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im hoping someone more experienced still serving or not can shed any light on the best areas to work to get some decent qualifications? i've done 2 years so far and to be honest i know now that i'm not in it for the long haul so i need to get what i can out of the time i end up doing.

cheers
 
Forklift licences are handy. Also, DG CAA is valid in civvy street but you need to do it close to your exit date so that you get the full 2 years.

CILT is ok, (I've done the L5 Diploma) but I haven't seen any job adverts stating that you need CILT qualifications so far!
 
Hi Mate,

I left the RAF back in May this year officially and my last day in uniform as a stacker was 31st Jan as a 2 banana. Since I left I have been offered 4 jobs ranging from software developer circa 30K taxed to Inventory manager 50K tax free. The jobs are there if you look carefully. On the qualifications front I would suggest looking at Supply Chain Management and maybe Chartered Institute for Purchasing & Supply. I qualified in Prince 2 and APMP and the jobs for Project Manager positons are plentiful. That said it is extremely hard to get your foot in the door as a Project Manager if you do not have experience in using the methodology. I am CILT too but to be honest its not really worth the paper its written on in my opinion. If you could MILT that would probably stand you in better stead but its all rank and experience dependant. I would speak with RAF Halton Acrreditation Cell in the big white building!! who will guide you in the right direction.

I.T quals would be advantagous especially SQL or Oracle as a lot of Material Management Applications like MJDI are developed that way.

Just some thoughts to help you.

Regards


steve-dave said:
im hoping someone more experienced still serving or not can shed any light on the best areas to work to get some decent qualifications? i've done 2 years so far and to be honest i know now that i'm not in it for the long haul so i need to get what i can out of the time i end up doing.

cheers
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How about a BTEC Level 5 in Supply Chain Management? There are so many courses out there, jut making sure you pick the correct one. CIPS does seem a very good professional way to go, I believe from what I have been told it carries more weight than CILT, anyone want to correct me?
 
All of our supply chain managers and buyers are CIPS qualified, I've not seen any other logistics/supply chain qualiication in use in our company.
 
MontyPlumbs said:
All of our supply chain managers and buyers are CIPS qualified, I've not seen any other logistics/supply chain qualiication in use in our company.
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At what Level are they normally qualified, it must be Level 5+?

I fancy going along that route how getting experience is a bit of a nightmare, also where I am at the moment means I cannot sit my CIPS exam in the UK, making a little bit of a pain. Oh well the good old British Council will be getting a fare bit of my wage packet, don't think they are ELC registered like the College i'll be using to do my distance learning!
 
The Logitician said:
At what Level are they normally qualified, it must be Level 5+?

I fancy going along that route how getting experience is a bit of a nightmare, also where I am at the moment means I cannot sit my CIPS exam in the UK, making a little bit of a pain. Oh well the good old British Council will be getting a fare bit of my wage packet, don't think they are ELC registered like the College i'll be using to do my distance learning!
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Hi mate our senior buyers, purchasing managers and commercial directors nearly all have CIPS level 6 or a UK Honours degree, in addition to the MCIPS designation.

Most of our buyers have either the Level 4/5 qualification or have just worked in logistics long enough to gain the MCIPS designatory letters.

Our junior buyers and warehouse team leaders hold the CIPS Level 3 diploma or have a NVQ in logistics. Some of the trainees have nothing at all.
 
MontyPlumbs said:
Hi mate our senior buyers, purchasing managers and commercial directors nearly all have CIPS level 6 or a UK Honours degree, in addition to the MCIPS designation.

Most of our buyers have either the Level 4/5 qualification or have just worked in logistics long enough to gain the MCIPS designatory letters.

Our junior buyers and warehouse team leaders hold the CIPS Level 3 diploma or have a NVQ in logistics. Some of the trainees have nothing at all.
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That's great info thanks, defiantly has helped me in the direction I wan to go.
 
Now the fact I have any sort of grasp about commercial and supply stuff has made me feel dirty.

I'm off to play freckles to get back to feeling like an Ex Armourer :)
 
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