SCOM

Start Dates 2025

February, April, June, September, November

Course Fees

Non-Members: £2344, CILT Members: £1,953, Opt-in to Affiliate Membership for 12 months £2069. Course Fees include the first assessment and enrolment fees, digital and eLearning materials, support, and digital classrooms.

CILT(UK) Blended Learning

The qualification is delivered through blended learning via interactive online modules within the CILT(UK) learning platform and through facilitated digital classrooms. Inclusive of introductory sessions and assessment preparation.

Course Structure

The certificate is comprised of three units. To achieve the certificate, Learners are required to successfully complete all three mandatory units. Unit 1: Business Environment and Strategic Thinking. Unit 2: Effective and Sustainable Resource Management. Unit 3: Business Planning

Assessments

To achieve the qualification, three assessments must be completed, and a minimum of a pass mark must be achieved in each assessment. Unit 1 and Unit 2 are assessed via a written assignment. Unit 3 is assessed via a 3-hour closed book online invigilated written examination.

Learner Support

Learners are supported for the duration of the course by the CILT(UK) Learning Centre team and will facilitate assessment enrolment, as well as notification of assessment results and feedback.

Digital Classroom Facilitator

A highly experienced industry professional will facilitate the digital classrooms, sharing their insight and best practice throughout the course and supporting Learners with their knowledge and skills development.

Unit 1: Business Environment and Strategic Thinking

This unit explores the business environment within which supply chain operations function, considering the influences on activity and how strategic planning is applied to facilitate effective operations through informed decision making. From this understanding, Learners will be able to apply strategic planning methodologies in the context of supply chain and operations management.

Unit 2: Effective and Sustainable Resource Management

This unit focusses on resources and sustainable practice. People are the lifeblood of any organisation and this module looks at the leadership functions that underpin an organisations ability to support their people in achieving operational goals and positioning business functions and resources to back this up. With this in mind, the unit also delves into the responsibility of leaders to consider the environment and sustainability to ensure ethical and sustainable practice.

Unit 3: Business Planning

This unit focusses on tactical and operational planning and controls along the supply chain; considering the impacts of demand, quality and cross-functional abilities that influence the tactical plans, which are underpinned by the business planning solutions and requirements of inventory management within operational planning.

Benefit from 12 Months Affiliate Membership

Opt to register for CILT(UK) Affiliate Membership providing you with a preferential rate for the course fee. You can access a number of benefits that will support your learning including the the Knowledge Centre (Library and Online resources), CILT(UK) Mentoring Scheme, Success! (CILT(UK) career development platform). On successful completion of the qualification, you may be eligible for Member of the CILT(UK) (MILT)

CILT(UK) Competency Framework

This is an OFQUAL regulated qualification at Level 5 and is mapped to the CILT(UK) Competency Framework as Practitioner.