Core skills signposting – SVQ Logistics Operations Level 3
The following tables signpost the five SQA Core Skills standards to the National Occupational Standards for Logistics Operations SVQ level 3. Ticks indicate where the NOS are likely to be able to provide some evidence towards the Core Skill.
SFL Number / NOS TitleSfL 11 / Make an effective contribution to the business
SfL12 / Contribute to the provision of customer service
SfL 15 / Maintain health and safety in logistics operations
SfL27 / Maintain the safety and security of hazardous goods and materials
SfL33 / Monitor the receipt, storage or dispatch of goods
SfL 36 / Schedule logistics operations to meet customers requirements
SfL 37 / Optimise the use of logistics resources
SfL 38 / Respond to problems in logistics operations
SfL 39 / Apply technology in logistics operations
SfL 40 / Improve performance in logistics operations
SfL 41 / Minimise the environmental impact of logistics operations
SfL 49 / International road transport operations
SfL 68 / Arrange the transportation of goods using multiple transport modes
SfL 42 / Provide leadership for your team (MSC B5)
SfL 43 / Allocate and check work in your team (MSC D5)
SfL 35 / Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements (MSC B8)
Signposting Summary
In the table below
C = the SVQ unit offers the opportunity for candidates to develop evidence for the complete core skill
P = the SVQ unit offers the opportunity for candidates to develop evidence for some of the core skill
A blank indicates that the SVQ unit offers no opportunity for candidates to develop evidence for any of the core skill.
C4 = Communication SCQF 4; C5 = Communication SCQF 5;
N4 = Numeracy SCQF 4; N5 = Numeracy SCQF 5
ICT4 = ICT SCQF 4; ICT5 = ICT SCQF 5
PS4 = Problem solving SCQF 4: PS5 = Problem solving SCQF 5
WwO4 = Working with Others SCQF 4; WwO5 = Working with Others SCQF5
SfL36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SfL 68 / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33 / SfL
42
(MSC B5) / SfL
43
(MSC D5) / SfL
35
(MSC
B8)
C4
/ C / P / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / CC5 / P / P / C / P / C / P / C / C / C
C6 / C / C
N4 / P / P / P / P / P / P / C / C / C
N5 / C / C
ICT4 / C / C / C / C / C / C / C
ICT5 / P / P / P / P
PS4 / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / P / C / P / P / C / C
PS5 / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C / C
PS6 / C / C
WwO4 / C / C / C / C / C / P / P / C / P / P / P / C
WwO5 / C / C / C / C / P / P / C
WwO6 / C / C
The Core Skills Signposting the three units imported from MSC indicates that those units cover the entirety of each of the Core Skills as indicated in the table above.
The MSC units do not therefore appear in the detailed signposting grids which follow related to the SfL units and show where complete and partial coverage is achieved.
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SfL
68
Task 1: Reading and Understanding
Read, understand, and evaluate a straightforward document related to your work, for example a detailed letter, e-mail, short report or leaflet.(The document should have simple sentences and words that you are familiar with.) / / / / / / /
Task 2: Writing
Produce a document, or related documents, which convey several items of Information, opinions or ideas.(Document/documents must total 300 words or more) / / / / / / /
Task 3: Speaking and listening
Either take part in either a straightforward discussion on a topic related to your work or give a short presentation on a work related topic to one or more people.(Discussion must last a minimum of 3 minutes; presentation must last a minimum of 2 minutes with additional time for questions) / / / / / /
Core Skill: Communication SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Reading and Understanding
Read, understand, and evaluate a straightforward document related to your work, for example a detailed letter, e-mail, short report or leaflet.(The document should have simple sentences and words that you are familiar with.) / √ / √ / /
Task 2: Writing
Produce a document, or related documents, which convey several items of Information, opinions or ideas.(Document/documents must total 300 words or more) / √ / √ / /
Task 3: Speaking and listening
Either take part in either a straightforward discussion on a topic related to your work or give a short presentation on a work related topic to one or more people.(Discussion must last a minimum of 3 minutes; presentation must last a minimum of 2 minutes with additional time for questions) / √ / √ / /
Core Skill: Communication SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Reading and Understanding
Read, understand and evaluate a document related to your work which either presents and analyses factual content or a sustained point of view or central argument, for example, a report, trade article or equipment manual.(The document should have some words which you are unfamiliar with and use some specialist terms.) / / / / / / /
Task 2: Writing
Produce a well structured document, or a collection of related documents which convey several items of information, opinions, ideas or aspects of a subject.(Document/documents must total 500 words or more) / / /
Task 3: Speaking and listening
Either make a substantial contribution to a discussion on a topic related to your work or give a presentation on a work related topic to one or more people.(Discussion must last a minimum of 4 minutes; presentation must last a minimum of 3 minutes with additional time for questions) / / / / / /
Core Skill: Communication SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Reading and Understanding
Read, understand and evaluate a document related to your work which either presents and analyses factual content or a sustained point of view or central argument, for example, a report, trade article or equipment manual.(The document should have some words which you are unfamiliar with and use some specialist terms.)
Task 2: Writing
Produce a well structured document, or a collection of related documents which convey several items of information, opinions, ideas or aspects of a subject.(Document/documents must total 500 words or more)
Task 3: Speaking and listening
Either make a substantial contribution to a discussion on a topic related to your work or give a presentation on a work related topic to one or more people.(Discussion must last a minimum of 4 minutes; presentation must last a minimum of 3 minutes with additional time for questions)
Core Skill: Numeracy SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Using number
Carry out a variety of straightforward number tasks related to your work which involve calculations requiring a minimum of two steps. / / / / / /
Task 2: Measuring
Read and use a straightforward scale either on an instrument such as a ruler or on a graph.
Task 3: Use graphical format to find out information / / / / /
Task 4: Use graphical format to communicate information / / / / /
Core Skill: Numeracy SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Using number
Carry out a variety of straightforward number tasks related to your work which involve calculations requiring a minimum of two steps.
Task 2: Measuring
Read and use a straightforward scale either on an instrument such as a ruler or on a graph.
Task 3: Use graphical format to find out information
Task 4: Use graphical format to communicate information
Core Skill: Numeracy SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Using number
Apply a wide range of numerical skills to solve work related problems.
Task 2: Use graphical format to find out information
Task 3: Use graphical format to communicate information
Core Skill: Numeracy SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Using number
Apply a wide range of numerical skills to solve work related problems.
Task 2: Use graphical format to find out information
Task 3: Use graphical format to communicate information
Core Skill: ICT SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Performing ICT operations
Carry out ICT activities related to your work which involve straightforward operations. / / / / / / /
Task 2: Processing information
Carry out a range of straightforward ICT activities related to your work which involve familiar application software. / / / / / / /
Task 3: Finding information
Use ICT to find information relevant to your work. / / / / / / /
Task 4: Keeping information safe
Demonstrate safe practice in using ICT to handle information. / / / / / / /
Core Skill: ICT SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Performing ICT operations
Carry out ICT activities related to your work which involve straightforward operations.
Task 2: Processing information
Carry out a range of straightforward ICT activities related to your work which involve familiar application software.
Task 3: Finding information
Use ICT to find information relevant to your work.
Task 4: Keeping information safe
Demonstrate safe practice in using ICT to handle information.
Core Skill: ICT SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Performing ICT operations
Carry out ICT activities related to your work. / / / /
Task 2: Processing information
Carry out a range of non-routine ICT activities related to your work which
involve application software. / / / /
Task 3: Finding information
Use ICT to find information relevant to your work.
Task 4: Keeping information safe
Demonstrate safe practice in using ICT to handle information. / / / /
Core Skill: ICT SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Performing ICT operations
Carry out ICT activities related to your work.
Task 2: Processing information
Carry out a range of non-routine ICT activities related to your work which
involve application software.
Task 3: Finding information
Use ICT to find information relevant to your work.
Task 4: Keeping information safe
Demonstrate safe practice in using ICT to handle information.
Core Skill: Problem Solving SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Investigating
Investigate reasons why a straightforward problem related to your work has arisen. The problem will be one which might be dealt with in several different ways, but will occur in a familiar situation. You will need to carry out a number of steps to deal with the problem. / / / / / / /
Task 2: Planning and solving
Plan, organise and carry out a straightforward activity to deal with the problem. / / / / / / /
Task 3: Checking and evaluating
Check how well your approach to the problem solving activity worked in practice. / / / / / / /
Core Skill: Problem Solving SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Investigating
Investigate reasons why a straightforward problem related to your work has arisen. The problem will be one which might be dealt with in several different ways, but will occur in a familiar situation. You will need to carry out a number of steps to deal with the problem. / √ / √ / / /
Task 2: Planning and solving
Plan, organise and carry out a straightforward activity to deal with the problem. / √ / √ / / /
Task 3: Checking and evaluating
Check how well your approach to the problem solving activity worked in practice. / √ /
Core Skill: Problem Solving SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Investigating
Investigate and analyse why a non-routine problem in your workplace has arisen. The problem is likely to involve either a situation which is unfamiliar to you, or a familiar situation where you need to clarify the relationships between the contributing factors. Managing the task may involve more than one strand of activity. / / / / / / /
Task 2: Planning and solving
Plan, organise and carry out your suggested approach. / / / / / / /
Task 3: Checking and evaluating
Check how well the problem solving activity worked in practice. / / / / / / /
Core Skill: Problem Solving SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Investigating
Investigate and analyse why a non-routine problem in your workplace has arisen. The problem is likely to involve either a situation which is unfamiliar to you, or a familiar situation where you need to clarify the relationships between the contributing factors. Managing the task may involve more than one strand of activity.
Task 2: Planning and solving
Plan, organise and carry out your suggested approach.
Task 3: Checking and evaluating
Check how well the problem solving activity worked in practice.
Core Skill: Working with Others SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Work co-operatively with others
Work co-operatively with at least one other person who may be a colleague, client or customer to achieve a common goal.
(The work involves straightforward activities.) / / / / / / /
Task 2: Checking and evaluating
Check how well you contributed to the co-operative activity and/or activities. / / / / /
Core Skill: Working with Others SCQF level 4
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Work co-operatively with others
Work co-operatively with at least one other person who may be a colleague, client or customer to achieve a common goal.
(The work involves straightforward activities.) / √ / √ / /
Task 2: Checking and evaluating
Check how well you contributed to the co-operative activity and/or activities. / √
Core Skill: Working with Others SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
36 / SfL
37 / SfL
38 / SfL
39 / SfL
40 / SfL
41 / SFL 68
Task 1: Work co-operatively with others
Work co-operatively with at least one other person who may be a colleague, client or customer to achieve a common goal.
(The activity and/or activities involve non-routine interactions.) / / / / / /
Task 2: Checking and evaluating
Check how well you and others involved contributed to the co-operative activity and/or activities. / / / /
Core Skill: Working with Others SCQF level 5
SfL Standards: / SfL
11 / SfL
12 / SfL
15 / SfL
27 / SfL
33
Task 1: Work co-operatively with others
Work co-operatively with at least one other person who may be a colleague, client or customer to achieve a common goal.
(The activity and/or activities involve non-routine interactions.)
Task 2: Checking and evaluating
Check how well you and others involved contributed to the co-operative activity and/or activities.