Certificate in Transport and Logistics Management

Description of the Qualification

The purpose of the Certificate in Transport and Logistics Management (Level 5) qualification is to provide qualifying students with applied competencies in the understanding and interpreting of transport and logistics management principles, in preparation for a career in the transport and logistics field and to provide a basis for further learning. The student should be able to reflect on the study material in the context of a transport or logistics organisation, or function of a company, and to assess decisions impacting transport and logistics management. The certificate in Transport and Logistics (Level 5) Management enables students to specialise in logistics and transportation management.

It is appropriate for the induction of new starters and for up-skilling individuals who are employed within a role that is predominately operations. It allows the student who already has occupational competence within their sector, but is aspiring to enter a role that involves Logistics and Transport to gain the right level of occupational knowledge in Logistics and transport principles.

The transport and logistics sector, the whole world over, plays a crucial, important and indispensable role in the socio-economic developmental agenda of any country. It is the transport and logistics sector that, on a daily basis, drives and moves goods and services to where such are needed and required. Transport and logistics will forever remain essential for trade, industrialisation, socio-economic development, regional development and continental socio-economic-cultural integration. Key stakeholders consulted included The Namibia University of Science and Technology, Ministry of Works and Transport, the National Planning Commission and the Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations.The qualifications target those individuals willing to be transformed into professional Transport and Logistics officers.

Admission / Entry Requirements

Students will be admitted if they hold a Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) or Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advance Subsidiary (NSSAS), or a combination of both or equivalent qualification(s), provided that the candidate has passed a minimum of five (5) subjects including English at D. A student must have a minimum of 20 points on the IUM’s evaluation scale. In addition, students may enter through Mature Age Entry as stipulated in GR 4.1.1/prior learning with relevant years of experience in various fields of Transport and Logistics management or related fields. A recognized qualification in related fields may also qualify a student into this programme.

Career opportunities

Employment opportunities may be found across sub-sectors in the following public and private entities such as Ministry of Works and Transport, and all government ministries and agencies; Nampower; Namdock; Namibia Commission of Research, Science and Technology; Namibia Ports Authorities; Benguela Current Commission; International University of Management; UNAM; NUST; UNDP; Namdock; Environmental Investment Fund; Mines; Municipalities and local authorities; and many organizations both locally and internationally. Important of all opportunities is research and consultancy.

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