CILT Certificate in Logistics and Transport (Level 3)

This exam and assignment based course is a free-standing qualification, designed to provide a sound foundation for a career within the transport and supply chain fields and to provide learners with a complete set of management skills.

The qualification comprises two mandatory units and one optional unit from a choice of eight.

Mandatory Units:

• Business Theory
• Business Application

Optional Units:

• Warehousing
• Inventory
• Procurement
• Supply Chain Operations
• Freight Transport Operations
• Passenger Transport Operations
• Transport Planning

Please click here for a wider description of the units available.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

You will be assigned a tutor who is a subject specialist in your chosen subject area. Your tutor will support you through the course to fully prepare you for the exams by:

setting target dates for completion of tasks (which will be submitted for marking and feedback provided), answering any queries or questions you may have as you progress through the course materials and deliver a tutorial session to help prepare you for the examination. Your tutor will also look over your assignment and provide feedback prior to final submission to CILT.

Candidates must successfully complete two core units and 1 optional unit to be awarded the CILT (UK) Level 3 Certificate in Logistics and Transport.

The Level 3 Certificate is knowledge-based and will be assessed by means of external examination and externally marked assignment. The exams for the two mandatory units consist of 25 short-answer questions and 2 long answer questions (from a choice of 3).

The optional unit is assessed by means of an externally marked assignment.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

It is recommended that candidates with no previous knowledge or experience in this subject area first complete the Introductory Certificate (Level 2) prior to undertaking this course.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Students must register with the awarding body Chartered Institute of Logistics (CILT) immediately upon booking the course with North East Scotland College in order to receive CILT course materials. Registration forms are available from the Information and Booking Centre and by clicking on the Student Registration Form link. It is a student's responsibility to complete and return the form to North East Scotland College at the time of booking. Please note that CILT do NOT accept registration forms from individual students.

Examination Fees

Examination fees are payable in addition to the course fee detailed below. For further details, please refer to the CILT website at www.ciltuk.org.uk and select the Qualifications link.

Examination and Assignment Dates

Examination and assignment submission dates are set by CILT and are currently available in March and September each year. Six weeks notice is required by North East Scotland College in order to book the exam dates with CILT. For details of the exam dates and assignment dates, please contact the Examinations Officer at North East Scotland College, Wilson Kelman, on 01224 612126 or email w.kelman@nescol.ac.uk