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In a UK food and grocery industry with 3.5m employees, competent managers will always be in demand.
Build your career with IGD's Postgraduate Certificate in Food & Grocery Industry Management, a practical management qualification that advances people's performance.
There is a growing demand for employees with the intellectual and practical abilities necessary to cope with the pace of change in our industry. Employers are actively looking for people who stand out from the crowd, people who have developed their skills and are ready to embrace the opportunities available to them. Similarly, the most talented individuals are looking for an employer that gives them every opportunity to maximise their skills and progress their career.
Ideal for ambitious junior and middle managers as well as new entrants to the food and grocery industry, the Postgraduate Certificate in Food and Grocery Industry Management will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to rise to the challenge, and get ahead of your peers. The course is practical, industry specific and cross-functional, and is equivalent to 1/3 of a masters qualification (60 CAT points).
The course is tutored by experts with extensive industry experience and validated by the University of Edinburgh. The course comprises five compulsory and one optional unit to be studied over one year.
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The postgraduate certificate in food and grocery management has definitely been a worthwhile experience and provided me with in-depth knowledge of the food and grocery industry. The course addresses the key strategic functions of the industry, comprising a mixture of theory and practical components, which enabled me to apply what I’d learnt in my role at Ontex.
I would recommend this course to individuals interested in developing a deeper and more strategic understanding of the food industry. I am delighted to have won the overall 1st prize and thoroughly enjoyed the course. It has been a huge personal achievement for me and will definitely help with my career progression in the industry.
Lucy Rathjen - Product Manager, Ontex Retail UK Ltd
PGCIM Overall 1st Prize winner at the IGD Food Industry Awards 2010 |
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By taking this course, you will:
- Be able to put the food and grocery industry in context
- Fully understand the practicalities of your business
- Broaden your skill-set in preparation for management
- Work with real-life issues and learn how to apply them
- Draw on the largest library of food industry-specific case studies
- Gain recognition at the prestigious Food Industry Awards
- Prepare employees for their next move in your company
- Enable them to think strategically as well as operationally
- Develop well-rounded team players to drive your company forward
- Demonstrate your confidence in their abilities and engender loyalty
- Give them an opportunity to learn from others in the industry
- Take advantage of IGD's unprecedented position at the very heart of the food and drink industry
To graduate, you will need to:
- Attend a one-day workshop for each unit
- Pass a written assignment for each unit
The course consists of the following modules, presented in a series of six one-day workshops made up of five core units and one optional unit.
| Unit 1 - The Food & Grocery Industry |
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Aims:
To provide delegates with an in depth view of the UK food and grocery industry, (including the supply chain), as well as placing grocery retailing in a global context.
Course content:
- module 1: The UK Food and Grocery Industry
- module 2: Retailer and Supplier Strategies
- module 3: How 'Global' is the Grocery Market?
- module 4: Strategies for Internationalisation
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| Unit 2 - Applied Consumer Research |
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Aims:
To provide delegates with an understanding of consumer behaviour and attitudes influencing their purchasing and consumption choices.
Course content:
- module 1: Consumer Science
- module 2: Overview of Consumer Trends
- module 3: Market Research (for the food and retail industry)
- module 4: Implications and Applications
- module 5: Future Issues
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| Unit 3 - Marketing |
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Aims:
To provide delegates with an introduction to the basic principles of marketing within the context of the food and grocery industry
Course content:
- module 1: Introduction to Marketing
- module 2: Understand the Strategic Plan
- module 3: The Marketing Mix, Direct Marketing
- module 4: Implementation, Budgets and Control
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| Unit 4 - Human Resource Management |
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Aims:
To provide delegates with the knowledge and understanding of strategic issues in human resource management
Course content:
- module 1: Introduction to HR
- module 2: Linking HR with the Business
- module 3: Human Capital Management
- module 4: Performance Management
- module 5: Employment Legislation
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| Unit 5 - Business Accounting & Costing |
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Aims:
To provide delegates with knowledge and understanding so that they are better able to plan, report and improve financial performance, and give the opportunity to practice tools and techniques in relevant exercises and case studies
Course content:
- module 1: Background
- module 2: Planning Performance
- module 3: Measuring and Reporting Performance
- module 4: Decision Making
- module 5: Improving Financial Performance
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| Unit 6a - Sustainable Supply Chain (optional unit) |
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Aims:
To provide delegates with knowledge and understanding of the structure of the supply chain and explore the impact of sustainability initiatives.
Course content:
- module 1: What is the supply chain?
- module 2: An introduction to sustainability
- module 3: Sustainable solutions for the supply chain
- module 4: The future of the sustainable supply chain
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| Unit 6b - Account Management & Buying (optional unit) |
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Aims:
To give delegates an understanding of the role of the account manager and buyer within the context of the overall business strategy. To help promote more effective trading relationships
Course content:
- module 1: The Trading Environment
- module 2: Trading Strategies
- module 3: Business Structures and the roles of Buyer and Account Manager
- module 4: Negotiation
- module 5: Skills, Training & Development
- module 6: Future Developments
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Students on IGD's Postgraduate Certificate in Food and Grocery Industry Management are supported by a wealth of study aids to help them graduate from the course:
- For each unit, an in-depth course manual is supplied, in addition to a textbook.
- A CD-ROM containing salient extracts from key IGD reports and publications.
- Personal support from tutors, who are ready to answer enquiries whether by email, letter, telephone or in person.
Hosted in our newly refurbished state-of-the-art training suite at IGD.
Recent Alumni represent such companies as:
See what graduates and employees thought about the course here.
To download a full outline of the course notes, please click on the link below and complete your details:
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If you would like any further information, please contact the IGD Academy on 01923 851930 or email postgrad@igd.com
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8 March 2012 - Fully Booked
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