Logistics Certificate and Diploma
Streamline your path to success
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Introduction |
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Course Cluster Outline |
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Unit Descriptions |
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Course Schedule |
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Location |
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Pathways |
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Fees and Incentives |
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How to Apply |
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More Information incl. brochure download |
1. Introduction
The Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) at Victoria University, the leader in supply chain education and training in Australia, is partnering with supply chain standards organisation GS1 Australia to provide opportunities to study logistics.
Investing in a quality, national qualification is the key to becoming tomorrow’s supply chain professional.
Study Logistics in three easy ways:
- Diploma of Logistics – Complete the 14 units of study
- Study selected units with the intention to complete diploma over time
- Develop specific skills through the study of individual units
Benefits to you
- Minimal time of the job
- Use of GS1 Australia's supply chain simulation facility
- Access to ongoing professional facilitators, including mentoring by GS1 industry leaders
- Work-based projects to deliver value to your employer
- Certificates are awarded at the completion of each program
Benefits to Business
- Registered traineeship which may entitle employers to access financial incentives/grants
- GS1 workplace assessment offer available
- Up-skill employees and improve your supply chain operations
2. Diploma & Unit cluster outline
Cluster |
Units of study |
Duration |
Supply Chain |
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2 Days |
Safety and Operations |
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2 Days |
Purchasing and |
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4 Days |
Warehousing and |
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4 Days |
Budgeting and |
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4 Days |
Management |
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2 Days |
3. Unit Descriptions
TLIL5507A - Manage a supply chain
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a supply chain, including the relationships between an organisation and its supply and demand partners along the chain. It covers implementing a demand-driven supply chain management strategy, managing the supply chain, and evaluating and improving supply chain effectiveness.
TLIR1407A - Manage suppliers
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage suppliers. It includes assessing suppliers and building a productive relationship with them; evaluating delivery of goods/services; negotiating arrangements and resolving disagreements with suppliers; and reviewing supplier performance.
TLII1807B - Manage customer service
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage customer service. It includes planning to meet internal and external customer requirements; ensuring delivery of quality products/services; and monitoring, adjusting and reporting customer service.
BSBMGT505A - Ensure a safe workplace
The unit is concerned with establishing, maintaining and evaluating the organisation's Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements. All those who have (or are likely to have) a management responsibility for OHS should undertake this unit.
TLIL2007C – Develop Operational Procedures
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to develop and maintain operational procedures for transport and distribution enterprises in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and workplace procedures, including planning and developing operational procedures, monitoring the implementation of the operational procedure(s), and evaluating the implementation of operational procedures.
TLIR607A - Develop Implement and Review Purchasing Strategies
StrategiesThis unit involves the skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and review an organisation's purchasing strategies. It includes determining, developing and implementing purchasing strategies, evaluating these and implementing improvements.
TLIR507A - Manage a contract
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a contract. It includes confirming contract requirements; establishing a contract management system; and monitoring and evaluating the contract.
TLIR307C - Negotiate a Contract
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to contract transport and distribution services in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and workplace procedures. This includes negotiating the contract with a contractor, finalising the contract negotiations, and completing all enterprise contract requirements.
MEM11.15B - Manage Warehouse Inventory Systems
This unit examines the role and functions of inventory in the supply chain as well as understanding the tools to monitor and optimise stock in an organisation which may involved warehouse record keeping processes, supervising the production of inventory system reports and analysing inventory reports.
TLIA5807A - Manage facility and inventory requirements
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a facility and its inventory requirements. It includes identifying space, safety and security requirements; developing a documentation system; designing storage zones; and evaluating facility utilisation.
TLIQ207C – Set and Achieve a budget
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to set and achieve a workplace budget in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and workplace procedures. This includes planning the budget requirements, monitoring the budget and taking appropriate corrective action, monitoring expenditure, and reviewing and appropriately modifying the budget if necessary.
TLIP407C - Develop a transport and distribution business plan
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to develop a business plan for an organisation or a discrete business unit in the transport, storage and distribution industries in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and workplace procedures. This includes conducting a situational and market analysis, analysing the organisational environment, developing appropriate strategies, and implementing and evaluating the resulting business plan.
TLIP807C - Manage a transport and distribution business unit
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a transport and distribution business unit in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and workplace procedures. This includes identifying the market for the business unit, setting transport and distribution business unit objectives, collecting information for business planning operations, establishing the resources required to achieve objectives, and managing business unit performance to achieve the required outcomes.
4. Course Schedule
For further information on the Diploma of Logistics unit delivery dates, please do not hesitate to also contact ILSCM directly on +61 3 9919 6256 or GS1 Australia on 1300 366 033.
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Diploma of Logistics – Course Schedule 2011 |
5. Location
GS1 Australia
Axxess Corporate Park, Unit 100/45 Gilby Road,
Mt Waverley VIC
6. Pathways
Successful completion of the Diploma of Logistics provides you with credits for 8 higher education units.
This provides you with credits for Year 1 of the Associate Degree in Logistics (BADL) and one third of the Bachelor of Business (Global Logistics and Transport) (BBGL) qualifications.
These qualifications will further develop your logistics and supply chain expertise and broaden your business knowledge.
7. Fees and Incentives
If applicants are eligible for a government funded place the tuition fee will be:
- Maximum fee of $2,000 for the year and materials fee of $420 and the purchase of a text book.
- The fee for all other Australian fee paying students will be $4,600 tuition and materials fee will be $420 and the purchase of a text book.
Applicants maybe eligible for VET Fee-HELP to assist with the payment of Fees. Additional information is available from this link.
Unit of Study |
GS1 Members |
Others |
Two day program |
$750 |
$890 |
Four day program |
$1,400 |
$1,700 |
All prices quoted are inclusive of materials and exclusive of GST due to education exemption.
8. How to apply
Click here to apply for this course by completing the GS1/ Vic Uni Direct application form.
9. Industry Engagement
For further information on the Diploma of Logistics and employer assistance available, download the course brochure below. Please do not hesitate to also contact ILSCM directly on +61 3 9919 6256 or GS1 Australia on 1300 366 033.
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Diploma of Logistics – Streamline Your Path to Success |
