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Logistics & Warehousing

Moving goods reliably: stock control, warehouse systems, dispatch, scheduling and coordinating with drivers and suppliers.

Area status: Open — early accessStarter → Proficient

Open to learners today. New and still being improved. Tell us if anything is unclear.

At a glance

  • 4 training programmes
  • Levels: Starter → Proficient
  • Used in 1 seed pathway
  • 24 skills

Training in this area

4 training programmes

Each programme shows its own status. Planned modules are an outline and may change before they are built and reviewed.

Status: Open — early access

CDL Prep (USA)

Get ready for the commercial driver's licence in the USA: who can get one, the steps, the medical card, the knowledge test topics, air brakes, combination vehicles, the pre-trip inspection and hours of service.

  • Level range: Starter → Capable
  • No related pathway yet
  • About 8 hours (estimate)

Units

  1. Can I Get a CDL?
  2. The Road to a CDL
  3. The DOT Medical Card
  4. CDL General Knowledge
  5. Air Brakes
  6. Combination Vehicles
  7. The Pre-Trip Inspection
  8. Hours of Service and ELDs
  9. Endorsements and Career Paths
  10. CDL Prep Practical Project (reviewed practical assessment)

What you’ll practise

  • Working out which licence class and rules apply to you and where to check
  • Putting the steps from permit to skills test in order
  • Answering questions on air brakes and combination vehicles
  • Walking through a pre-trip inspection in order
  • Checking a driving schedule against the hours of service limits

Skills

  • CDL eligibility
  • The road to a CDL
  • DOT medical card
  • General knowledge topics
  • Air brakes
  • Combination vehicles
  • Pre-trip inspection
  • Hours of service and ELDs
  • Endorsements and career paths
Status: Open — early access

Rideshare Driving (Uber & Lyft)

Find out what rideshare driving really involves in the USA, the UK and Australia, how to get started, and how to do it safely and professionally.

  • Level range: Starter → Capable
  • No related pathway yet
  • About 7 hours (estimate)

Units

  1. Is Rideshare Right for You?
  2. Requirements by Country
  3. Signing Up and Vehicle Checks
  4. Using the Driver App
  5. Great Passenger Service
  6. Staying Safe on the Road
  7. Money, Fees and Records
  8. Insurance and Accidents
  9. Staying Active on the Platforms
  10. Rideshare Driving Practical Project (reviewed practical assessment)

What you’ll practise

  • Checking the licence, vehicle and background requirements for your own country
  • Listing the costs a rideshare driver pays before earning anything
  • Planning what to do after a crash or with a difficult passenger
  • Keeping simple records of trips and expenses
  • Writing a personal launch checklist

Skills

  • Rideshare basics
  • Requirements for their country
  • Signing up
  • Using the driver app
  • Passenger service and access
  • Safety on the road
  • Money and records
  • Insurance and accidents
  • Staying active on the platforms
Status: Future

Logistics Coordination

Coordinate stock, drivers and suppliers using warehouse management systems, and solve delivery problems.

  • Level range: Capable → Proficient
  • No related pathway yet

Planned modules

  1. Warehouse management systems
  2. Coordinating drivers and suppliers
  3. Scheduling deliveries
  4. Solving delivery problems

What you’ll practise

  • Rescheduling deliveries after a delay
  • Tracking an order through a practice system

Skills

  • Dispatch and scheduling
  • Warehouse management systems
  • Supplier management

Best after: Warehouse & Stock Control, Digital Foundations

Status: FutureStart here

Warehouse & Stock Control

Work reliably and safely in a warehouse: receiving and storing stock, counts and discrepancies, picking, packing and dispatch.

  • Level range: Starter → Capable
  • 1 related pathway

Planned modules

  1. How a warehouse works
  2. Receiving and storing stock
  3. Counts and discrepancies
  4. Picking, packing and dispatch
  5. Safety every day

What you’ll practise

  • Investigating a stock discrepancy
  • Planning a pick list

Skills

  • Stock control
  • Dispatch and scheduling
  • Warehouse safety
  • Inventory basics

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Before you start: some programmes here build on Digital Foundations.

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Open — early access

  • Open — early accessOpen to learners today. New and still being improved. Tell us if anything is unclear. 2 training programmes
  • FutureOn the roadmap for a later stage. 2 training programmes

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