Road Transport Management (Freight) |Certificate

The purpose of the qualification in Road Transport Management Freight is to develop students with a wide range of vocational and industry-specific intellectual competencies, knowledge and practical skills. This will enable students to critically explain and apply road transport management principles, processes and procedures. The student should be able to make decisions in the context of a road transport (freight) organisation, interpret relevant information and produce innovative responses based on informed judgement to concrete but often unfamiliar problems. The qualification will provide the student with a range of fundamental knowledge and competencies in fields such as business communication, information systems, logistics management, marketing management and financial management. Furthermore, it will also provide the student with detailed knowledge about road transport legislation and the application of general management principles and specific road freight management principles on a junior management level.

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A qualified learner will be able to:

  • Manage human relations
  • Plan, prepare and maintain vehicle management system and transport infrastructure
  • Implement support functions for an effective transport system
Module 1: Business Essentials
  • Business essentials
  • Environment, energy efficiency and ethics
  • Manage human resources transport
  • Planning processes for internal and external client and stakeholder requirements
Module 2: Road Transport Management Systems
  • Road transport management theory
  • Manage administrative systems
  • Manage and maintain a transport management system
  • Transport scheduling, planning, preparing and maintaining processes
Module 3: Road Transport Finance and Risk
  • Transport risk
  • Manage financial requirements
  • Planning, preparing and compiling financial and administrative requirements within the transport environment
Module 4: Health, Safety, Quality and Legislation
  • Health, safety, quality and legislation
  • Managing abnormal loads
  • Managing dangerous goods
Module 5: Tools, Equipment, Materials and Techniques
  • Tools, equipment, materials and techniques
  • Plan transportation infrastructure
Module 6: Manage a Vehicle Fleet
  • Manage a vehicle fleet
  • Duration: 24 Months
  • Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
  • Learners are required to have an NQF Level 2 qualification in order to be considered for admission
  • Transport Supervisor
  • Fleet Coordinator
  • Operations Manager
  • Occupational Certificate: Road Transport Manager 
  • Accreditation: QCTO
  • SAQA ID: 96371 
  • NQF Level: 5

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