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Principles of Warehousing and Storage

Course Code: CPWS
  • Level: 2
  • Qualification: Award
  • Awarding body: Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE)
  • Duration: 20 weeks
  • Course type: Distance learning
  • Time of day: Flexible
  • When you'll study: Distance learning (online)
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What's it all about?

This course will allow you to:

  • achieve a nationally recognised level 2 qualification
  • evidence your competency to employers
  • understand the issues around storage and the purpose of a stock check
  • further your personal and professional development
  • learn at a time that suits you without the need to attend the College
  • understand how to process orders and dispatch.

Course information

This course covers the following units:

  • introduction to warehousing and storage
  • how to receive and store goods
  • how to process orders and prepare them for dispatch
  • how to check stock and update records
  • customer service in warehousing and storage.

There are no entry requirements for this course.

You will be assessed remotely through the Learning Curve ePortfolio System. 

Upon successful completion of this course, you could progress onto one of the following courses:

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

Chartered and Certified Accountants

£67,389.03

Potential salary

£18,113.82

Entry level salary

£38,412.12

Average salary

16

Annual openings in Plymouth

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