How do we Deliver the Learning?

Logistics Learning Alliance can deliver learning by:

• Supported Self-Study
• Tutorials/Workshops
• A blend of both of the above
• e-Learning

Supported Self Study

Supported Self-Study is ideal for individuals wishing to enhance their career by adopting a strategy of Continuing Professional Development. Distance learners will have access to SCILworld (a simulated business environment, on CD-ROM) and a specialist coach who will provide strong support and guidance throughout the learning experience. This method of learning can also be underpinned by workshops in the form of pre and post course work.

Benefits

• Little and often. Learning is broken down into weekly digestible chunks (typically of anything from two to five hours duration), avoiding the demotivating impact of intimidating backlogs of work (often the case with traditional forms of distance learning) and enabling learners to gradually integrate the techniques learned into their normal working pattern.
• Coaching. Learners will have access to a specialist coach, who, while challenging the learner’s thinking will provide solid support and guidance making the loneliness of the long distance learner a thing of the past.
• Motivation. Unlike traditional learning methods, initial enthusiasm and momentum is supported and maintained throughout the course.
• Deadlines. Each learning module is deadline driven, maintaining the learner’s focus on the immediate task in hand and keeping their studies on track
• Flexibility. The system allows learners to study where they need to and when they need to, using e-learning echnology to support the learning process.
• Enjoyable. Our systems provide a distance learning route that is an enjoyable exciting and stimulating interactive process where the student can satisfy their personal learning needs

Tutorials/Workshops

Workshops and Tutorials provide an ideal opportunity to improve supply chain performance within an organisation. They can be developed to reflect the operation, issues and culture of any company and can be focused on developing the skills required to achieve the supply chain performance the organisation requires. Led by a coach, the courses will utilise the SCILworld learning system allowing participants the opportunity to apply their learning immediately, within the simulated environment. SCILworld can also be used for pre and post work. As it is becoming increasingly recognised that a supply chain extends far beyond the immediate environment of a company, powerful collaborative events involving suppliers and/or customers can be organised.

Benefits of workshops and tutorials include:

• Issue Focused. Specific performance issues can be addressed, reflecting the broader context of the business.
• Team Building. An event where delegates can share experience and best practice can only strengthen the company team ethic
• Timing. Courses can be scheduled to minimise impact on the operation
• Delegate Specific. Courses can be tailored to reflect the academic level of the group
• No interruptions. Venues can be arranged at remote locations, facilitating uninterrupted study
• Personalised. Enables individuals to address their personal skill gaps
• Participative. Our interactive approach to learning ensures that everyone in the room contributes.

e-Learning

Supply Chain Learning Centre

The e-Learning approach utilises the Supply Chain Learning Centre which is a unique on line learning resource which will enable you and your team to develop and test your supply chain knowledge.

Details of available courses can be seen on our homepage with each course guiding the learner through the learning points and then allowing them to check their understanding by answering a series of questions.

As with most Logistics Learning Alliance training, the questions are related to a simulated case study. In order to answer the questions, the learner must familiarise themselves with the fictitious company in the case study and apply their supply chain knowledge to the case study situation.

In this way, the learner is better able to understand how to apply their supply chain knowledge in your business and to contribute to the improvement of your supply chain performance.

Driver Training Programme

Failure to comply with the rigours of the transport operators’ licensing regulations can result in the removal of the operator’s licence leading to catastrophic consequences for any company with a distribution operation. The Health and Safety Executive has set out clear guidelines in its ‘Driving at Work’ document and organisations who have a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in a fatality or a serious injury will be expected to produce documentary evidence of their management of transport risk.

Developed in conjunction with the Freight Transport Association, the Driver Training Programme ensures that your drivers know what they have to do to protect your Operator’s Licence, vehicles and their own driving licences. In addition the programme will provide computerised documentary evidence of the competence of each driver in each competency area. The modular programme covers such topics as:

• Drivers’ hours regulations
• Roadworthiness and daily maintenance responsibilities
• Tachograph responsibilities
• Driving Offences
• Environmental responsibilities
• Defensive driving
• Road Safety

The programme is educational, interactive, and stimulating and will help protect your workforce and the public as well as keeping your vehicles safe and your transport operation firmly on the right side of the law.