Achieving the Level 5 Professional Certificate demonstrates your advanced skills, knowledge, and competencies. It showcases your ability to influence and enhance operations across the supply chain and contribute to strategic decision-making. Perfect for:
Professionals managing or influencing operations and projects within the supply chain
Those ready to formalise and stretch their expertise, determine best practice, and drive operational improvements
Individuals aiming to deepen their strategic impact and prepare for senior management roles
Your Professional Edge in Supply Chain Operations
- Operational Expertise
Provide valuable operational insight to inform and support strategic planning. Demonstrate the ability to lead improvements and facilitate change in dynamic supply chain environments.
- Professional Credibility
Gain a respected qualification that proves your expertise and commitment to best practice in supply chain and operations from CILT(UK)
- Career Acceleration
Accelerate your progression into influential operational and management positions with a qualification that demonstrates your readiness to take on strategic responsibility and drive change.
- MILT Eligibility
Completing your Level 5, alongside relevant professional experience, strengthens your eligibility to apply for Member (MILT) status and supports further career development.
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Membership as You Study
Register as a CILT(UK) Affiliate Member and enjoy a preferential rate on your course fee. Plus unlock a wealth of resources to enrich your learning journey.
Your Affiliate membership includes:
Knowledge Centre - Access our comprehensive library and online resources to deepen your understanding
CILT(UK) Mentoring Scheme - Learn from experienced professionals who can guide your career development
Success! - Our dedicated career development platform to help you plan your progression and connect with industry opportunities
And the best part? On successful completion, you'll be eligible for Member of CILT(UK) (MILT) status alongside relevant professional experience. This provides the professional recognition and the credentials that employers value.
Course Structure & Modules
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.
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.
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
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.
Start Dates
April
June
September
November
Learner Support & Assessments
You won't be alone on your learning journey. Our dedicated CILT(UK) Learning Centre team is here to support you every step of the way; from enrolment through to your final assessment results and personalised feedback.
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.
Take your next step
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Become a CILT(UK) Member today:
On successful completion of this qualification, you may be eligible for Member grade (MILT) of the CILT(UK).
Member (MILT) Status
Gain professional credibility and career development with MILT post-nominals and exclusive member benefits.
Membership
CILT(UK) Membership gives you career development, industry recognition, exclusive resources, legal support, discounted training and a powerful logistics, transport and supply chain network that supports your professional growth.
Membership Benefits
As a CILT(UK) member, you’ll gain access to exclusive resources, professional development, and a supportive network that helps you grow your career and shape the industry.