Gateway Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 1
Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Certificate 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 credits20
- Guided learning180 hours
- Units in this qualification53
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
This qualification allows learners to develop skills applicable to the logistics sector. It covers areas such as career planning and communication skills for work. It is suitable for individuals seeking an introduction to the warehousing and distribution industry.
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.
Applying for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different methods of applying for a job
- Prepare a job application
- Prepare a CV
Applying for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different methods of applying for jobs, including online applications, CV submissions, and networking.
- Complete a job application accurately and effectively, providing relevant information and highlighting key skills and experience.
Career PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate different career options within a chosen field
- Assess the suitability of different career options based on personal skills and interests
- Plan realistic and achievable goals for future career progression
Career PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate career options
- Assess career options
- Plan to achieve a career-related goal
- Plan for career progression
Communication Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication effectively in a work context, producing clear, concise, and accurate documents.
- Use oral communication effectively in a work context, conveying information clearly and professionally in various situations.
Communication skills for workReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication effectively in a work context
- Use oral communication effectively in a work context
Community environment projectReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select a suitable focus area for a community environment project, considering local needs and resources
- Communicate the benefits of engaging in a community environment project to different audiences
- Develop a detailed plan for a community environment project, including objectives, activities, and timelines
- Participate actively in a community environment project, contributing to its successful implementation
- Review the outcomes of a community environment project, evaluating its impact and identifying areas for improvement
Conduct at WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct self appropriately in a work setting, adhering to workplace policies and procedures
- Demonstrate the ability to review own conduct in a work setting, identifying areas for improvement
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the principles of good customer service
- Demonstrate the ability to provide effective customer service to customers
- Perform customer service tasks in a professional manner
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of good customer service
- Communicate effectively with customers
- Perform a range of customer service tasks
Digital Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Apply digital skills to effectively manage and process work-related information
- Create and edit digital content for various work-related purposes, such as reports, presentations, and documents
- Utilise digital skills to communicate effectively in a work context, using email, instant messaging, and video conferencing
- Demonstrate the ability to work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work environment, adhering to security protocols and ethical guidelines
- Apply problem-solving techniques to resolve technical issues that may arise when using digital tools and technologies
Digital Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use digital skills to handle work-related information effectively
- Create and edit digital content for work-related purposes, ensuring accuracy and clarity
- Use digital skills to communicate effectively in a work context
- Work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work context, adhering to organisational policies
- Identify and solve basic technical problems encountered when using digital devices and software
Environmental Impact of LogisticsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the environmental impact of logistics
- Describe methods for reducing the environmental impact of logistics
- Explain the importance of managing waste effectively
- Describe different recycling processes
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.
Exploring EntrepreneurshipReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key characteristics of a successful entrepreneur
- Assess own suitability for enterprise, considering strengths and weaknesses
Exploring EntrepreneurshipReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the key characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, including resilience, creativity, and risk-taking
- Explain the importance of innovation and adaptability in entrepreneurship
- Analyse the skills and qualities required to start and run a successful business
- Assess own strengths as an enterprising person, identifying areas of competence and potential
- Reflect on personal skills and attributes that contribute to entrepreneurial success
- Identify areas where further development is needed to enhance enterprise skills and knowledge
- Explore different ways to develop enterprise skills and knowledge, such as training courses, mentoring, and networking
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss ideas for a potential enterprise activity
- Select a suitable idea for an enterprise activity
- Know the potential risks involved in implementing the chosen enterprise activity
- Present the idea for an enterprise activity effectively to an audience
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Explore ideas for an enterprise activity
- Test out ideas with potential customers
- Understand the risks involved in implementing the enterprise activity
- Present an idea for an enterprise activity to an audience
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.
Interview SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for an interview, taking into account the role and the organisation.
- Present oneself in a positive and professional manner during an interview, demonstrating relevant skills and experience.
- Review and evaluate one's own performance in an interview, identifying areas for improvement and future development.
Interview SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for an interview, ensuring all necessary documentation and information are readily available
- Plan travel arrangements to arrive punctually for an interview, considering potential delays and alternative routes
- Present oneself positively at an interview, demonstrating appropriate behaviour, communication skills and personal presentation
- Review own performance in an interview, identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement
Introduction to Self-EmploymentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the nature of self-employment in a given sector, including the types of businesses and opportunities available
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of self-employment compared to traditional employment
- Identify the skills and qualifications required to succeed in self-employment in the chosen sector
- Explain how to manage income and expenditure as a self-employed person, including budgeting and financial planning
- Describe the importance of record-keeping and financial management for self-employed individuals
- Identify the responsibilities of a self-employed person, including legal, ethical, and financial obligations
- Explain the importance of complying with relevant regulations and legislation
- Describe the responsibilities of a self-employed person in relation to customer service and quality assurance
Introduction to Self-EmploymentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and describe self-employment opportunities within a given sector, considering market trends and potential demand
- Understand the principles of income and expenditure in self-employment, including budgeting and financial management
- Understand the key considerations when planning for self-employment, including legal requirements, insurance and marketing strategies
Leadership skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key characteristics of effective leadership, including different leadership styles and their impact.
- Demonstrate effective leadership skills in a practical context, such as motivating a team or delegating tasks.
- Review and evaluate one's own leadership performance, identifying strengths and areas for development.
Making the Most of Work PlacementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for a work placement opportunity
- Set realistic and achievable goals to maximise the benefits of a work placement
- Review the outcomes and experiences gained during a work placement
Making the most of work placementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for a work placement, including researching the organisation and understanding the role.
- Set clear and achievable goals to maximise the benefits of a work placement, aligning them with personal and professional development objectives.
- Review and evaluate the overall experience of a work placement, reflecting on achievements, challenges, and learning outcomes.
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.
Negotiation SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate one's own position clearly, justify arguments effectively, and defend one's perspective confidently during a negotiation.
- Actively listen to and discuss the positions of others involved in the negotiation, demonstrating empathy and understanding.
- Conclude a negotiation process successfully, reaching a mutually acceptable agreement or compromise.
Negotiation SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate own position clearly and effectively during a negotiation
- Discuss and understand the position of others involved in a negotiation
- Suggest constructive ways forward at the end of a negotiation process to reach a mutually agreeable outcome
Numeracy Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate mathematical approaches to solve work-related problems
- Apply appropriate numeracy skills in a work context
- Interpret and communicate results in situations where they have applied numeracy skills in a work context
Numeracy Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate numeracy skills for a given task in a work context, justifying the choice of method
- Apply appropriate numeracy skills accurately and efficiently in a work context to solve practical problems
- Interpret and communicate the results of numerical calculations clearly and concisely in situations where they have applied numerical skills in a work context
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.
Receiving and Storing GoodsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Receive goods
- Store goods
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
Searching for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Find out about job vacancies using appropriate methods
- Take a pro-active approach to job-searching, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness
Searching for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify various sources of information about job vacancies
- Evaluate the suitability of different job vacancies based on personal skills and interests
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to job searching by actively seeking opportunities
- Utilise different methods for contacting potential employers
Self-Management Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage self effectively in a work context, demonstrating professionalism and responsibility
- Review own self-management skills, identifying areas for improvement and development
Self-Management Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate effective time-keeping skills in a work environment.
- Work in a consistently organised manner.
- Manage own feelings and behaviours appropriately in the workplace.
- Review and evaluate own self-management skills to identify areas for improvement.
Setting and Meeting Work-Related TargetsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set personal targets relating to work, ensuring they are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Review progress towards personal targets, identifying areas of success and areas for improvement
Setting and Meeting Work-Related TargetsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set personal targets relating to work, ensuring they are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Review progress in meeting own targets, identifying any challenges and adjusting strategies as needed
Solving Work-Related ProblemsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use sources of help for a work-related problem
- Solve a work-related problem
- Apply a strategy to solve a work-related problem
Solving Work-Related ProblemsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise available sources of help when addressing work-related problems.
- Generate potential solutions to identified work-related problems.
- Implement a structured strategy to effectively solve a problem encountered in the workplace.
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.
SustainabilityReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Define the concept of sustainability and its importance
- Explain how human activities can negatively impact sustainability
- Identify key sustainability goals and targets set by organisations
- Describe how a specific business or sector is actively working towards achieving sustainability goals
- Give examples of sustainable practices within a business or sector
Taking Personal Responsibility for the EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Research different ways individuals can help fight climate change, considering various approaches and their potential impact.
- Identify specific ways to reduce your own negative impact on the environment, considering your daily activities and consumption habits.
- Implement practical actions or changes to reduce your negative impact on the environment, putting your identified strategies into practice.
- Reflect on how effectively you have reduced your negative impact on the environment, evaluating the success of your implemented actions and identifying areas for further improvement.
Time ManagementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage their time effectively while working or studying, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Assess how well they are managing their time, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to enhance time management skills.
Time ManagementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate time-management skills while working or studying
- Assess how well they are managing their time
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.
Working in a TeamReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Work positively as a member of a team
- Reflect on the performance of a team
Working in a TeamReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify how they could contribute effectively to a team task, recognising individual skills and strengths
- Plan team activities collaboratively with others, agreeing on roles, responsibilities and timelines
- Work positively as a member of a team, demonstrating effective communication, cooperation and problem-solving skills
- Review own performance as a member of a team, identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement in teamwork skills
Working with ColleaguesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively with senior colleagues, demonstrating respect, professionalism and appropriate communication skills
- Work collaboratively with peers in the workplace, contributing to a positive and productive working environment
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
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

The Evidence Evaluator
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Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
- Assist in the planning of logistic services
- Communicate with clients and colleagues regarding logistics services
- 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 resources to comply with the requirements of Good Distribution Practice
- Receive, verify and store security devices and door hardware
- 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.
See the whole journey →Showing 6 roles, drawn from 48 job records mapped to this qualification.
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
This unit equips learners with knowledge of various job application methods and the skills to prepare tailored job applications and CVs. Learners will understand how to highlight relevant skills and experience to meet specific job requirements effectively.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Certificate in Skills for Logistics
35 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited.
- Applying for a Job
- Career Planning
- Communication skills for work
- Community environment project
- Conduct at Work
- Customer service skills
and 29 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.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
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.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.