Skills for Logistics, the Sector Skills Council for the freight logistics industries, is developing a new diploma in retail in partnership with Skillsmart Retail, Automotive Skills and the Council for Administration.

Skills for Logistics is working to ensure that the content of the new diploma reflects the needs of industry and therefore is employer led. Employers, including Langdons and Christian Salvesen, are part of an advisory group that is providing the main input to the draft content of the diploma.

The partnership is also consulting with awarding bodies, delivery partners and higher education organisations about delivery and progression.

The diploma will provide young people with the opportunity to learn about retail and its supply chain, develop the skills and knowledge employers need which are vital to the industry, develop business and commercial  awareness and be introduced to principles of effective leadership and management.

The diploma is one of 14 new diplomas which are being developed to be delivered in partnership with schools, colleges, providers and other local stakeholders and it will be available in all schools in England by 2013.

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