney.
CustomerFeedbackWearealwayskeentounderstandlearnersandcentresthoughtsonthecontentofallaspectsofourqualificationsandwelcomefeedback.Thiscanbedonebyemailingusatcustomerservices@sfediawards.comandindicateintheheaderfield,‘CustomerFeedback’.
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TheRegulatedQualificationsFramework(RQF)TheRegulatedQualificationsFramework(RQF)isthevehicleforregulatingqualificationswithinEnglandandvocationalqualificationswithinNorthernIreland.Theframeworkprovidesasingle,simplesystemforcataloguingallqualificationsregulatedbyOfqualbybothlevelandsize.QualificationsontheRegulatedQualificationsFramework(RQF)havebothalevelandasizeallocatedtotheminordertosupportindividualsinmakinganinformedchoiceaboutthemostappropriatequalificationforthem.EachRQFqualificationtitlecontainsthefollowing:ü Thelevelofthequalification(fromentryleveltoLevel8)ü Thesizeofthequalification(Award/Certificate/Diploma)ü DetailsindicatingthecontentofthequalificationEachqualificationhasapublishedstructuresettingoutwhatmustbeachievedbyanindividualinordertodemonstratetheirknowledgeandskillsinordertomeettherequiredstandardaspartofthedeliveryandcertificationprocess.
QualificationLevelThelevelofaqualificationrelatestothecomplexityanddifficultyassociatedwiththedevelopmentoftheknowledgeandskillsofaparticularsubject.QualificationlevelsstartatEntryLevelandthenprogressfromLevel1throughtoLevel8
QualificationSizeThesizeofaqualificationisanindicationofthetotalamountoftimeaqualificationwilltaketocompleteindicatedusingthetermTotalQualificationTime(TQT)QualificationsizesareexpressedusingthetermsAward,CertificateorDiploma
TotalQualificationTime(TQT)TotalQualificationTime(TQT)providesaguideoftheaveragetimeittakestocompleteaqualificationbrokendownintotwotypesofactivity:ü GuidedLearning(GL)-madeupofactivitiescompletedbythelearnerunderthedirectinstructionorsupervision
ofalecturer,supervisorortutorwhetherthroughphysicalpresenceorelectronicmeansprovidedasameasurementoftimeinhours
ü TotalQualificationTime(TQT)-madeupoftheGuidedLearning(GL)plusallothertimetakeninpreparation,studyoranyotherformofparticipationineducationortrainingbutnotunderthedirectsupervisionofalecturer,supervisorortutorprovidedasameasurementoftimeinhours
TQTisanewsystemusedbytheRegulatorandwillbephasedinupto31December2017.
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WhatDoesSFEDIAwardsExpect?ToofferthisqualificationanorganisationisrequiredtoholdSFEDIAwardscentrestatusandalsoapplyforqualificationapproval.ThelatestinformationontheSFEDIAwardswebsitecanbeviewedbyclickinghere.AsweoperateasaregulatedAwardingOrganisationweholdhighregardtothestandardsofprofessionalserviceweprovidetocentresand,inturn,theservicecentresdelivertotheirlearners.Tosupportthisweoperateanumberofpoliciesandprocedurestoensurethatwealwaysoperateinafairandopenmanner.PublishedontheSFEDIAwardswebsitearepoliciesandprocedurescoveringthefollowingareas:
ü Appealsü Complaintsü ContinuousProfessionalDevelopment(CPD)ü CustomerServicePolicyü DirectClaimsStatusü EqualOpportunitiesü Invoicingü QualificationTitlinginMarketingandLogoUsageü MalpracticeandMaladministrationü Privacyü QualityBulletinsü ReasonableAdjustmentsü RecognisedPriorLearningü RegistrationandCertificationü RetentionofRecordsü Whistleblowing
Wearecontinuallyupdatingthepoliciesandproceduresavailabletoviewthroughthewebsitesopleasekeepcheckingbacktomakesureyouhavethelatestinformationavailable.Youcanseethelatestversionsofallofthesepoliciesbyclickinghere.
LearnerRegistrationandCertificationOuronlineregistrationandcertificationsystem,Registr8,allowsyoutoprocessinformationefficientlyandquickly.Youcanregisterandcertificatelearners,producereports,retrieveandviewcustomerinformationandalsoaccessinvoicesandmonitoringreports.LearnersshouldberegisteredwithSFEDIAwardswithin4weeksofcommencingtheprogrammeorqualification.ItistheresponsibilityofthecentretoobtainaUniqueLearnerNumber(ULN),fromtheLearnerRecordsService,andaccuratelyenterthisintotheRegistr8systeminorderthatlearnerachievementscanberecordedontheirPersonalLearningRecord(PLR).SFEDIAwardscentresmustusetheRegistr8systemtoindicatewherealearnerhassuccessfullycompletedthequalificationand/orunitswithinit.WhereacentreholdsDirectClaimsStatus(DCS)certificateswillbeissued,wherethisisnotthecaseanExternalQualityAssurerwillcontactthecentretoarrangesampling.
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HowWeMonitorQualificationDeliveryWeprideourselvesinthecontinuedqualityofthedeliveryofourqualificationsthroughourdeliverynetworkandinordertoensurethatthisismaintainedweconductbothfolderandsystemsmonitoringactivities.WeprovidetwomonitoringactivityreviewsperyearwhereamemberofourMonitoringTeamwillreviewyourorganisation’sactivitiesinordertoprovidefeedbackandsupportonyourqualificationdelivery.IfyouthinkyouneedavisitsimplycontactourCustomerServiceTeamoncustomerservices@sfediawards.comor08452245928andwewillbemorethanhappytodiscussyourrequirementswithyou.Youwillbeprovidedwithareportoncompletionofthemonitoringactivityfeedingbackonyourorganisation’scurrentperformanceagainsttheSFEDIAwardsCorePrinciplesandplanningactivitiestohelpsupportcontinuousimprovementandthesharingofbestpractice.Inordertoinformfuturemonitoringactivities,SFEDIAwardsmakesuseofariskratingsystemthatprovidesanorganisationwitharatingdeterminedbythefindingsofmonitoringactivities.SFEDIAwardsalsoconductsadditionalmonitoringactivitiesinordertoprovidesupportandensurethecontinuedqualityofthedeliveryofourqualificationsincluding:
ü CustomerSatisfactionSurveysü MysteryShoppingü QualificationConsultationsandReviewsü ThematicReviewsEachoftheseallowsustoensurethatthequalificationsweprovideandthewaytheyareprovidedcontinuestosupportthedevelopmentoftheenterpriseskillsagendaandatrulyentrepreneurialcommunity.
DirectClaimsStatus(DCS)WeoperateasystemcalledDirectClaimsStatus(DCS)providingyouwiththeabilitytocertificatelearners'achievementswithouttheneedforexternalmonitoringactivitytakingplacefirst.Itisawardedatqualificationlevelandnotcentrelevelandcanbeawardedandremoveddependentontheconsistency,qualityandintegrityofthequalificationdeliverywithinthecentre.WhereacentreholdsDCSamonitoringofficerfromSFEDIAwardswillsampleaselectionofthefoldersworkedonandcompletedsincethelastexternalmonitoringactivity.WhereacentredoesnotholdDCSforaqualificationitwillrequireanexternalmonitoringactivitytotakeplacepriortobeingabletogaincertificationforlearners.
InternalQualityAssuranceInternalQualityAssurancewillbecompletedbytheSFEDIAwardscentreandinvolvessamplingoflearners’documentsandassessmentdecisionstoensurestandardisationacrossDelivery/AssessmentstaffandconsistencyandfairnessofassessmentfollowingAwardingOrganisationrequirements.SFEDIAwardsprovidesqualityassurancedocumentationthatcanbeusedbythecentreforrecordingqualityassurancedecisions.Wehaveprovidedtemplateswhichcanbeusedwithintheannexofthisdocumentoralternativelythey,andothertemplates,canbeaccessedontheSFEDIAwardswebsite.Thesedocumentsareprovided
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forthecentretousebut,ifthecentrewishestodeveloptheirownrecordingmaterial,theminimumrequirementsmustbemettoensurequalityassurancepracticesarenotdisadvantaged.MinimumrequirementscanbeaccessedontheSFEDIAwardswebsite.
Delivery/AssessmentSFEDIAwardscentrestaffshouldworkwithlearnerstoensuretheyunderstandthenatureofthequalificationandassessmentapproach.Bothcentrestaffandthelearnershouldagreeatthebeginningoftheassessmentjourneyhowtheassessmentwillbeundertakenandwhateachcanexpectfromtheother,includingarrangingtimesanddatesforlearningandassessmentactivityandsupport.TheDelivery/Assessmentstaffwillfollowtheprinciplesofplan,judgeandfeedbackasdescribedwithinprofessionalstandards.SFEDIAwardsprovidesassessmentdocumentationthatcanbeusedbythecentreforrecordingtheplanning,judgingandfeedingbackofassessments.Wehaveprovidedtemplateswhichcanbeusedwithintheannexofthisdocumentoralternativelythey,andothertemplates,canbeaccessedontheSFEDIAwardswebsite.Thesedocumentsareprovidedforthecentretousebut,ifthecentrewishestodeveloptheirownrecordingmaterial,theminimumrequirementsmustbemettoensureassessmentpracticesarenotdisadvantaged.MinimumrequirementscanbeaccessedontheSFEDIAwardswebsite.
Delivery/Assessment/QualityAssuranceStaffRequirementsThereisnorequirementforDelivery/AssessmentorInternalQualityAssurancestafftoholdtheAssessmentorInternalQualityAssurancequalification.Itisrecommendedthat,asbestpractice,staffshouldbeworkingtowardstheseoralreadyachievedtheappropriatequalification.Ifthecentredecidestousenonequalifiedtutors/trainers/linemanagersforthedeliveryorqualityassuranceofaqualification,priorapprovalmustbesoughtfromSFEDIAwards.
Ifyouwishtoaccesspublicfundingforthedeliveryofqualifications,pleaserefertoyourfundingagencyfordeliverystaffqualificationrequirements.
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AssessmentMethodsThefollowingprovidesexamplesandexplanationsofthemostcommonformsofassessmentmethods.Othermethodscanbeusedbycentrestoenablelearnerstodemonstratetheymeetthestandardsasdetailedwithintheunits.
InitialAssessmentCentresshouldcompleteaninitialassessmentwithlearnerspriortothecommencementofthequalificationtoensurethatthesubjectmatterandlevelofthequalificationisthemostappropriatetomeettheirneeds.Thisinitialassessmentshouldalsoformpartoftheplanningprocesssothatthemostappropriatemethodsofassessmentarechosentosuitthelearnerandtheirlearningenvironmentwhilstalsomeetinganymandatoryassessmentmethodsthequalificationmaycontain.
MandatoryAssessmentMethodsSomeunitsmayrequiremandatoryformsofassessmenttobecompleted.SFEDIAwardswillmakenoteineachunitwhethermandatoryassessmentmethodsapply.Ifitstatesthattherearenomandatoryassessmentmethods,asuggestionofthetypesofassessmentsthatcouldbeusedwillbeprovided.
ExpertWitness/WitnessTestimonyTheseareprovidedbyexternalpeopleastheDelivery/Assessmentstaffcannotpossiblybepresentatalltimeswhenalearnercompletesataskthatcouldbeusedasevidence.Thetestimonywillbeexpectedtodetailwhoandwhattheactivityentailedandwheretheactivitytookplace.Atemplateforthecollectionofawitnesstestimonyhasbeenprovidedlaterwithinthisdocument.
ObservationThisisarecordedreportofanobservedactivitytoshowwhoandwhattheactivityentailedandwheretheactivitytookplace.ItisnormallyrecordedbytheDelivery/Assessmentstaffandshouldbeplannedfor.Onoccasionstheopportunitymayariseforanaturallyoccurringobservationbutthismustnotbeseenascommonpractice.Atemplateforthecollectionofanobservationhasbeenprovidedlaterwithinthisdocument.
ProductEvidenceThisisaworkproduct,forexamplealetterorresearch,thathasbeenproducedwhichcansupporttheevidencingofperformance.Whenusingthisformofevidenceitisimportanttoensurethatconfidentialityisadheredtoandnoinformationisprovidedthatmaycompromisethis.Itmaybeappropriatetoreferencethelocationofproductevidencewithinaprofessionaldiscussionsothat,ifthequalityassurerwishestoviewit,thentheycanrequestacopy.Atemplateforthecollectionofproductevidencehasbeenprovidedlaterwithinthisdocument.
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ProfessionalDiscussionThisisarecordedreportofadiscussionbetweenthelearnerandtheDelivery/Assessmentstaffandshouldgiverealexamples,wherepossible,ofactivitycompleted.ItisnormallyrecordedbytheDelivery/Assessmentstaffandshouldbeplannedfor.AProfessionalDiscussionisnotaquestionandanswerssessionandshouldbeledbythelearner.Atemplateforthecollectionofaprofessionaldiscussionhasbeenprovidedlaterwithinthisdocument.
RecognitionofPriorLearningPriorLearningcanformpartoftheassessmentprocesswherethelearnerisabletodemonstratethattheymeettheassessmentrequirementsforaunitthroughknowledge,understandingorskillsthattheyalreadypossess.Inthisinstancethelearnermustprovideevidencetoshowthattheassessmentcriteriahavebeenmet.TheAssessorwillmakeaprofessionaljudgementabouttheevidencepresented,whichcouldbeinavarietyofforms,including,astatementorprofessionaldiscussiontoexplainwhatprioractivityhastakenplaceandhowthislinkstothestandardstobeachieved.TheassessmentprocessforRecognitionofPriorLearningshouldberigorous,reliableandfair.ForfulldetailsofhowrecognitionofpriorlearningcanbeusedwithinSFEDIAwardsqualificationspleaseseetheSFEDIAwardswebsite.
SimulationInexceptionalcircumstancesevidencefromsimulationcanbeusedtocomplementtheprimaryevidencedrawnfrombusinessenterpriseactivities.Simulationshouldonlyoccurwhere:ü Thecandidatewouldotherwisebeprecludedfromprovidingthenecessaryevidencefordemonstratingtheymet
therequirementsofthestandardsbecauseofthenatureoftheirbusinessorbusinessidea
Simulatedactivitiesshouldmatchascloselyaspossiblethosethatoccurinarealbusinessenvironment.Thisisparticularlyimportantwheretheseactivitiesandtheiroutcomesarebeingassessedtoprovideevidencetodemonstratethecandidateismeetingtherequirementsofthestandards.Ifsimulationistobeused,prioragreementastothearrangementsmustbesoughtfromSFEDIAwardspriortotheassessmenttakingplace.
Activitiesshouldtakeplaceinarealisticworkingenvironmentthat:
ü Isbasedonbusinessenterpriseactivities,events,challengesandmarketsü Includesacomprehensiverangeofdemands,activities,constraintsandchallengestypicalofthosethatwouldbe
metinrealabusinessenterpriseü Givescandidatesaccesstofacilities,adviceandsupportthatwouldbenormalforthebusinessenterprise
activity,eventortypeofchallengerepresentedü Placescandidatesunderpressuresoftime,resourcesandaccesstosupportthatwouldbenormalinabusiness
enterpriseü Isorganisedandmanagedaswouldarealbusinessenterprisesituationü Issubjecttonormalworkplacecontrolsregardinghealthandsafety,equalopportunities,andcodesofconduct
AuthenticationofLearnerEvidence
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CentresmusthaveknowledgeandcertaintythatallassessmentsundertakenareentirelytheworkofthelearnerbeingassessedandastatementofauthenticitysignedbythelearnerandAssessormustbepresentwithintheportfolio.Atemplatetorecordthisstatementhasbeenprovidedlaterwithinthisdocument.
FeedbackFeedbackmustbeprovidedtothelearnerforeachassessmentcarriedoutandrecordedontheassessmentdocumentationandshouldfeedintobothassessmentplanningandthecompletionofprogressreviews.Thefeedbackshouldprovidethelearnerwithinformationrelatingto:ü Whethertheplannedassessmenthasbeencompletedü Thequalityoftheassessmentcompletedü Whathasbeencoveredwithinthestandardsü WhatisrequiredtobecompletedtomovethequalificationforwardTemplatestosupporttheplanningandfeedbackfunctionshavebeenprovidedlaterwithinthisdocument.
DataProtectionandConfidentialityManyofthepotentialassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedinordertosupportthedeliveryofaqualificationmayleadtotheinadvertentcollectionofdataandconfidentialinformation,forexamplewhereapieceofproductevidencehasbeengathered.Intheseinstancesboththelearnerandthecentreshouldtakeallreasonablestepstoensurethatdataprotectionandconfidentialitylegislationandpoliciesarefollowedanddatathatshouldnotbereleasedwithinthepublicdomainisprotected.
ProtectionofMinorsinEvidenceCollectionWherevideoorphotographyisusedinordertocollectevidenceforthecompletionofaqualification,careshouldbetakenwhereminors(thoseunder18)areincludedwithin.Boththelearnerandthecentrehaveresponsibilityforensuringchildprotectionlegislationandpoliciesarefollowedandthatminorsarenotputatrisk.Ifaminorisincludedwithinvideoand/orphotographicevidenceitistheresponsibilityofthecentretoinformthelearnerof:ü Therequirementtoobtainthepermissionfromtheminor’sparentorguardianpriortocollectingtheevidenceü Thepurposeoftherestrictionsthatareinplacewhenmakinguseofvideoand/orphotographicevidenceü Therequirementtoretainevidenceforthepurposeofqualityassuranceandthetimeframethatevidencewillbe
retainedü Therequirementtostorevideoand/orphotographicevidencesecurelyü Theassociatedchildprotectionlegislation
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UnitStructureThefollowingdemonstratesthestructureofunitswithinSFEDIAwardsqualifications:UnitReferenceNumber UnitTitleUnitStatus ThiswillshowwhethertheunitismandatoryoroptionalUnitLevel LevelallocatedtotheunitontheRQFunitdatabankCreditValue CreditvalueassignedtotheunitGuidedLearning Learninghoursrequiredtocompletetheunitundertheguidanceofalecturer,
supervisorortutorwhetherthroughphysicalpresenceorelectronicmeansUnitOverviewandMainOutcomesThiswillprovideyouwiththerationalefortheunitandtheknowledgeandskillsthelearnerwilldevelopbyundertakingtheunit.AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThiswillprovideyouwiththegradingstructurefortheunitandalsowilllistthemandatoryand/orsuggestedassessmentmethodsforuseinthecompletionoftheunit.
UnitContentThiswillprovideyouwiththelearningoutcomesandassessmentcriteriathatthelearnermustprovideevidenceforinordertocompletetheunit.
LearningOutcome-Thelearnerwill: AssessmentCriterion-Thelearnercan:
Thisshowswhatthelearnerneedstoknow,understandordo
Thissetsoutthecriteriathelearnermustmeetandprovideevidenceagainstinordertocompletetheunit
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QualificationUnitDetailsThispageisleftintentionallyblankThefollowingpagescontaintheunitsthatarecontainedwithinthisqualification
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D/508/4296 OperationsManagementProcesses
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtheroleofoperationsandoperationsmanagementwithinbusiness
Describetherolesandresponsibilitiesofoperationsmanagerswithindifferentorganisationalcontexts
Discusshowoperationsmanagementsupportsbusiness
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandthedesignofoperationsprocessesaswellasthedesignoftheproductsandservicesthatorganisationsproduce
Discusstheobjectivesanddesignofoperationprocesses
Analysetheinterconnectedrelationshipbetweenoperationandsupplynetworks
Describetherangeofprocesstechnologies,itsadvantagesandconstraintsitmightimposeontheoperation
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandthecorrelationbetweenoperationsmanagementandstrategicplanning
Describethelinksbetweenstrategyandoperationalperformancetargets
Discusswhytheremaybetensionbetweendifferentperformancetargets
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandhowoperationsimprovementtechniquescouldenhancecompetitiveadvantageinbusiness
Explaintheuseofthevaluechainasaplatformforidentifyingcompetitiveadvantage
Discusstheroleofstandardsettingbodiesinqualityimprovement
LO5 AC5.1
Understandthekeychallengesforanorganisation
Explainthekeychallengesforanorganisationandtheroleofoperationsmanagementindealingwiththese
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L/508/4276 Logistics
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5 CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandtheprinciplesbehindlogisticsrequirementsofasupplychain
Discusshowlogisticsoperationsarematchedtocustomerrequirements
Explainthechangesanddevelopmentstosupplychainsthatcouldaffectlogisticsoperations
Discusstherelevantlegislationandregulationsthatapplytologisticsoperationswithinowncountry
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandhowtoschedulelogisticsoperationstomeetcustomers’needs
Discussschedulingmethodologyandtoolsusedinrelationtoorganisationalprocedures
Describethefactorsandrisksthataffectlogisticsscheduling
Explaintheplanningprocessoflogisticsoperationstoensurethatthesupplychaincontinuestofunction
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3
Understandhowtooptimisetheuseoflogisticsoperations
Describethefactorsthataffecttheavailabilityanddemandforlogisticsresources
Describetherelevantfactorsaffectingtheuseoflogisticsresources
Discusswaysofimprovingordevelopinglogisticsresourcesusedinlogisticsoperations
LO4 AC4.1 AC2
Understandtherangeoftransportmodesandtheirusagewithinlogisticsoperations
Discussthemaintransportmodesandtransportationroutesusedforthemovementofgoods
Explainthefactorsthataffectthetransportationofsuppliesinrelationtocustomerrequirementsandoperationalrestraints
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3 AC5.4
Understandtheuseoftechnologyandtheimportanceofqualitywithinlogisticsoperations
Describetheefficiencyandeffectivenessoftechnologyusedwithlogisticsoperations
Discussthewaysinwhichtechnologyhasimprovedlogisticsoperations
Analyseissuesarisingfromtheuseoftechnologyinlogisticsoperations
Explainthedifferentimprovementmethodologyusedforimprovingthequalityoflogisticsoperations
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T/508/4305 MovementofGoods
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtheprinciplesandpracticesinrelationtothemovementofgoods
Identifytheprinciplesoflogisticsinrelationtothemovementofgoods
Explainthecharacteristicsofthemainmodesoftransportusedinthemovementofgoodsandtheirinfrastructurerequirements
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandhowthecharacteristicsofgoodsimpactontheirhandling
Describethecharacteristicsofdifferenttypesofgoodsaswellastheimpactontheirhandling
Describethesafetyandsecurityimplicationsrelatingtothedifferenttypesofgoods
Describethemethodsofunitisationfordifferenttypesofconsignments
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandtheconsiderationsthatinfluencetheflowofgoods
Describetheplanningofloadstomatchthevariablepatternsofdemandandsupply
Explainthedifferentsourcesanddestinationsofgoodsinordertoensuretheappropriateuseofresources
Describetheplanningandschedulingoffreighttransitsusingappropriatethirdpartylogisticsproviders
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Y/508/4278 TransportManagement
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandthenatureandpurposeoftransportplanning
Discussthedemandfortheuseoftransport
Explaintheissuesassociatedwithaccessandmobility
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandhowhistoricaldevelopmentsandmorerecenttrendsinlanduseaffecttransportplanning
Explainthehistoricaldevelopmentsinlanduse
Analysehowthedevelopmentsinlandusehaveaffectedtransportplanningwithinowncountry
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandhowtheprinciplesofsustainabilityareappliedtotransportplanning
Discusstherelationsbetweentransportandlandusefroman:1Economic2Social3Technical4Environmentalperspective
Describethedifferentstagesoftransportplanning
Describehowtodevelopandimplementafourstagetransportplan
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandthecurrenttrendsandcausesfortransportdemand
Discusstheissuesthatimpactonthedemandfortransport
Describethepasttrendsintransportdemandandhowthesecanbeusedtoprojectfutureforecastfordemand
Describehowtodevelopstrategieswhichtakefutureforecastsintoconsideration
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3
Understandissueswiththemovementoffreight
Explainthedifferentaspectsoftransportinrelationtofreightandurbantransportation
Describethelinkbetweensustainabletransportmanagementandsustainabletransportpolicy
Analysetheconventionalandemergingissuesintransportmanagement
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K/508/4298 ProductionManagement
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandthecomponentsofproductionplanningandevaluateitsfunctionwithinasupplychain
Describetheproductionplanningcycle
Explaincostsandlevelsofservicetoincreaseprofitability
Evaluatethefunctionofproductioninrelationtoasupplychain
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandtheinter-relationshipsbetweenproductionplanning,salesplanningandforecasting
Discusshowsalesplanningrequirementscouldbeincorporatedintotheproductionplan
Analysethedemandmanagementprocesses
Analysetwodifferentforecastingtechniquesandjustifytheselectionofoneforuse
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
UnderstandtheterminologyassociatedwithMasterSchedulingandbasicschedulingconcepts
DescribehowtogenerateaMasterProductionSchedule
DescribetheprinciplesandmanagementofRoughCutCapacityPlanning(RCCP)
ExplainthedutiesofProductionControlinrelationtoproductionscheduling
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandhowmanufacturingandcontrolsystemshavedevelopedhistorically
Explainmoderndayprinciplesofplanningagainstbasicprinciples
Discusstheefficiencyoftwodifferentproductionplanningsystems
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3 AC5.4 AC5.5
Understandavarietyofmeasurestoimproveproductionplanningperformance
Describethedevelopmentofbenchmarkingandbenchmarkingtechniques.
Explaintwoqualityimprovementmodelsandjustifytheselectionofonemodelforuse
Explainavailableoptionsforimprovingproductplanningperformance
Describetheperformancemeasuresforuseinproductionplanningperformanceimprovement
Explaintheprimarysourcesofwasteandthewaystoeradicateorreduceit
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M/508/4299 QualityManagement
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtherangeofqualitymanagementsystemsappropriateforuseinbusiness
Explainqualitydefinitionsusedwithinbusiness
Describethreedifferentqualitymanagementsystemsandjustifytheselectionofoneforuse
LO2 AC2.1
Understandtheadvantagesofanorganisationhavingaqualitymanagementsysteminplace
Discussthebenefitsandtheimpactofoperatingaqualitymanagementsystem
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandthetoolsandtechniquestomanagequality
Explainthreequalitycontroltoolsandtechniques,usingexampleswhereappropriate
Analysetwoqualitycontroltoolsandtechniquesandjustifytheselectionofoneforuse
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandhowtoemployqualitymanagementtoolsandtechniquestoimproveorganisationalperformance
Explainqualitymethodsinrelationtocontinuousimprovementwithinanorganisation
Discussthewaysinwhichinformationrelatingtoqualitymanagementiscommunicatedwithinanorganisation
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R/508/4280 PurchasingManagement
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4
Understandthekeyrolesandfocusofmanagementwithinpurchasing
Describethekeyrolesandmainfocusofmanagementwithinpurchasing
Describethestagesofthepurchasingcycle
Discusstheexternalsuppliermarketandthefactorswhichimpactsourcingandprocurement
Analysetheinfluenceandpowerthatstakeholderscanhaveonanorganisation
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandtheimpactoflegislationuponthepurchasingfunction
Explaincontractlawandtheeffectsofbreachofcontractuponabusinessinowncountry
Discusshowconsumerlawwithinowncountryimpactsonthepurchasingfunction
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4
Understandtheimportanceofbuildingandsustainingcollaborativeworkingrelationshipswithsuppliers
Explainthestrategiesformanagingandmaintainingcollaborativesupplierrelationships
Discussthemethodsfortheeffectiveappraisalofsuppliers
Describetherisksandbarriersthatcouldexistwhendevelopingsupplierrelationships
Explainthesupplierrelationshipspectrumandapplyittoanorganisationcontext
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandhoweffectivenegotiationskillscontributetosuccessfulpurchasingmanagement
Describetoolsandtechniquesusedforeffectivenegotiating
Describetheissuestobeconsideredwhenundertakingnegotiationwithsuppliers
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Y/508/4300 PortsandShippingManagement
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4
Understandtheimportanceofshippingandinternationaltrade
ExplainthereasonswhythereisaneedanddemandforshippingandInternationaltrade
Describewhatismeantbyashippingsystem,givingexampleswhereappropriate
ExplainthedifferencesbetweenTrampandLinearMarkets
Describeinternationaltradepatternsandtwomaininternationalmaritimepassages
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandhowbusinessstrategyinshippingcontributestogrowth
Explaincorporate,businessandfinancialstrategiesforshipping
Discusstheoperationaleffectivenessandcompetitivestrategyinshipping
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandportoperationsandeffectivecontainerterminalmanagement
DescribethekeyContainerPortterminalfacilitiesandinfrastructure
Describetheprocessesandphysicalflowsinthecontainertransportchain
Explaintheimportanceofcontainerterminalperformance
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandtheconceptofagileportsandthekeycharacteristic
Describethecharacteristicsofanagileport
Explaintheimplementationmodelforcreatinganagileport
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2
Understandportdevelopment,theoperatingenvironmentandevolutionofaport
Explainthedifferences(inaPortoperatingcontext)between:1Containerisation2Concentration3Collaboration4Competition
Discussrecentevolutionswithinports
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F/508/4291 Inventory
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10 UnitLearninghours 10UnitOverviewandMainOutcomesAssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1
Understandthepurposeofinventorymanagement
Describewhatismeantbyinventorymanagementandhowitcancontributetocompetitiveadvantage
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4
Understandtheprinciplesofthetraditionalfixedperiodandfixedquantitymodelsofinventorycontrol
Describehowtoapplyappropriatetechniquestoplantheinventoryrequirementsofanorganisation
Discusstheimpactofdifferentvariablesonre-orderlevelswithinanorganisation
Explaindifferenttypesoforderquantitymodels,theirlimitationsandrelevancetoinventorycontrolsystems
Explainthemeaningof:1EconomicOrderQuantity;2AverageDeviation;3FixedOrderQuantity;4SafetyStock
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandtheimpactofinventorymanagementonthesupplychain
Explainthevalueoftraditionalinventorymodelsfordifferenttypesofoperation
Explainbasicinventorycontrolprinciplesinrelationtomodernsystems
Explaintheroleofquantitativeandqualitativeforecastingtechniquesininventorymanagementwithinthesupplychain
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3 AC4.4
Understandtherelevantlegislationapplicabletoawarehouse
Describetheeffectivenessofmoderninventorycontrolsystemsagainsttraditionalmodels
Describehowtodevelopprocedurestomonitortheperformanceofaninventorycontrolsystem
Describehowtodevelopaninventorystrategyplanwithinasupplychainnetworktoincreaseoperationalefficiencyandcustomerservicesatisfaction
Explainthesuitabilityofkeyperformanceindicatorsusedtomeasuretheperformanceofinventorymanagement
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2
Understandtheimportanceofinventorymanagementtominimisethestocklevel
Describehowstockscanbestbeallocatedwithinadistributionnetwork
AnalysedifferentmodelsofInventorycontrolsystemtominimisestockwithinanetwork
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L/508/4293 Warehousing
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5 CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtheneedandroleofdevelopinganappropriatewarehousepolicy
Explainthepurposeofandtheneedtodevelopanappropriatewarehousepolicy
Analysetheimpactofawarehousepolicyonanorganisationinordertoplan,organise,directandcontrolwarehouseoperations
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandtheresourcerequirementsofwarehousing
Explainthreedifferentwarehouselayouts,includingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach
DescribetheresourcerequirementsinrelationtothewarehouselayoutsexplainedinAC2.1
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandthebasicconceptofinventoryandtheneedtodevelopaninventorystrategy
Discusstheimportanceofintegratedsupplychainstrategies
Analyseaninventorystrategyplanwithinthesupplychainnetworkofanorganisation
LO4 AC4.1
Understandtherelevantlegislationapplicabletoawarehouse
Describetherelevantinformationapplicabletoawarehouseinrelationto:1HealthandSafetyregulations;2Licensingandpermits;3PrinciplesofInsurance;4Oneotherpieceofrelevantlegislation
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2
Understandtheimportanceoftechnologyadvancementsinawarehouse
Discussinnovationsandtechniquesusedtoimprovewarehousefunctionality
ExplaintheimpactofITsystemswithinanorganisationagainstwarehouseperformanceKPIs
LO6 AC6.1 AC6.2
Understandfinancialsystemswithinawarehouse
Explainmethodsforcompilingfinancialreports,inparticularbudgetreports,withinawarehouseenvironment
Discussthecurrentfinancialsystemswithinanorganisation
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R/508/4277 SupplyChainManagement
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandhowasupplychaincangaincompetitiveadvantagefromefficientmanagementandcontrol
Discussthestrengthsandweaknessesofthesupplychainwithinanorganisation
Explaintheabilityofasupplychaintoprovidecompetitiveadvantage
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandtheimpactofphysicalandinformationflowsontheintegrationandharmonisationwithinasupplychain
Describethephysicalandinformationflowswithinasupplychain
Discusshowtheseflowsimpactonimprovementsinintegrationandharmonisationwithinasupplychain
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandwhysupplychainsmaynotalwaysfunctioncorrectly
Describethebarrierstotheeffectiveworkingofasupplychain
DiscussthepossiblesolutionstothebarriersidentifiedinAC3.1andhowtheycanbeapplied
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandhowsupplychainplanningisachievedfromastrategicandoperationalperspective
ExplainwhatismeantbyStrategicandOperationalPlanningwithinaSupplyChain
Describetheprocessinvolvedwiththedesigningofasupplychainplantomeettheobjectivesofanorganisation
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2
Understandhowmoderntechnologyhasimpactedthesupplychain
Describethekeyelementsandfunctionsoftwoadvancesintechnologywithinthesupplychain
ExplainhowthetwoadvancesintechnologyidentifiedinAC5.1haveimpacteduponsupplychainoperations
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K/508/4303 HumanitarianLogistics
UnitStatus GroupAUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
UnderstandtheprinciplesofHumanitarianLogistics
Describethemainprinciplesandvaluesofhumanitarianlogistics
Describethehumanitariansupplychainrelationships
ExplainwhatismeantbythetermDisasterManagementanditskeyconcepts
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandthenatureofemergencysituationsandwhatisinvolved
Explainthesituationswhenhumanitarianlogisticsisrequired
Identifyhumanitarianaidrequirementsanddescribetheemergencyresponsestrategy
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4
Understandhowtheinternationalhumanitariansystemworks
DescribewhatismeantbytheSphereStandardsandhowtheyareused
DescribewhatismeantbytheHumanitarianCharterandhowitisused
Describehowtopreparehumanitariansupplychains
Explainwaysofimprovinghumanitariansupplychains
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A/508/4290 Business
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4
Understandtheprocessofstrategicdevelopmentinbusiness
ExplainthreedifferentBusinessPlanningTechniquesusedinbusiness
Explainwhatismeantbystrategicterminology
Discussapproachestostrategyevaluationandselection
AnalysetwoexamplesofBusinessProcessModelling
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandtheimportanceofbuildingandmaintainingcollaborativebusinessrelationships
Analysetwomethodsofbuildingcollaborativerelationshipsandhoweffectiveclientinteractioncanbeassured
Explainhowclientsareinformedofthesupportprocessesavailablewithinyourorganisation
Discussthebenefitsofcollaborativebusinessrelationships
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4
Understandhoweffectiveandefficienthumanresourcemanagementcontributestotheachievementoforganisationalgoals
DescribetherolesofHumanResourceManagementprofessionalsandLineManagers
Discussownorganisation’sproceduresandpracticesinlinewithlegislationwithregardto:3.2.1Employmentofemployees3.2.2Remunerationofemployees3.2.3Appraisalofemployees
Describeappropriateresponsestoresolvedefinedproblemsinthefieldofemployeerelations
DiscussthesignificanceofkeydevelopmentsinrecentHumanResourceManagement
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandthemanagementoffinanceinbusiness
Explainthecausesofandproblemssurroundingcashflowforecastinginbusiness
Describehowsuitablecostingtechniquescanbeappliedtoassessthefinancialramificationsofuninformeddecisions
Explaintheimportanceoftheroleofmanagerialaccountinginbusinessstrategy
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3
Understandhowowncountry’scurrentlegislationimpactsonbusiness
Describeyourowncountry’scontractlawandtheeffectsofabreachofcontractuponabusiness
Explainyourowncountry’slegislationinrelationtothesalesofgoods
Explainyourowncountry’slegislationassociatedwithconsumercreditandsafeguardsfordebtors
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LO6 AC6.1 AC6.2 AC6.3 AC6.4 AC6.5
Understandmarketingstrategiesinbusiness
Explaintraditionalandcontemporarymarketingtoolstosupportstrategicmarketing
Discussthefunctionofresearchinmarketingdecisionmaking
Describetheprocessofmarketinganddevelopingnewproducts
Analysetheimpactofglobalmarketingonmarketingstrategies
Analysecontemporarybusinessmarketingonmarketingstrategies
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R/508/4294 Management
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4
Understandtheprinciplesofleadershipandmanagement
Discusstheassociationbetweenleadershipandmanagement
Describethepersonalandprofessionalskillsrequiredforeffectivemanagement
Analyseleadershipandmanagementtheoryinanorganisationalcontext
Describehowleadershipandmanagementskillscanbedeveloped
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandhowmanagementdecisionmakingisinformedbyknowledgeandinformation
Explainhowsourcesofinformationandknowledgecansupportmanagementdecisionmakingandtheirsignificance
DescribeICTsystemsthatcansupportmanagementdecisionmaking
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4 AC3.5
Understandthesignificanceofmanagingandimplementingchangeinorganisations
Discussthereasonsforchangewithinanorganisation
Analysetwochangemodelsthatcouldbeutilisedforimplementingchange
Describehowtodevelopaplanforaproposedchangeutilisingsourcesoffeedback
Describehowthepotentialimpactonresourcesfromachangecanbeevaluated
Discussthemethodsthatcanbeusedtoovercomebarrierstoplannedchange
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandthemanagementroleinestablishingriskmanagementprocess
Discussthepotentialriskswithinanareaofoperationandtheimpacttheycouldhaveonanorganisation
Describecriteriathatcanbeusedtoevaluaterisks
Explaintheproceduresthatcanbeusedtomanageriskwithinanorganisation
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3 AC5.4
Understandhowtodevelopanabilitytobeabletomanageprojects
Describewhatismeantby:1Projectsponsors2Stakeholders3Scopeofaproject
Describehowtoutiliseappropriatereportingmethodsandmonitoringsystems
Describehowtoidentifyandutiliseeffectivemethodstoreduceprojecttime-scalesandcostsandcommunicateeffectivelywithinterestedparties
Describeproceduresthatcanbeusedtocloseprojects
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A/508/4287 ManagementInformationSystems
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
UnderstandwhatismeantbyaManagementInformationSystem
Explainwhatismeantbytheterms:1Management;2Information;3System
ExplainthetypesofinformationneededbyManagement
ExplainhowaManagementInformationSystemcanaidtheinformationneedsofmanagement
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4
UnderstandtheroleofaManagementInformationSystemwithinbusiness
DiscusshowbusinessesuseManagementInformationSystems
ExplainthereasonsforbuildingeffectiveManagementInformationSystemsinBusiness
Describethebenefits,risksandlimitationsofManagementInformationSystemstoorganisationsusingexampleswhereappropriate
ExplainhowbusinessesuseManagementInformationSystemstogainacompetitiveadvantage
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
UnderstandtherelationshipbetweenManagementInformationSystemsandbusinessstrategy
Explaintheroleamanagementinformationsystemhasindevelopingbusinessstrategy
Explainhowmanagementinformationsystemsareusedtomonitorabusinessstrategy
Discusstheimpactofmanagementinformationsystemsonbusinessstrategy
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
UnderstandhowManagementInformationSystemscandrivechangewithinanorganisation
Describethetypesofdataamanagementinformationsystemwouldproduce
Explainwhyconsideringdatafrommanagementinformationsystemsmightcausetheneedforchange
Describehowmanagementinformationsystemshavechangedorganisationalfunctions,usingexampleswhereappropriate
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3
UnderstandhowManagementInformationSystemsimprovebusinessperformanceandenhancedecisionmaking
Describethekeyinformationsystemswhichcancontributetoimprovingbusinessperformance
Discusstherelationshipbetweeninformationsystemsanddecisionmaking
Explainhowinformationsystemscanbeusedtoimprovebusinessperformance
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F/508/4288 CustomerService
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandtheimportanceofmanagingcustomerrelationships
Discusstheimportanceofcustomerrelationshipmanagementinorganisations
Explainthemethodsusedtomanagecustomerrelationships
Describeimprovementstoexistingpracticesincustomerservicewithinanorganisation
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandhowtogenerateacustomerfocusedcultureandseamlessservice
Discusshowtoundertakeareviewofthemethodscurrentlyusedtocommunicatewithinternal/externalcustomers
Describechangestoimproveservicedeliveryandtheculturethroughoutanorganisation
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandhowtoassess,monitorandimprovelevelsofcustomersatisfaction
ExplaintheconceptofReturnonInvestment(RoI)anditssignificanceinmaintainingsatisfactionlevels
Explainhowcustomerrequirementsandsatisfactionlevelsareassessed
Describehowtoformulateacustomercarecharter
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandtheimportanceofmanagingcustomercomplaintseffectively
Analysecurrentpracticesforhandlingcomplaintswithinanorganisation
Explainthesignificanceofmaintainingcustomerloyaltytoanorganisation
Describehowtoimplementacomplaintspolicywithinanorganisation
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J/508/4289 ProjectManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
UnderstandtheprinciplesofProjectManagement
Describethepurposeandprinciplesofprojectmanagement
Explainthekeyprinciplesofprojectmanagementprocedures
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandhowtoidentifyandjustifyamanagementproject
Describehowtoidentifyamanagementareaforinvestigation
Describehowtoidentifytheoverallaim,objectivesandscopeofaproject
Explainhowtodeterminetheexpectedoutcomesofaproject
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandhowtoconductresearchandanalysedatainordertofulfilaprojectaim
Explainhowtodeterminesourcesofdataandinformationforaproject
Describehowtoanalysedataandrecommendacourseofactiontomeettheaimsofaproject
Discusstheimpactofprojectrecommendations
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandhowtomonitor,reviewandevaluateaproject
Describethemethodsusedtoassessprojectperformance
Describeamediumfordisclosingtheresultsofaproject
Describehowtoevaluatetheeffectivenessandoutcomeofacompletedproject
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J/508/4208 FinanceManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4 AC1.5 AC1.6 AC1.7 AC1.8 AC1.9
Understandhowtogatherandanalysecostinginformationfromvarioussources
Explainpurposeandstructureofreportingsystems
Explainimpactofexternalenvironmentandrelatedcosts
Gatherinformationonincomeandexpenditurefromdifferentdepartmentswithinanorganisationandconsolidateinanappropriateformat
Identifyotherinformationfrominternalandexternalsources
Discusscostcentres,profitcentresandinvestmentcentres
Discussmaterial,labourandexpenses
Calculatefixed,variable,semi-variableandsteppedcosts
Reconcileincomeandexpenditureinformation
DiscussInterdepartmentaltransactions
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4
Understandhowtousestandardcostingtoanalyseperformance
Calculatestandardunitsofinputsandoutputs
Discussstandard,marginalandabsorptioncosting
Calculatevariances
CompareCosts
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4 AC3.5
Useappropriatetechniquestomeasureperformanceandmanagecosts
Discusshowtomonitorfinancialperformance
IdentifyKeybusinessindicators
Calculateperformanceindicators
Discusscostmanagementtechniques
Discusscapitalinvestmentprojects
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3 AC4.4 AC4.5 AC4.6 AC4.7
Understandhowtoimprovefinancialperformancebymonitoringandanalysinginformation
Useestimationtechniques
Compareresultsovertime
Analysetrends
Comparetrends
Discusstheneedtoconsultstaff
Interpretresults
Discusscostreductions
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LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3
Prepareperformancereportsformanagement
Preparereports
Prepareexceptionreports
Prepareperformancereports
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H/508/4302 HumanResourceManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
UnderstandthemeaningandimportanceofHumanResourceManagement(HRM)
DescribewhatismeantbyHRManditsimportancetoorganisations
DiscusstheroleandobjectivesofHRM
ExplaintheroleofHRMindealingwithcomplaints,disciplineandgrievanceprocesses
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
UnderstandthemeaningandtheroleofHumanResourcePlanning(HRP)inorganisations
DiscusstheroleandobjectivesofHRP
ExplaintheprocessofHRPinbusiness
ExplainthreedifferenttypesofHRplans
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
UnderstandthemeaningofHumanResourceDevelopment(HRD)
DescribewhatismeantbyHRDandtheroleofContinuingProfessionalDevelopment(CPD)
DiscusstoHRDmodelsExplaintwoestablishedlearningtheories
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandtherecruitmentandselectionprocess
Explaintheprocessofrecruitmentandselectioninorganisations
Explainthedifferenttypesofformalcontractualarrangementsbetweenemployersandemployees
Explaintheimportanceofequalityanddiversitywithintherecruitmentandselectionprocess
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2
UnderstandtheroleofHRMinperformanceandreward
Identifythewaysinwhichemployeeperformanceismeasuredandmanaged
Describehowtodevelopstrategiesforemployeerewards
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A/508/4306 RiskManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
UnderstandtheconceptofRiskManagementandtherolesandresponsibilitieswithinanorganisation
ExplainthemeaningofRiskManagementandwhatitmeanstoanorganisation
ExplaintherolesandresponsibilitiesforRiskManagementwithinanorganisation
ExplainRiskManagementmethods
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
UnderstandtheriskassessmentprocessandthemanagementofRisk
ExplaintheRiskManagementcriteriaagainstwhichriskcanbeassessed
DescribethecomponentsoftheRiskManagementprocess
Describetheprocessinvolvedwithassessinghighriskbusinessareas
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
UnderstandRiskManagementStrategy
DiscussthemainfactorsofRiskinBusiness
Explaintheelimination,mitigation,deflectionandacceptanceofrisk
ExplaintheimportanceofastrategytocommunicateRiskManagementStrategies
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Y/508/4281 RoadFreightManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandtheroleofroadtransportwithinasupplychain
Explainthedifferenttypesofroadtransport
Explainthefleetrequirementsandselectionprocesseswithinanorganisationofyourchoice
Explaintheenvironmentalconcernsandcontrolmechanismsrelatedtotransport
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4
Understandtheimportanceofsettingstandardsandperformancemeasurements
Discussfactorsthataffectvehicleperformance
Explainthemethodofmeasuringandreadingvehicleperformancelevels
Describehowtodevelopandimplementacontingencyplantoimprovevehicleperformance
Explaintheobjectivesofbasicplannedmaintenance
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandtheoperationalscheduling,qualityofserviceandsecuritymethodsassociatedwithroadtransport
Explainhowqualityofserviceisincorporatedintooperationalscheduling
Describethesecurityrisksrelatedtovehiclesandloads
Discussthesecurityrequirementsofvehicles,loads,andindividuals
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3 AC4.4
Understandrouteplanningconventionsofroadtransport
Describethefactorstobeconsideredwhendevelopingarouteplan
Describehowtobuildadeliverychainanddistributionchannel
Describethecharacteristicsandrelevanceofestablishinggooddistributionchannels
Explaintheroleofgovernancewithintheconventionsofroadtransportplanning
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3 AC5.4
Understandtheroleofmanagementandthequalitiesandskillsrequired
Describesuitablemethodsofperformancemanagementandmanagingperformance
Describethepersonalandprofessionalskillsrequiredforeffectivemanagement
Discusshowdifferentleadershipstylesimpactontheachievementofobjectives
Analysedifferentmotivationalapproachesthatcanbeusedwithintheworkplace
LO6 AC6.1 AC6.2
Understandhoweffectivecommunicationskillscontributetosuccessfuldecisionmaking
Describeeffectivecommunicationmethodsandthebarriersthatmightexist
Describewhysuccessfuldecisionmakingrequireseffectivecommunication
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Y/508/4328 SeaFreight
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandtheprinciplesofseafreightmanagement
Explainthedemandcharacteristicsofseafreight
Discusstheroleoffreightforwardersandshipownersinthemovementofseafreight
Explainthefactorsinfluencingthesupplyofshipping
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4
Understandthelegislationandregulationsgoverningthemovementofshipping
Describetherequirementsforshipregistrationandclassificationregulations
Describethebasicprinciplesofcontractswithinseafreightmovement
Explaintheimportanceofmaritimeinsurance
Describehowbusinessethicsoperatewithintheseafreightenvironment
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandtheroleofshippingfreightoperations
Explainthecharacteristicsofthedifferenttypesofcargotransportedbysea
Discusstheimportanceofschedulingandroutingwithinseafreightoperations
Analysetheuseofcrewingagencies
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understanddifferentfinancialstrategiesfoundwithintheshippingindustry
Analysetherelationshipbetweenpriceanddemand
Explainhowhedgingtechniquescanaffectfinancialstrategy
Explaintheimportanceofvoyageestimatingandbreakevenanalysisindeterminingminimumfreightrates
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F/508/4324 AirFreight
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandtheroleofairfreightmanagement
Identifytherequirementsfordifferenttypesofairfreight
Analysetheadvantagesandlimitationsofairfreightmovement
Explaintheroleoffreightforwardersinthemovementofairfreight
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandhowairfreightmovementisimportanttotheglobaleconomy
Explainhowtheprinciplesofairfreightmanagementcancontributetoacompetitiveadvantage
Discusshowairfreightmovementhasbeenaffectedbytheconceptofglobalisation
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandtheimportanceofsecurityandsafetyregulationsandtheimpactofenvironmentallegislationontheairindustry
Identifyandexplaintherequirementsforairlinesecurityandsafetyregulations
Analysetheenvironmentalimpactofairfreightmovement
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandthemanagementofcontainerusageintheairfreightindustry
Evaluatethedemandcharacteristicsofairfreight
Discusstherelativebenefitsofmanualhandlingequipmentwithinairportoperations
Explaintheuseofcontainersandunitloaddevicesinairtransportationsystems
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M/508/4304 MilitaryLogistics
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
Understandtheprinciplesbehindmilitarylogistics
Describehowmilitarylogisticsoperationsarematchedtocustomerrequirements
Describethechangesanddevelopmentstosupplychainsthatcouldaffectmilitarylogisticsoperations
Explaintherelevantlegislationandregulations(bothcivilianandmilitary)thatapplytomilitarylogistics
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandhowtooptimisetheuseofresourcesinmilitarylogisticsoperations
Describetheavailabilityanddemandforlogisticsresourceswithinareaofoperations
Explaintherelevantfactorsaffectingtheuseofmilitarylogisticsresources
Discusswaysofimprovingordevelopingmilitarylogisticsresourcesusedinmilitarylogisticsoperations
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandtherangeoftransportmodesandtheirusagewithinlogisticsoperations
Explainthetransportationlinesofcommunicationusedtomovegoodswithinmilitarylogistics
Discussthefactorsthataffectthetransportationofsuppliesinrelationtocustomerrequirementsandmilitaryoperationalrestraints
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandtheuseoftechnologywithinmilitarylogisticsoperations
Describetheuseoftechnologywithinmilitarylogisticsoperationsandtheissuesthatarisefromitsuse
Discussthewaysinwhichtechnologyhasimprovedmilitarylogisticsoperations
Explainfutureimprovementsthatcouldbemadewithinmilitarylogistics
LO5 AC5.1 AC5.2 AC5.3
Understandtheimportanceofimprovingthequalityofmilitarylogisticsoperations
Describethewaysinwhichmilitarylogisticsoperationsarecontrolledandmonitored
Describethepotentialareasforimprovingmilitarylogisticsoperations
Explainpotentialqualitymethodsandtoolsthatcouldbeusedformilitarylogisticsoperations
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D/508/4282 InternationalFreightManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4
Understandthedisciplineofairfreightforwardingoperations
Describethecorrectdocumentationinassociationwithairfreightforwarding
Describetheconditionsofcontractandtheairwaybill
DiscusstheuseofaircraftunitloaddevicesinaccordancewiththeInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)
DescribetheaircargoclaimsproceduresinaccordancewiththeWarsawConventionandTheHagueAmendment
LO2 AC2.1
Understandthedisciplineofseafreightforwardingoperations
Explaintheoperationaleffectivenessandcompetitivestrategyinshipping
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandtheconceptofanagileport
Explainthecharacteristicsofanagileport
Discusstheimplementationmodelforcreatinganagileport
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandthedisciplineofmultimodaltransportation.
DescribewhatismeantbythetermMultimodaltransportationandexplainthefacilitiesofamultimodalterminal
Discusstheprocessesandphysicalflowsinthecontainertransportchainwithinowncountry
Discusstheperformancelevelsofcontainerterminals
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D/508/4279 InternationalTradeManagement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtherulesandregulationsofinternationaltrademanagementinthecontextofanorganisation’sglobalstrategy
Describetherulesandregulationsofinternationaltrademanagementrelevanttosupplychainoperations
Discusstheimpactoftheinternationaltrademanagementrulesandregulationsinrelationtoanorganisation’sglobalstrategy
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandthekeyfeaturesofasuccessfulglobalstrategy
Discussinternationalsupplystrategiesandstructuresforaglobalstrategy
Describestrategiesforcorporatemanagement
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
Understandtheimportanceofinternationalfinancialstrategiesandtheriskassociatedwithmulti-currencytrading
Explainthreesuitablesourcesoftradefinance
Describemulti-currencytransactionsandtheassociatedrisksininternationaltrade
Describehowtodevelopstrategiesforthemanagementoffinancialrisk
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F/508/4307 TransportPlanning
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4 AC1.5
Understandthenatureandpurposeoftransportplanning
Analysethedemandfortransport
Evaluateaccessandmobilityissueswithintransportplanning
Explainthestagesoftransportplanning
ExplaintherequirementsoftheVehicleDrivers(CertificateofProfessionalCompetence)RegulationsandCompetentAuthority
Evaluatecurrentlegislativeandregulatoryrequirements,andcodesofpractice
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandthecausesofdemandformovement
Discussthecurrentdemandfortransport
Evaluatethefactorsthatinfluencetransportdemand
Analysesourcesofdataontravelbehaviourforpastandforecastedtrends
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandthecharacteristicsandconstraintsoftransportmodes
Discussthesuitabilityofdifferentmodesoftransport
Describetheprinciplesofintegrationwithinandbetweendifferenttransportmodes
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandtherulesandregulationsrelatingtoroadtransport
EvaluatetherulesandobligationsarisingfromtheConventionontheContractfortheInternationalCarriageofGoodsbyRoad(CMR)
Evaluatetherelevanceofinsuranceandcompensation
Identifytherulesapplicabletodrivingtime,restperiodsandworkingtime
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J/508/4292 MasterSchedulingTechniques
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
UnderstandthepurposeandprinciplesofMasterSchedulingTechniques(MST)
ExplainthepurposeandprinciplesofMasterSchedulingTechniques
DiscusshowtheuseofMasterSchedulingTechniquescancontributetocompetitiveadvantage
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
UnderstandthescopeofMasterSchedulingTechniques(MST)
DiscusstheapplicationofMasterSchedulingTechniquesinanorganisation
DiscusstheadvantagesofMasterSchedulingTechniquesforanorganisation
ExplainthedevelopmentpotentialofMasterSchedulingTechniqueswithinanorganisation
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
UnderstandthereasonsformonitoringandcontrollingMasterSchedulingTechniques(MST)
DiscusstheimportanceofmonitoringandcontrollingMasterSchedulingTechniques
ExplainthemethodsthatcanbeusedforthemonitoringandcontrollingofMasterSchedulingTechniques
DiscusstheadvantagesofeffectivemonitoringandcontrolofMasterSchedulingTechniques
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J/508/4325 EnvironmentalIssuesinManufacturing
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1
Understandtheenvironmentalissuesinmanufacturing
Describewhatismeantbyenvironmentalissuesinrelationtomanufacturingusingexampleswhereappropriate
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
Understandthefactorsthatinfluenceenvironmentalissuesinmanufacturing
Describethepolicieswithinanorganisationinrelationtoenvironmentalissues
Explaintheadvantagesofanorganisationhavingsuchpolicies
Discusstheimpactofkeyperformanceindicators(KPIs)indealingwithenvironmentalissues
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4
Understandtheimportanceoforganisationalinfrastructurerequirementsforenvironmentalissuesinmanufacturing
Explaintheinfrastructuralrequirementsindealingwithenvironmentalissueswithinanorganisation
ExplaintheimportanceoftheinfrastructuralrequirementsidentifiedinAC3.1
Explaintheequipmentrequirementsinordertodealwithenvironmentalissueswithinmanufacturing
ExplaintheimportanceoftheequipmentrequirementsidentifiedinAC3.3
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandtheimportanceofmonitoringandcontrollingtheimpactofmanufacturingontheenvironment
Explaintheimportanceofmonitoringperformanceinrelationtoenvironmentalissuesinmanufacturing
Evaluatehowtoselectthebesttechniquestomonitorperformanceinrelationtoenvironmentalissuesinmanufacturing
Explainthebenefitsofeffectiveoperationalperformanceinrelationtoenvironmentalissues
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F/508/4310 ContractinginthePublicSector
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC1.4
UnderstandtheDifferentTypesofContracts
Identifythedifferenttypesofcontracts.
DescribeaTypicalContractmanagementprocedures.
Describethelegalandregulatoryrequirementsforgoverningcontracts.
Identifywaysinwhichtobuildrelationshipswithcontractors.
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4
UnderstandProcessestoMonitorandEvaluatethePerformanceofContractors.
Describetheproceduresinvolvedforcommunicatingwithcontractorsandotherstakeholders.
IdentifyProcedureswithContractorsforperformancemonitoring.
IdentifylegalandregulatoryrequirementsforContractorCompliance.
Describetheproceduresfortheevaluationofcontractors.
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L/508/4309 MarketingforPurchasers
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
UnderstandtheRoleofMarketinginanOrganisation
DescribetheroleofMarketinginaTypicalOrganisation.
Identifyhowmarketingprinciplesachieveorganisationalaimsandobjectives.
ExplaintheDevelopmentofaMarketingStrategy.
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
UnderstandtheAnalysisofMarketingInformation
EvaluatetheDifferentMethodsofMarketResearch.
Identifytheelementsofasourcingplan.
IdentifythebenefitsofMarketingInformationSystems
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
UnderstandtheComponentsoftheMarketingMix
Evaluatetheuseofthe7PswithintheMarketingMix.
Describethepurposeofamarketingpartnership
DescribeProductStrategyandCategorisation
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J/508/4311 TheMachineryofGovernmentandProcurement
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3
UnderstandtheDriversandDecisionMakersofCentralandLocalGovernment.
IdentifyDriversandDecisionMakersofCentralandLocalGovernment.
EvaluatetheimpactofPublicSectorProcurement.
EvaluateProcurementusedforPoliticalPurposes.
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3
UnderstandAvailableMeasuresforProtectingAgainstFraud.
ExplaintheNatureofProcurementFraud.
IdentifytheKeyRisksandMethodstoMitigatethem.
DescribetheInvestigativeFramework.
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3 AC3.4
UnderstandFinancialAccountabilityforProcurementPolicyandPractice.
DescribethePurposeofaProcurementPolicyManual.
ExplainEvaluationCriteriaforaProcurementPolicyManual.
ExplainWhatismeantbyEthicalProcurement.
DescribePerformanceManagementandMeasurement.
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L/508/4326 InternationalTradeFinance
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtheprinciplesofinternationaltradefinance
Explaintheimportanceofinternationaltradefinance
Discusshowtheprinciplesofinternationaltradefinancemightcontributetocompetitiveadvantage
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandtheconceptsassociatedwithinternationaltradefinance
Explaintheconceptsassociatedwithinternationaltradefinance
Describetheintegrationofconceptswithinanorganisationalcontext
LO3 AC3.1
Understandtheimportanceofinternationaltradefinancewithinanorganisationalcontext
Explaintheimportanceandimplicationsofinternationaltradefinancewithinanorganisationalcontext
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2
Understandtheimportanceofmonitoringandcontrollinginternationaltradefinancewithinanorganisationalcontext
Describethemethodsofmonitoringandcontrollinginternationaltradefinance
Explaintheimportanceofmonitoringandcontrollinginternationaltradefinance
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R/508/4327 InternationalTradeLaw
UnitStatus GroupBUnitLevel 5CreditValue 10UnitLearninghours 10AssessmentandGradingofThisUnitThisunitisgradedonapassorfailbasisandthelearnermustdemonstrateevidenceagainstallofthelistedassessmentcriteriainordertoachievethisunit.Thefollowingprovidesexamplesofassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtogenerateevidenceforthisunit.Thislistisnotanexhaustivelistandothermethodscanbeusedbythecentre.ü Productevidenceü Learnerstatement/casestudyü Pre-approvedworksheetsü Professionaldiscussionü Recognitionofpriorachievementü Recognitionofpriorlearningü Witnesstestimony
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UnitContent
LO1 AC1.1 AC1.2
Understandtheprinciplesofinternationaltradelaw
Explainthepurposeofinternationaltradelaw
Discusshowtheprinciplesofinternationaltradelawmightcontributetocompetitiveadvantage
LO2 AC2.1 AC2.2
Understandtheconceptsassociatedwithinternationaltradelaw
Evaluatetheconceptsassociatedwithinternationaltradelaw
Discusstheintegrationofconceptswithinanorganisationalcontext
LO3 AC3.1 AC3.2
Understandtheimportanceofinternationaltradelawwithinanorganisationalcontext
Explaintheimportanceofinternationaltradelawwithinanorganisationalcontext
Analysetheimplicationsofinternationaltradelawwithinanorganisationalcontext
LO4 AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3
Understandtheimportanceofmonitoringinternationaltradelawwithinanorganisationalcontext
Explainthemethodsofmonitoringdevelopmentswithininternationaltradelaw
Explaintheimportanceofmonitoringdevelopmentsininternationaltradelaw
Proposerecommendationsforthemonitoringofdevelopmentswithininternationaltradelawappropriatetoanorganisation
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AnnexThefollowingpagesprovidedocumentationsuppliedforyouruseinthedeliveryofthisqualification.Wedonotmandatetheuseofthisdocumentationbutifyouchoosetonotmakeuseofitthenitisexpectedthatyouhavethenecessarydocumentationinplacewhichmeetstheminimumrequirementsinordertoallowdeliverytotakeplaceinaneffectiveandefficientmanner.
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LearnerRegistrationForm
FullName(aswillappearoncertificate)
Title(deleteasappropriate) Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr/Prof
HomeAddress
TelephoneNumber
EmailAddress
UniqueLearnerNumber(centretosourceandenterthisinformation)
Qualification/UnitTitle
DateofBirth
Gender(deleteasappropriate) Male/Female
Disability(deleteasappropriate) Yes/No/NotStated
Ethnicity(tickasappropriate)
AsianBangladeshi
AsianIndian
AsianPakistani
AnyOtherAsianBackground
WhiteandBlackCaribbean
WhiteandBlackAfrican
AsianandWhite
AnyOtherMixedBackground
BlackAfrican
BlackCaribbean
AnyOtherBlackBackground
WhiteBritish
WhiteEnglish
WhiteIrish
WhiteScottish
WhiteWelsh
AnyOtherWhiteBackground
Chinese
Other
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AssessmentPlan
LearnerName
AssessorName
Qualification/UnitTitle(s)
DateofPlan
NextReviewDate
Feedbackonpreviousplannedtasks(tobeusedtoexplainthetasksthathavebeencompleted,howwellthelearnerhasperformedandhowmuchofthequalificationhasbeenachievedtodate)
UnitReferenceNumber Descriptionoftasktobecompletedincludinganypreparationrequirements
TargetDate
Naturallyoccurringevidencemaybeusedasappropriatebutthiswillnotbethemainformofevidencegeneration
LearnerSignature Date:
AssessorSignature Date:
IQASignature(ifsampled) Date:
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AssessmentReport
LearnerName
AssessorName
DateofAssessment
EvidenceReferenceNumber
Tickoneormoreoptionsbelowtoindicatethemethodofassessmentused
ProfessionalDiscussion Observation Questioning ProductEvidence
Other(pleasespecify)
Usethespacebelowtoprovideafullaccountoftheassessmentcarriedout Criteriacoveredbyassessment
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Usethespacebelowtoprovideafullaccountoftheassessmentcarriedout Criteriacoveredbyassessment
Usethisspacetoprovidefeedbacktothelearner:
LearnerSignature Date:
AssessorSignature Date:
IQASignature(ifsampled) Date:
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WitnessTestimonyReport
LearnerName
AssessorName
WitnessName
RelationshiptoLearner
DateofWitnessTestimony
EvidenceReferenceNumber
Usethespacebelowtoprovideafullaccountofthewitnesstestimonyprovided Criteriacoveredbyassessment
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Usethespacebelowtoprovideafullaccountofthewitnesstestimonyprovided Criteriacoveredbyassessment
Usethisspacetoprovidefeedbacktothelearner:
LearnerSignature Date:
AssessorSignature Date:
WitnessSignature Date:
IQASignature(ifsampled) Date:
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EvidenceMatrixRecord
LearnerName AssessorName
IQAName UnitNumber
Descriptionofevidence(eg.CV,observation)
EvidenceReferenceNumber
AssessmentCriteria(entertheassessmentcriteriareferencenumbersbelowandtickinthecorrespondingcolumnwheretheevidencereferencedmeetstherequirement)
Descriptionofevidence(eg.CV,observation)
EvidenceReferenceNumber
AssessmentCriteria(entertheassessmentcriteriareferencenumbersbelowandtickinthecorrespondingcolumnwheretheevidencereferencedmeetstherequirement)
Iconfirmthattheevidenceabovemeetstherequirementsoftheunitinfullandistheworkofthelearner.Theevidenceisalsoauthentic,sufficient,validandcurrenttothestandardsrequiredandtheunitisnowreadytobesignedoffascomplete.
LearnerSignature Date
AssessorSignature Date
IQASignature(ifsampled) Date
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SummativeStatement
LearnerName
Qualification/UnitTitle
LearnerStatementIconfirmthatalloftheevidencepresentedinrelationtotheabovequalification/unithasbeenproducedbymyselfandmeetstherequirementofbeingauthentic,sufficient,validandcurrenttothestandardsrequired.
LearnerSignature Date:
AssessorStatementIconfirmthatIhaveassessedalloftheworkproducedandhaveensuredthattheworkisthatoftheabovelearner.Ihaveensuredthatduringthelearningprocesstheevidenceisauthentic,sufficient,validandcurrenttothestandardsrequired.
AssessorSignature Date:
IQASignature(ifsampled) Date:
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InternalQualityAssuranceSamplingReport
LearnerName
AssessorName
Qualification/UnitTitle(s)
DateofSample
NextSampleDate(ifapplicable)
Typeofsamplingactivitycompleted(tickatleastoneoptiononeachofthefirsttworows):
Interimsampling Summativesampling(certificationcanbeclaimed) Summativesampling
(folderreferredforactions)
Foldercheck Observationofdelivery(observationreportattached)
Learnerinterview(interviewrecordattached)
Other(pleasedetail):
Assuranceoftheassessmentprocess(tickatleastoneoptionforeachquestion): Yes No
Hasaninitialassessmenttakenplace?
Hasanassessment/developmentplanbeenagreedwiththelearner?
IstheAssessorrecordingassessmentoutcomesaftereachassessmenthastakenplaceandprovidingthelearnerwithfeedback?
HastheAssessorconfirmedauthenticity,sufficiency,accuracy,consistencyandvaliditywhilstassessingtheevidence?
Arethelearner’sassessment/developmentrecordsbeingupdatedandcompletedonanongoingbasis?
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Actionpoints/feedbacktotheAssessor:
AssessorSignature Date:
IQASignature Date:
Actionscomplete(foldernotreadyforcertification) Actionscomplete(foldercanbeclaimedfor
certification)
AssessorSignature Date:
IQASignature Date:
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LearnerInterviewRecord
LearnerName
AssessorName
Qualification/UnitTitle
DateofInterview
InterviewQuestions: Yes No N/A
DidtheAssessorexplaintherequirementsoftheprogrammeandassessmentmethodsatinduction?
DidtheAssessorexplaintheappeals,thecomplaintsandthewhistleblowingprocedures?
DidtheAssessorexplainthequalityassuranceprocessandthepartthattheIQA,AwardingOrganisationandRegulatorplaywithinthis?
Didanyonefindoutaboutanytrainingyouneededandorganiseforthistotakeplace?
DidtheAssessoragreeanassessmentplansothatyouunderstoodwhatisrequired,bywhenandwhyinordertoachievethequalification?
DidtheAssessorconsideryourpriorlearningandexperienceinthedevelopmentoftheassessmentplan?
DidtheAssessorreviewandupdateassessmentplanstoprovideclearstructureandguidancetoyouforthecompletionofthequalification?
Doyoufeelyouhavereceivedtherequiredsupporttocompletetherequiredassessments?
DoyoufeelyoucandiscussdisagreementswithassessmentdecisionswiththeAssessor?
Doyoufeelthequalificationwillhelpyouinthefuture?
Haveyoubeenprovidedwithadviceandguidanceonwhatyoucouldprogresstoafterthecompletionofthisqualification?
Anyothercomments:
LearnerSignature Date:
IQASignature Date:
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