Gateway Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 1
Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Skills for Logistics
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits6
- Guided learning54 hours
- Units in this qualification13
Awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
The Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Skills for Logistics is for individuals seeking an introduction to the warehousing and distribution sector. Learners will develop skills in areas such as working safely in logistics, stock control, and security. Environmental awareness and sustainability in the workplace are also covered.
These are the units Gateway Qualifications Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Environmental AwarenessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the local and global significance of environmental sustainability.
- Suggest effective measures to reduce carbon footprint and promote sustainability.
Environmental Impact of LogisticsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the negative effects of logistics on the environment and economies.
Environmental awarenessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explain how and why the climate is changing, including the key drivers and scientific evidence.
- Describe the effects of climate change on plants, animals, and people, providing specific examples of impacts.
- Define the concept of a carbon footprint and explain how it is calculated.
- Describe how individuals and businesses can reduce their carbon footprint, including practical strategies and examples.
Improving sustainability in the workplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify an area of a business that requires improvement in terms of sustainability, justifying your choice with relevant evidence.
- Identify processes, practices, or resources that can support improvement in terms of sustainability within the chosen area.
- Develop and present a project plan to support improvement in terms of sustainability, including clear objectives, timelines, and resource allocation.
Moving and Handling Goods ManuallyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Employ safe manual handling techniques in practical logistics scenarios.
Moving and Handling Goods ManuallyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the correct techniques for moving and handling goods manually.
- Identify the potential hazards and risks associated with moving and handling goods manually.
- Explain how to implement preventative measures to minimise the risk of injuries when moving and handling goods manually.
- Demonstrate how to manually move and handle goods safely and effectively, using appropriate techniques.
Picking and Distributing GoodsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the processes involved in picking and assembling orders accurately.
- Explain the correct procedures for packing orders securely for distribution.
- Outline the different methods used for distributing goods efficiently.
- Describe the specific procedures for distributing hazardous goods safely and in compliance with regulations.
Route PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the principles of route planning
- Identify the information required to plan a route
- Plan a delivery route
- Monitor a delivery route
Security in LogisticsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the importance of security measures within a logistics environment.
- Identify the specific security requirements for handling different types of goods.
- Explain the importance of data security and cyber security measures in a logistics environment.
- Outline the roles and responsibilities of individuals relating to security within a logistics environment.
Stock ControlReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the principles of stock control.
- Know about the relationship between supply and demand in stock control.
- Manage levels of stock to meet demand.
- Maintain accurate records of stock levels and movements.
Using Equipment to Handle and Move GoodsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different types of equipment used to handle and move goods in a logistics environment.
- Describe the potential hazards and risks associated with the use of equipment to handle and move goods.
- Explain how to implement preventative measures to minimise the risk of injuries when using equipment to handle and move goods.
- Demonstrate the correct procedures for using equipment to handle and move goods safely and efficiently.
Working Safely in LogisticsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about health and safety requirements in a logistics environment.
- Know about the types and uses of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in a logistics environment.
- Know about health and safety practices and procedures in a logistics environment.
- Take responsibility for health and safety in a logistics environment.
Working in LogisticsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the key features and functions of the logistics sector.
- Identify a range of job roles within a logistics environment and their associated responsibilities.
- Explain the principles of effective working practice in a logistics environment, including communication and teamwork.
- Identify key legislation relevant to logistic operations, including health and safety and data protection.
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 1 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
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Where these credits take you
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- Comply with the requirements of Good Distribution Practice for the import or export and storage of medicinal products
- Maintain Health and Safety in Logistics Operations Legacy
- Manage and implement security operations within logistics
- Manage resources to comply with the requirements of Good Distribution Practice
- Select and dispatch medicinal products to comply with the requirements of Good Distribution Practice
- Select and plan a driver assessment route in logistics operations
Where this can lead
Logistics Coordinator
Your career path is really what you make it. We'll give you the tools and opportunities to grow, but your drive and curiosity will be the biggest factors in where you end up. We're excited to see what you can achieve here.
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Focus on understanding and recognising environmental impacts related to various logistics activities.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Skills for Logistics
11 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited.
- Environmental awareness
- Environmental Impact of Logistics
- Improving sustainability in the workplace
- Moving and Handling Goods Manually
- Picking and Distributing Goods
- Route Planning
and 5 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
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Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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