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Supply Chain Management NVQ

Introduction

Increasingly over the past 10 years the National Vocational Qualification in Procurement / Supply Chain Management has become recognised by both organisations and individuals, as a valid and robust alternative to the traditional examination based route to full Corporate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS). Not only do Supply Chain Management NVQs provide a structured framework for learning, but they are also the ideal solution for measuring the effective implementation of that learning into the workplace.

Overview of the Standards

The NVQ Standards are designed to cover a wide range of Supply Chain Management roles and are therefore available at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 with each level having it’s own clearly defined list of core and optional units.
 
The core units at each respective level of the NVQ standards focus on those competencies which are deemed to be fundamental to any individual operating in a supply chain role at that level, and therefore must be completed by all students as part of their qualification.
 
The optional units are contained within the specialist sections of the NVQ and it is these sections which provide Qube Vocational Development Ltd, with the scope to bespoke the qualification to meet the specific needs of both the individual and their employer. The specialist sections cover supply chain activities such as Supplier and Contract Management, Developing and Contributing to Strategies, Sourcing, Inventory and Materials Management Transport and Distribution, Warehousing and finally, Project Management.