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New ECBL standartsReasoning for ELA/ECBL standards Introduction of new standards is dictated by following fundamental targets: 1)Reciprocal desire of countries to have common level of standards for logisticians to reach mutual benefit. 2) Mobility of skills and competence of logisticians all over the world 3) Mutual recognition of standards within
4) Determination of general requirements to logisticians in every country 3.Characteristics of ELA/ECBL standards One may generalize characteristics of ELA/ECBL standards the following way (see chart1): Chart1:
4. Basic characteristics Adopted by ECBL system of competency reflects requirements of employers in European Union. Standards of competence were worked out in cooperation with companies and were approved by them. Standards were made up hence results of mutual work with companies and are base for validation of applicants/candidates. Attestation is conducted independently from any educational programmes. The official text of standards is written down in English. However in different countries standards may be translated into other languages for further use. National certification committees may supplement , but not reduce standards. 5. Levels/steps of certification Requirements to applicants on each level/step of certification as well as enlarged description of managerial hierarchy and full powers of personnel on each level are brought together in Chart 2. Chart 2
Description of requirements to competency of applicants on levels of certification
The procedure of validation and its criteria The main task of ECBL is certification of physical persons in logistics/SCM, herewith the Committee is not engaged with education or working out educational approaches. The Committee by no means prescribes any methods or courses to countries, with the help of which applicants could receive or enlarge their knowledge and skills in order to meet the standards of competence. So official education is not essential requirement for obtaining ELA/ECBL certification. National certification committees, created singly in each country, belonging to ECBL council, should evaluate applicants on meeting established requirements of ELA/ECBL «Standards». Herewith programmes of staff education, training and retraining in area of logistics/SCM are worked out and applied in each country independently basing on available practice, standards of higher and professional education and traditions, formed in the country-member of ECBL. Standards of ELA/ECBL competency and any programmes, created on the basis of these standards, are intended for managers in the area of logistics/SCM. National independent certification committees may work out strategies of certification strategies, meeting educational requirements in every separate country. Herewith supplement is possible, but not reducing the contents of validation base (set of competencies) of ELA/ECBL «Standards». ECBL does not require from applicants to possess any appointed period of work experience. Independent national committees may determine the timescale of work experience by themselves, but three-phase list of standards should be basic requirement for validation of applicants. For assessors, conducting validation, it should be sufficient that the applicant has demonstrated his/her knowledge on proper level for every concrete step of certification . 7. Guarantee of quality ECBL is constantly improving the process of certification, registering it in normative documents. Certification is conducted by the best experts – assessors, approved by national certification committees of countries, belonging to the Committee. ECBL is constantly monitoring the activity of all national certification committees and specialists, conducting validation as well s is constantly conducting education and validation of assessors. 8. StructureDefinite modules may be met only on single step of certification (for example «Innovations and alterations management» - ElogST level) or may be met on several steps, (for example, «Warehousing logistics» - on operational – ElogSO and on superior – ElogSE levels). Module «Basic competencies and technologies of logistics and SCM» is obligatory for all three levels of certification, though module programme gets complicated from step to step. In the next section the list of modules for every step of certification is represented. 9. Standards of competency 9.1. Operational phase – ElogSo Operational phase includes one obligatory module as well as three modules, which may be chosen from eight (see Chart 3). System of testing at this level is usually formed on the basis of closed tests. Chart 3
Modules for passing exams on operational and superior levels of European certification
9.2 Superior stage – ElogSE At this level an applicant as well takes 4 exams: one is obligatory in module «Basic concepts and technologies of logistics and SCM» and three optional exams from 8 modules in accordance with his/her professional interests from the structure of modules, listed in Chart 3. However the contents of module programmes should be expanded and itemized in aspects of strategic management and controlling. System of testing should be preferably constructed on open tests and cases. 9.3. Strategic phase – ElogST Strategic step consists of 6 obligatory modules, herewith exams in all listed in Chart 4 modules should be passed. Chart 4
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