Become an Operations Assistant
Practise the core work of an operations assistant: ordering from records, replanning after a breakdown and checking stock will last.
Each module has short lessons with a check question, then a graded simulation. About 3 hours in total, at your own pace.
- Module 1: The Monday order and the empty shift
Work out the week's supplier order from the records and the rules, cover a barista shift without breaking the hours limit, then send the order and fix the rota so the week runs from the records.
- Module 2: Van three has broken down
A van has broken down with nine parcels, including medicines, funeral flowers and lab samples. Reassign them within three drivers' hours, decide what moves to tomorrow, and keep the customers who will wait informed.
- Module 3: Will the casserole last until Christmas?
The lead time from Portugal has jumped from six weeks to nine, and the best seller has a big promotion before Christmas. Project the stock, recommend what to do with the costs, and help sales tell the biggest customer the truth.
Skills you will practice
- Applying policy and approval limits
- Briefing colleagues
- Comparing options with criteria
- Customer communication
- Deciding when to escalate
- Estimating under uncertainty
- Handling a stock shortage
- Inventory management
- Keeping records others can use
- Knowing your authority limits
- Last-mile delivery
- Managing lead times
- Route planning
- Shift planning
- Stock replenishment
- Testing assumptions
- Weighing trade-offs
Frequently asked questions
What is a Skill Path?
A Skill Path is a short course built around real work. Each module has two or three short lessons, then a simulation where you do the job in a fictional company. Your work in each simulation is graded against a rubric.
How long does a Skill Path take?
Most Skill Paths take three to five hours in total. You can stop at any point and pick up where you left off. There are no deadlines.
What do I get when I finish?
When every simulation in the path is complete and graded, you earn a FinderK credential. It lists the work you did and the skills it shows. You can keep it private or share a link to it, for example on LinkedIn.
How much does a Skill Path cost?
Some Skill Paths are included with FinderK Plus, which has a free trial. Others are sold once at a fixed price and stay yours. You can read the first module's lessons for free before you decide.
Do I need experience?
No. Each path states its level. Beginner paths assume no previous experience in the role, and the lessons explain the ideas you need before each simulation.