Logistics and Transport

Learners should be able to: 

• identify the reasons why people travel, for example for social, work and leisure purposes; 

• identify the logistics activities and supply chain issues of a local supermarket; 

• understand the role of logistics and passenger transport developments on the national economy; 

• describe three job roles in logistics and passenger transport industries; and 

• evaluate their own performance in practical tasks. 

Learners should be able to: 

• interpret maps and timetables to plan a journey between two specific locations; 

• explain how public transport can aid social inclusion such as free travel for certain groups of people and connecting timetables between rural and city locations; 

• identify the range of freight transport options available for specific journeys; 

• research how local organisations, with a logistics/transport function, could improve their environmental performance, for example the types of vehicles used and how they reduce fuel consumption; 

• use spreadsheets to help calculate journey costs; 

• develop a school travel questionnaire (hard copy or digital); 

• undertake a baseline survey which details how pupils and staff travel to school; 

• use spreadsheets and software, for example Microsoft Excel, to analyse data and present findings; and 

• evaluate their own performance in practical tasks. 

Learners should be able to:

• understand the implications of the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1974 in relation to this occupational area; 

• understand the importance of security regulations in the sector; 

• identify hazards, for example objects falling from a height in a warehouse; 

• assess risks and plan safety control measures that could be implemented to make the workplace safer; 

• plan and carry out a traffic speed survey, for example calculating traffic speed using a stopwatch (Speed = Distance/Time); 

• use computer spreadsheets to analyse the collected data; 

• research a local road traffic issue using local media reports/articles and a range of other information sources, including the internet;

• analyse the information gathered and present their findings; 

• evaluate their own performance in all practical tasks; and 

• carry out an end-of-unit evaluation.