LLA in Liberia - warehouse supervisors programme

Logistics Learning Alliance has recently completed the delivery of two three day basic warehousing courses in Monrovia for the United Nations Mission in Liberia.

The course, aimed at supervisors in the huge Star Base storage facility was needed to re-establish stock control and storage and handling techniques for specific/general inventories.

Star Base is a UN compound that contains six warehouses (stores) stocking food, general commodities, equipment and medical items. Star Base supplies missions and agencies across West Africa with equipment and aid relief goods.

Course tutor, Adrian Leigh found the participants very different from their peers in the UK. He commented "Our involvement delivering qualifications to the humanitarian community put us in a very good position to quickly understand the operation, requirements and the culture of the organisation.

"The participants were introduced to techniques and systems that will instantly improve the operational performance in their individual areas. Group exercises promoted ideas between the various functions and departments formulating in immediate and longer term improvement solutions."

UNMIL have expressed interest in further training for their personnel and LLA hope to be back in Liberia within the next few months.