Hi there, my name is Todd Maforimbo I'm a Logistics and Supply Chain management
student at the University of Derby, in my final year, just doing all our final
assessments, assignments, dissertations yeah but loving the course really
enjoying it, I've been on the course for three years
but I started with what's called a Foundation Year because I'd been out in
employment working, and as you can see, you know I've had a few years behind me
and I was really enjoying my job and it came to a time for promotion and I was
passed over this promotion because I didn't have a supply chain or a
management logistics management degree. That's what I realised the importance of
actually understanding logistics and supply chain management. So what I did is
I jumped onto the Foundation Year at the University of Derby, really loved it, got
me back into academia, I learned how to do research, how to compose reports, you
know you think you might know it but until you do your course you really
don't. And then you understand how to be
professional, how to network, how to meet people, so I just want to tell you guys
just a little bit about what I've done and what I've been through at the
University of Derby. So first and foremost the one thing that I really
loved is I was able to be a student rep and we put forward a lot of ideas
guys when you're a student rep and you put forward ideas don't think you'll be
ignored, they will act on it, we have a lot more field trips we have a lot more
outings we have a lot more experience of application of what we learn in actually
in the field of logistics and supply chain management. If you look at the
crisis that we have at the moment the COVID-19 crisis, the most important
industry at the moment after healthcare is logistics why we get things where
they need to be right, we have to plan manage our inventory manager returns
recycling, disposals that's all logistics it's moving stuff from A to B. Supply
chain is important in getting the masks that we need from where they're
manufactured to where they need to be so I mean on our field trips were visited
places like DHL, John Lewis, Boots TK Maxx, Sainsbury's we
visited a whole lot and you get to understand how to apply your knowledge
to the field you know and what I actually did last year is I approached
Sainsbury's for a few months of internship because I didn't want to
spend a year in industry which is optional anyway for those that don't
have experience in the industry and I've good friends that are actually on
placement at the moment in industry we've got to meet industry experts you
know people we network with people that have the knowledge and the know-how of
how supply chains work, how logistics works are transport works how it all
comes together to ensure that we get the deliveries that we require the
University holds whats called Logistics Week
it's a logistics week where you get to meet people from different parts of
logistics and for me the highlight was meeting the Deputy Director from the
Department of Transport that's the British Government and that man is
networked he's linked I mean we have lecturers like Helen Gallimore, John Day
you know all those people they come and speak you know Jay Daniels
the University is full of people that have links everywhere and when I say
everywhere I mean literally everywhere you talk of any industry you know where
this your supply chain may be required you can get linked to anyone when it
comes to academia wow right we have the best lecturers we have the best
facilities we have brand-new computers fast internet access we have access to
journals that the libraries are just first-class world-class and I really
really really can't really fault access to information at the
University of Derby and as for university life, wow
you never too old to enjoy university life I've been on field trips
representing the University I was on a culture exchange program with the Travel
Awards where we travel to Hungary and I represented the University of Derby
alongside a few other colleagues really enjoyed it loved the culture loved the
food loved the history really really enjoyed our trip to Hungary so if you're
thinking of studying Logistics and Supply Chain Management and you want a
full full full experience I highly recommend 100% the University of Derby
that's the place to be and that's the place to set you up for life.