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Professional Career Development
Standards and Routes to
Chartered Membership
CILT BYE-LAWS require that Chartered members
must have the appropriate educational
qualifications and relevant experience.
The detailed requirements were outlined to the
International Council by the Director Professional
Development (Dorothea Carvalho). The new “key
knowledge” areas require that candidates must be
able to demonstrate understanding in at least four
of nine areas. In addition, applicants should also
demonstrate expertise in at least one of the three
further specialist areas, which broadly relate to
supply-chain management, transport operation
including passenger transport and transport
planning.
There are four basic ‘Routes to Chartered
Membership’:
i. Applicants should have passed the CILT
Advanced Diploma and need only demonstrate
their five years managerial experience including
two years at the level defined under the
‘experience criteria’
ii. Accredited Exempting Degree: is a first or higher
degree specifically accredited by CILT, as
meeting the educational requirements for
Chartered membership. Applicants need to
demonstrate at least four years managerial
experience, of which two years must be at the
level defined under the ‘experience criteria’
CILT HAS DEVELOPED a new qualification for
junior/first line managers and supervisors working
in a logistics or transport function – the CILT
Certificate in Logistics and Transport.
The qualification currently consists of six units:
1. Managing the Logistics and Transport
Environment.
2. Managing Resources.
3. Customer Service and Quality Management in
Logistics and Transport Operations.
4. Warehousing and Stores Operations.
5. Freight Operations.
6. Fleet Management.
All candidates must complete the first three units,
which are core units and then select one optional
unit from the remaining three units.
A Portfolio for the ‘Experience’ Route to
Membership (MILT)
CILT International Council has approved an
‘Experience Route for MILT.’
The basic requirement is for applicants to submit
an extended CV (portfolio) for assessment to show
iii. Professional Entry: Candidates who cannot
meet the specific requirements of the two
routes (i) and (ii) but who have at least five years
experiences at the level defined by the
‘experience criteria’, may be able to gain
Chartered membership through presentation of
evidence of how they satisfy the required criteria
for knowledge. Such methods can include a
professional interview; submitting a
dissertation; a paper or presentation to a CILT
meeting.
iv. Other accredited schemes: These are specific
and include those who qualify having achieved
professional status in another relevant
discipline. Included under this route are specific
military qualifications. National Councils should
seek advice from Director Professional
Development on whether other Institution’s
qualifications could be accredited.
Applicants through all the routes must provide
evidence of attainment for experience and
responsibility as required and evidence is to be
submitted in the form of a CV. Such applications
will be required to be supported by two Chartered
members, whilst the evidence could be signed off
by the applicant’s line Manger.
The international Council plans to publish a ‘Guide
to Chartered Membership’ which will set out the
detailed requirements.
CILT Certificate in Logistics
and Transport
that they had met the standards set for
membership (MILT). Any application will require
the support of a Chartered member, or group of
members to mentor the applicant through the
process to enable the application to be assessed.
CILTWorld issue 9 03
CILT NEWS
Prospect of 4,000 new
members in China
A NEW Independent Section for China is likely
to be formally recommended to the
International Council at the March 2004
meeting, which will be held in Dubai.
Director-General Cyril Bleasdale told the
International Council meeting in Kuala
Lumpur (see picture) that as a result of 18
months of negotiations, a draft Memorandum
of Understanding had now been agreed
which would enable a CILT section to function
in Mainland China. He reported that
constructive discussions had taken place in
both Beijing and London with Professor Wang
Derong, CCTA.
It was likely to result in a fast growing
membership in China with a target of 4000
members in three years.
The Director General emphasised that the
new Section would require support from the
rest of the International Institute in matters of
education, networking; introductions to
organisations and members who might help
with advice; and visits.
He particularly recommended that China
should be invited to attend conferences in
logistics and transport which were being held
by National Sections.
Cyril Bleasdale asked that all National
Councils/Sections should welcome China as a
full member — and, in line with CILT agreed
policy, give them the support they seek as an
international institute.
Developments in Dubai
The Patron, HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al
Maktoum had been granted Fellowship and
has agreed to be Patron of the CILT in Dubai.
The Director General, together with members
of the Dubai Committee, had presented the
Fellowship Certificate to His Highness.