Warehouse and Transport Management Certification
This course offers all the information necessary to successfully manage any warehouse in the UK. The course includes content from understanding how a warehouse works and functions, to managing employees and warehouse safety.
Do you run a transport business and are looking to improve employee knowledge? Do you work within the transport business and want to improve management skills within your organisation?
This course is an ideal programme too for anyone looking to upgrade skills or provide current employees with an up-to-date programme that will give them everything that they need for transportation management, no matter what mode of transport is required. Whether the mode of transport is by land, air or sea, this programme has been designed to cover the basics of transportation management in the UK and beyond.
What You Will Learn – Warehouse Management
- The main function of warehouses in today’s modern business structure
- The equipment found in warehouses and how technology supports it
- The processes often used in warehouses for maximum flow
- The importance and process of picking in a warehouse
- Successfully managing the inventory of a warehouse
- Managing and controlling stock in a warehouse
- The functions and processes of supply chains and how to optimise them
- The management of your staff whilst managing the operation of a warehouse
- Promoting safety in a warehouse and developing a health and safety policy
- Controlling costs when managing a warehouse
What You Will Learn - Transport Management
- An introduction to transportation management, so that the learner will gain a foundational knowledge of the subject
- Transportation infrastructure within the UK, including the processes involved in transporting by road, rail, air and sea
- The differences in freight and passenger transport, and the regulations required for each, including the necessary documentation needed, to successfully transport people or goods
- The intricacies of port-to-port transportation and inland waterways
- An overview of the latest trends and challenges within the industry, so that your employees will be up-to-date on current happenings, along with industry standard best practices
- A specific focus on health and safety, which will give your staff the skills required, in order to access situations prior to transportation, why health and safety processes are in place and the related regulations.
- The roles and responsibilities of the transport manager
Benefits of this course
- An affordable course that gives you a solid start in your management career
- Managers will be ready to apply what they’ve learnt about the roles and responsibilities of the role, immediately after completion of the course
- An easy-to-follow curriculum that can be completed anywhere, by anyone – no prior knowledge is required – meaning that you can train new employees in this field
- It improves the quality of management and service provided by your organisation, from safety aspects to planning
- It enables you to compete for business on an international scale, as this certification is not UK-specific
- It gives you peace of mind, knowing that your employees are working using the latest information on industry standards.
- No time limit. This course material can be studied whenever you like at your own pace
Course Modules/Lessons
Module 01: The Basic Principles of Warehouse Management
- The main functions of a warehouse in modern supply chains
- Challenges warehouse managers face
- How to determine the warehouse’s location
- Factors to consider when thinking about the number of warehouses required
Module 02: Technology and Trends in Warehouse Management
- The types of equipment used
- Basic principles of logistics
- Details about outsourcing
- Investigating robotics
Module 03: Warehouse Processes
- The work involved in receiving goods
- The importance of warehouse organisation
- Details about the storage of goods
- Processes and procedures behind the despatching of goods
Module 04: Picking and Warehouse Management
- What picking is and its role in the supply chain
- Commonly used picking methods
- Frequently used picking systems
- Ways to improve picking productivity
Module 05: Managing Warehouse Inventory
- How to develop a warehouse layout to better organise inventory
- The basic inventory management and tracking methods
- The importance of auditing
- How to reduce inventory costs
Module 06: Controlling, Verifying and Reporting Stock
- The definition of stock, and how to tell how much you need
- Best practices for controlling stock movement within a warehouse
- Methods of stock verification
- Which warehouse reports are crucial to effective management
Module 07: Inventory and Supply Chain in a Warehouse
- The main function of supply chains
- Supply chain processes
- How to optimise your supply chain
- The various inventory decisions managers need to make
Module 08: Managing People in a Warehouse
- About the hiring process
- Various disciplinary issues and when to let a staff member go
- Tips and tricks about conflict resolution
- Keeping your workforce engaged and motivated
Module 09: Safety in a Warehouse
- How to develop and enforce a health and safety policy
- Proper materials handling procedures
- All about risk assessment
- Mitigating or minimising risk
Module 10: Warehouse Cost Management
- Categories of warehouse costs
- Managing labour expenses
- The importance of slotting
- Utilising technology
Module 11: An Introduction to Successful Transport Management
- What is transport management - its definition, its purpose and its key principles
- The different sectors that require transport management
- The important personal attributes, skills and knowledge needed to be a transport manager
- The challenges faced by the transport industry in the UK
Module 12: The UK’s Travel Infrastructure – Road and Rail
- The road infrastructure in the UK, the types of roads and their usage
- The organisations that manage the British road infrastructure
- The challenges presented by the current infrastructure and strategies to combat them
- The rail infrastructure and the bodies involved in its operation and management
Module 13: The UK’s Travel Infrastructure – Waterways, Ports and Airports
- The inland waterways infrastructure in the UK, its usage and the organisations that manage them
- The port infrastructure in the UK, usage and the organisations that manage them
- The airport infrastructure in the UK, usage and the organisations that manage them
- The challenges presented by the current infrastructures and strategies to combat them
Module 14: Road Freight and Transport Management
- Definitions of common terms used in road freight haulage
- The role of the Transport Manager in the road freight haulage sector and their legal responsibilities
- How companies apply for road freight haulage licences and who issues them
- National and European regulations relating to the safe operation of road haulage
Module 15: Passenger Road Transport and its Management
- How bus services are operated in the UK and the organisations involved
- How to apply for a Public Service Operator’s licence
- How to apply to operate bus routes and the requirements
- The role of the Transport Manager in the process
Module 16 : Rail and Transport Management
- Who operates passenger rail services in the UK
- How passenger rail services are franchised to operators
- The role of the Transport Manager in passenger rail, from tender through to operation
- An overview of the rail freight industry and its stakeholders
Module 17 : Transport Management for Ports and Inland Waters
- Types of international and domestic ports and the services that they offer
- The national and international organisations involved with ocean freight shipping
- The documentation required for international freight shipping
- The inland waterway system in the UK and its stakeholders
Module 18 : Transport Management for Airlines
- An overview of the UK aviation stakeholders and the different types of passenger flights
- The flight operations that a transport manager is responsible for
- Crew rostering and the hours that aircrew are permitted to work
- Route planning and the different factors involved
Module 19 : Trends, Challenges and Best Practice in Transport Management
- The role of the Transport Manager and achieving best practice
- The trends and challenges facing the transportation industry
- The information that a Transport Manager requires, to maximise efficiency and economy
- The strategies that a Transport Manager can utilise, to achieve best practice
Module 20 : Transport Management and Health and Safety
- Transport Management and Health and Safety
- The role of the transport manager in health and safety
- The organisations involved with health and safety, both in the UK and abroad and the sectors they are responsible for
- The basics of health and safety requirements, which apply regardless of industry
FAQ's
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Who can take the Warehouse and Transport Management Certification course?
There are no entry requirements to take the course. -
What is the structure of the course?
The course is broken down into 20 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although students are free to spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on each module. -
Where / when can the course be studied?
The course can be studied study at any time and from any internet connected device -
Is there a test at the end of the course?
Once you have completed all 20 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 20 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing. -
What is the pass mark for the final test?
The pass mark for the test is 70%. -
What happens if a user fails the test?
If the user doesn’t pass the test first time they will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times a test can be taken. -
How long does it take to complete the Warehouse and Transport Management Certification course?
We estimate that the course will take about 27 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.