What is the Certified Humanitarian Logistics Specialist?

The Certified Humanitarian Logistics Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Procurement & Supply Chain.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

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Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Humanitarian Logistics Specialist

Certified Humanitarian Logistics Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement's contribution to organisational strategy
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Career pathways and professional development

Extension approaches, models and methods

Analytical techniques and bias
Preparing financial statements
Participatory rural appraisal and needs assessment
Disease identification, epidemiology and control
Weed ecology and integrated weed management
Plant nutrition, foliar feeding and micronutrients
Harvest timing, methods and quality optimisation
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and field record-keeping
Livestock species, breeds and selection criteria
Animal nutrition, ration formulation and feeding systems
Breeding, reproduction and genetic improvement
Housing, welfare and environmental management
Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity
Common diseases, prevention and veterinary basics
Pasture, forage and rangeland management

Demonstration, on-farm trials and technology transfer

Demonstration, on-farm trials and technology transfer
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Advisory service design and delivery
Land-use planning, capability and degradation management
Liming, amendments and rehabilitation of degraded soils
Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs
Responsible use of agrochemicals and inputs
Animal welfare and ethical production
Cost-effectiveness and value-for-money analysis
Peer review and expert feedback
Crop physiology, growth stages and yield determinants
Cropping systems, rotations and intercropping
Seed selection, quality, treatment and certification
Planting, spacing, and crop establishment techniques
Integrated pest management (IPM) principles and practice

Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition

Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Agribusiness marketing, branding and export readiness
Post-harvest handling, storage and loss reduction
Cooperatives, farmer organisations and collective bargaining
Farm records, bookkeeping and management accounting
Business planning and bankable proposal development
Water resources, catchment and on-farm water management
Irrigation systems: surface, sprinkler and drip design
Irrigation scheduling and water-use efficiency
Water harvesting, storage and conveyance
Farm power, machinery selection and utilisation
Mechanisation of land preparation, planting and harvest
Equipment maintenance, safety and cost management

Monitoring extension outcomes and impact

Interpreting financial statements
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Forecasting and variance analysis
Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
Agroecological zones, farming systems and enterprise selection
Policy, institutions and the enabling environment for agriculture
Smallholder, commercial and cooperative production models
Gender, youth and social inclusion in agricultural development
The business case for productivity, quality and sustainability
Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies
Career pathways and continuing professional development
Setting professional goals and a personal development plan
Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity
Soil biology, organic matter and the soil microbiome

Professional writing

Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Good Agricultural and Handling Practices along the chain
Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
Pesticide residues, MRLs and safe use
Cold chain, packaging and shelf-life management
Curriculum and programme design
The agricultural sector: systems, actors and global food value chains
Soil formation, classification and physical properties
Climate-smart agriculture: productivity, adaptation, mitigation
Risk management planning
Account opening, KYC and customer due diligence
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Ratio analysis: liquidity, profitability, gearing

Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms

Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Communicating technical information to diverse audiences
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
Animal welfare standards and ethical husbandry
Farm enterprise budgeting and gross-margin analysis
Agricultural finance, credit and investment appraisal
Cost of production, pricing and profitability
Agricultural value chains and market linkages
Contract farming, aggregation and out-grower schemes
Appropriate and small-scale mechanisation technologies
Infrastructure planning for water and mechanisation
Precision agriculture principles and site-specific management
Farm management information systems and data platforms
Variable-rate application and yield mapping
Traceability, blockchain and digital records

Service and Beneficiaries

Customer segmentation and needs analysis
Customer journey and experience design
Service levels and quality
IT service and product mindset
APIs and service design
IT service management and ITIL
Service strategy, design and transition
Continual service improvement
Managing user and customer expectations
Planning performance and service
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles

Safety and Wellbeing

Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics
Automation and safety technology
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Brand health and measurement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Data protection and customer privacy
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)

Procurement and Supply

Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Negotiation with vendors
Supply market analysis
Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Logistics KPIs and cost control
Supply-network design
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Goal setting and contracting
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Contract types and risk allocation

Change and Innovation

Emerging agri-tech and innovation adoption
Habit change and behaviour design
Emerging tools and innovation
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Innovation and continuous delivery
Agile and digital transformation projects
Measuring change and project impact
Baseline setting and change control
Sales and marketing transformation
Cost and profitability analysis
Business model design and innovation
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site

Strategic Context

Pricing strategy and models
Organic, inorganic and biological fertiliser strategies
Growth strategy and demand generation
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Agile marketing and experimentation
Marketing and sales ethics
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Capstone scoping: a real growth or brand challenge
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Embedding responsible business
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting

Inclusion and Equity

Team diversity and inclusion
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Handling vulnerable customers
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Nomination, succession and diversity
Stakeholder satisfaction
Nutrient management planning and the 4R framework
Livestock records, performance and productivity metrics
Decision rights and accountability
Media planning and buying

Crisis and Resilience

Emergency preparedness and response planning
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Operational risk and resilience
Business continuity and crisis management
Crisis communications
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis
Turning strategy into results
Communicating vision and telling stories
Executive communication and presence

Research and Method

Risk assessment methodology and matrices
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Root-cause analysis techniques
Trend analysis and leading indicators
Interaction and experience design
Design review and quality
Blended and hybrid design
Cost and price analysis
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Tour and event concept design and packaging
Overall equipment effectiveness and downtime analysis
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Stress testing and scenario analysis
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis
Object-oriented and functional design

Knowledge and Records

Tender planning and documentation
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Health records, data and confidentiality
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Professional report writing and presentation
Professional and technical documentation
Process and control documentation

Leadership and Governance

Water stewardship and drought management
Dairy, poultry, and small-ruminant enterprise management
Managing large and complex accounts
Renewals and churn management
Data-driven decision-making
Field sales and territory management
Tender and bid management
Managing difficult customers
Reporting to leadership
Team leadership in sales and marketing
Capacity and performance management
Requirements gathering and management
Project management plan development
Earned value management
Managing schedule and budget performance

Risk, Compliance and Assurance

Dynamic and site-specific risk assessment
Residual risk and ALARP
Risk registers and monitoring
Communicating risk to the workforce
Forecasting and planning
Legal and other requirements
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
Data visualisation for finance
Likelihood, impact and risk rating
Risk treatment and countermeasures
Intelligence-led risk assessment
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Managing risk and difficult cases
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Risk assessment and safety planning

Resources and Value

Prioritisation and portfolio value
Impact, blended and concessional finance
The role of IT in business and value creation
Total cost of ownership
Fleet management and costs
Ration formulation and least-cost feeding
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
The role of finance in organisations and value creation
Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
Financial statements and the accounting equation
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Carbon markets and climate finance
Access to finance, grants and investment
Land rights, tenure and equitable resource use
Financial and technical feasibility analysis

Evidence and Reporting

Anti-corruption and honest reporting
Decision support and insight
Monitoring, evaluation and sustainability plan
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Quality monitoring and coaching
Complaint data and learning
Service analytics and dashboards
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent
Coaching and quality monitoring
Data ethics and customer privacy
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Regulatory reporting and audits
Data, analytics and customer insight

Stakeholders and Engagement

Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Motivation and engagement
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Negotiation with clients and partners
Advocacy and policy engagement
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Proactive engagement and success
Win-back and re-engagement
Managing resistance and engagement
Worker engagement and empowerment
Motivation theories and engagement
Corporate responsibility and community

Planning and Delivery

Team leadership in field and project settings
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Attachment and developmental theory
Implementation planning and risk management
HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes
Innovation in service delivery
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Governance of the CX programme
Voice of the customer programmes
Loyalty programmes and rewards
Workforce planning and scheduling
Project initiation and chartering
Integrated project planning
Resource planning and levelling
Quality planning and assurance

Communication and Influence

Underwriting principles and risk selection
The media and telecommunications landscape
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Communicating financial results
Designing and facilitating groups
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Professional writing and reports
Psychoeducation and public communication
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Facilitation and workshops
Facilitation skills and presence
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Voice, communication and delivery
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring

Quality and Improvement

Certification and continual improvement
Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Supplier development and improvement
Data quality and master data management
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
In-process quality control and inspection
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Energy efficiency and demand management
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Process improvement and automation
IT professional roles and standards
Quality assurance of audit

People and Capability

Leading project teams
Team development and effectiveness
Coaching and developing team members
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Building high-performing project teams
Leading service teams
Training and capability building
Team leadership in customer service
Team leadership in banking operations
Team leadership in technology
Cognitive load and learning science
Managing resistance and capability building
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Managing boundaries and dual relationships

Technology and Systems

Performance management systems and cycles
The finance function and digital transformation
Board reporting and information flows
Peer support and consultation
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Digital permits and inspections
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Security governance and management systems
Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Practice management systems
Ethics of technology in practice
Portfolio and resource management systems
Emerging project technologies

Environment and Sustainability

Climate risk, forecasting and resilient practices
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Monitoring sustainability outcomes
Sustainability certification and standards
Social media customer care
Responsible and sustainable banking
Social performance and outreach
Sustainable and green banking
Control environment and risk assessment
Emerging assurance areas (ESG)
Embedding sustainability in sourcing
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns

Ethics and Accountability

Ethics and professional responsibility
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Treating customers fairly and market conduct
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Regulatory duty and accountability
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Ethics, responsibility and digital citizenship
Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Professional standards and ethics
Conflicts of interest and transparency
Duty of care and risk management

Policy and Institutions

Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Presentation and public speaking
Public, private and non-profit governance
Policy, planning and objectives
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Media and public communication
Customer and journey analysis
Operational efficiency and productivity
Customer experience strategy
Personas and needs analysis
Client feedback and satisfaction

Professional Leadership Practice

Grant compliance and restricted funding management
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
Reinsurance and capacity management
Disruption management: delays, claims and recovery
Range planning and category management
Workforce and shift management in retail
Ground control and strata management
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Subcontractor and supplier management
Front office and reservations management
Evidence-based improvement
Warehouse management systems (WMS)
Change management and adoption
Theories and models of leadership and management
Project management principles and lifecycle

Certified Humanitarian Logistics Specialist

Certified Humanitarian Logistics Specialist

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