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BSc Supply Chain Leader Degree ApprenticeshipACCELERATE YOUR CAREER

What is a Supply Chain Leadership Degree Apprenticeship? ....... 4

Benefits to your business .......................................................................................6

Course modules ........................................................................................................... 8

Career enhancing learning .................................................................................10

Entry requirements ...................................................................................................12

Support and guidance ............................................................................................14

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“The opportunity to upskill and develop your knowledge is an invaluable asset to your personal and professional development.”

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Lynsey Taggart, Assistant Sales and Marketing Officer, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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Addressing the current skill shortage in the UK logistics sector, the Supply Chain Leader Degree Apprenticeship will equip you with the essential knowledge, skills and behaviours that you need to excel in your industry.

Perfectly positioned in one of the UK’s largest port complexes and with access to our active Logistics Institute, your studies will benefit from real industry case studies, high profile speakers and opportunities for benchmarking visits, enabling you to gain a greater scope of sector operations and logistics management.

Tackling logistics sector challenges, you will develop problem solving skills, which you can directly use in your own workplace, helping you to become a more effective, impactful and well-rounded supply chain leader.

About the Course

Duration:

The course is usually around 36 months (dependent on prior knowledge and experience)

Level: 6

Suitable for:

Anyone who strategically manages, knowledge–shares and peer–assists stakeholder relationships across the supply chain. Roles could include, but are not limited to:

• Chief supply chain officer

• Forecasting manager

• Global trade manager

• Inbound / export supply manager

• Logistics analyst

• Senior business development executive

• Senior supply chain executive

• Solutions analyst

• Supply chain analyst

• Project manager

How is it delivered?

The programme is very flexible and has been designed specifically to support work-based learners, delivered through a mixture of block teaching on campus and negotiated work-based projects in the workplace.

You will receive 20% off the job training from your employer, which can be utilised however you see fit.

How is it assessed?

Each module is assessed by coursework (i.e. mini work-based project), which will ensure you are not only developing yourself but also delivering ‘Return on Investment’ back to your business.

To complete the programme, you will undertake an End Point Assessment (EPA), which comprises two elements:

• Conducting and presenting a major work-based project to an independent panel at the University of Hull and your Senior Leadership Team.

• You will be interviewed by an independent panel at The University of Hull where you will showcase your portfolio of evidence, which is collated and maintained throughout your degree.

What is a Supply Chain Leader Degree Apprenticeship?

Neil Cooke, Business Unit Management, Howden’s Joinery

“You learn from professionals with sector experience as well as learning alongside other people from a range of industries, so you gain a wider perspective on business.”

Realise your potential

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Increase employee skillset

Apprentices will bring impact, increased knowledge and depth of insight back to their colleagues, keeping businesses at the forefront of their industry.

Enhanced company morale, motivation and productivity

Employees feel valued when they know you are investing in them, so they are more likely to stay with a business that supports learning and development.

Industry progression

Apprentices will learn from high profile industry speakers, lecturers, researchers and each other about innovation in the supply chain, advanced technologies and methodologies to ensure your business remains relevant, up to date and competitive. The programme, which is double accredited to both The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) up to Level 6, is focused on industry progression and continued professional development (CPD). Upon graduation, students will be

eligible to apply for professional membership of both these organisations (MCIPs, CMILT, CProf)

Attracting new talent

In an industry sector with a significant talent shortfall, it is essential that businesses are leveraging their existing supply chain talent in order to remain competitive. The programme is excellent for succession planning. Recruits will be drawn to a business that cares about CPD. For hard-working, motivated individuals, the opportunity to learn while working will be an attractive benefit.

Degree apprenticeships aren’t just beneficial for employees – they mean great things for employers, too.


“We aim to attract and retain high quality people and provide fulfilling career opportunities for all our people.

The ability to offer degree apprenticeships to enable people to gain a professional qualification whilst at work is a fantastic way of learning and applying the theory whilst earning, giving us motivated and happy apprentices.”


Benefits to your business

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Delivered by university tutors and lecturers with real industry experience, modules are developed to give you valuable insights into the fundamentals of logistics and supply chain management.

Through work-based projects, you can apply the skills and knowledge you have learnt into your own workplace, adding real value to your role and organisation.

The programme is the first of its kind to be accredited, up to Level 6, by both The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT).

Upon completion of the programme, you will have the opportunity to seek membership of both the CIPS and CILT.

Core Modules

• Learning review and professional development

• Introduction to logistics and supply chain management

• World economy

• Supply chain strategy and network design

• Accounting and finance

• The business environment

• Logistics customer service and marketing

• Procurement and supply chain operations

• Supply chain information and big data

Negotiated Work-based Projects

• Leadership and change management

• Business process improvement

• Supply chain sustainability and the environment

• Global logistics and port management

Some examples of modules that you may complete are:

One of the key transferable skills the course has taught me so far is how to apply academic theory to my writing. Having been out of education for a while, the support from the academic tutors has played an integral role in helping me adjust to higher education.

The way the programme is structured works really well as a work-based learning course as consideration is taken to balance work and life commitments.

My approach and thought processes have changed significantly since I started the course as I have a greater understanding and awareness of the wider picture of how we operate as an organisation.

I am currently undertaking my first live work-based project and, by being able to put theory into practice, my studies have definitely directly benefitted my organisation.

I would highly recommend the course to anybody who is looking

to take on a work-based learning qualification. The opportunity to upskill and develop your knowledge is an invaluable asset to your personal and professional development in the long term.

Lynsey Taggart, Assistant Sales and Marketing Officer, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Course modules

Pete Arden,Procurement Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

“The work-based projects in the degree course are all pieces of work that we as a business can derive benefit from, as well as being relevant academic exercises for students.”

“My approach and thought processes have changed significantly since I started the course.”

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These key transferable skills include:

• Change management

• Commerce and globalisation

• Legislation and compliance

• Procurement and supply chain methodology

• Technology, analytics, design and maintenance

• Distribution, inventory, transport and warehousing

• Quality management

You will also demonstrate the following behaviours/attributes in the workplace:

Adaptive You will show that you can be flexible to changing business needs and that you seek out new opportunities.

Agility This shows the capacity to understand connections and relationships across all elements of a supply chain, including working with others and building teams.

Leadership You will become a role model and agent for positive change as a fair, open minded leader with excellent decision making and opportunistic skills.

Entrepreneurial A creative approach to identifying areas for growth and managing risk versus gain.

Influential You will have impact and influence, be open to negotiation and will be approachable by all channel partners.

Resilience

Self–motivating and able to cope with adversity, you will show an ability to learn from experience and work in a fast-paced environment.

Values

You will promote a behavioural safety culture, sharing the vision and values of supply chain strategy in an enthusiastic and positive way.

By the end of the programme, you will be able to demonstrate that you have developed your skills and knowledge of supply chain management and have the ability to apply them to your own workplace, developing you as a supply chain leader.

Pete Arden, Procurement Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

“The East Riding of Yorkshire Council has recently benefitted from our staff taking part in the Apprenticeship Degree. Our employee has fed back suggestions for how we can improve our customer relationships through better stock control and management of repeat orders.”

Career enhancing learning

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The Apprenticeship Degree allows you to expand your skills beyond the workplace because you are learning from professionals with sector experience as well as learning alongside other people from a range of industries.

Everyone on the course has different strengths and skills, so you learn to work together and pull from each other’s experiences.

This broadens your understanding of the wider supply chain network,

helping you to recognise how, not only your organisation works, but other organisations too.

The ability to study on campus is so advantageous because you get to interact with so many different people and businesses and you can take advantage of new networking opportunities.

What I have taken from the course in particular is the opportunity to identify new subjects and explore new business areas. In the workplace, you tend to only stick to

what you are good at, but that limits your ability to progress. This course will help you grow by making you fully appreciate your potential.


“You can take advantage of new networking opportunities.”


If you have any questions or concerns regarding entry requirements, please contact our helpful team by emailing [email protected] or call 01482 466373 to talk about your options.

Entry requirements

To be considered for the Apprenticeship Degree, you should have:

Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy at level 2 and a grade C or above

Relevant work experience

A written letter of recommendation from the employer, outlining the applicant’s suitability

An interview with an academic


Combining study with full-time work can be challenging, so we have an extensive support network to help you gain the most out of your Apprenticeship Degree.

Academic Support Tutor

If you have been out of education for a while, there is no need to worry. Each Supply Chain Leadership apprentice is assigned a named academic support tutor, who will provide mentoring to help you with your academic and essay writing skills.

Portfolio Tutor

Portfolio tutors help you create your assessed portfolio and undertake several workplace and end of year progression reviews to ensure you are always on track.

Employee Mentors

We request that you have a named employer mentor during your time on the course to provide guidance and support in your workplace.

Additional University Support:

• The Student Wellbeing, Learning and Welfare Support Team

• The Skills Team at the Brynmor Jones Library

• AskHU student services centre

• The Apprenticeships Service

Support and guidance


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