The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK is the

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for United Kingdom professionals involved in the movement of goods and people, and their associated

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s. It is a National Council of CILT International. First established in 1919 as the Chartered Institute of Transport, the Institute is a

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Overview

The institute provides services through nine professional sectors: Active Travel and Planning,

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and Coach,

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Forwarding,

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and

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, Operations Management, Ports

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and Waterways,

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and Transport Planning. These provide specialist activities and multi-sector engagement through their associated forums and policy groups. The Institute currently has over 25 specialist forums.

History

The Institute was formed in London in 1919 and was granted its

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in 1926. The growth of its overseas sections led to a restructuring of the Institute in 1994, under which 10 national councils were established in various parts of the world. The Institute operates as a co-ordinating body and custodian of the Royal Charter. The Institute was formed as the United Kingdom National Council and is the largest national council with over half the total worldwide membership of CILT. In 1999 the former Institute of Logistics and Transport (ILT) took over from CIT UK as the UK National Council. In April 2004 the Institute's membership voted in favour of ILT adopting the word ' Chartered' into its title. In May 2004 the Institute officially became 'The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK'. All National Councils are effectively 'chartered' through their membership of CILT and are represented on its governing Council. CILT continues to hold the Royal Charter under the authority of the (UK)

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. Subject to certain qualifications, individual members of any National Council hold chartered status under the authority of this Royal Charter.

Board representation

President The CILT President serves a one-year term beginning at the end of May. The President is responsible for leading and promoting the policies and interests of the logistics, transport and operations professions in the public arena. The President for 2019/2020 is Paul Sainthouse FCILT. Previous presidents include: *2017 and 2018 Robin Proctor FCILT *2016

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FCILT *2015 Beverley Bell CBE FCILT *2014 Jim Spittle FCILT *2013 Jim Steer FCILT *2012 Graham Inglis FCILT *2011 Sir

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CBE FCILT *2010 Sir

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OBE DHC FCILT *2009 Graeme McFaull BA, ACMA, FCILT *2008 Richard Brown CBE FCILT

Vice-Presidents

The Institute's Vice-Presidents include parliamentarians, policy officials, academics and leaders from the

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, freight and supply chain sectors.

Chair

The CILT Chair actively engages with members and helps develop CILT, to ensure all members are represented at both board and executive level. The chair has ultimate governance responsibility for the Institute and is elected for a maximum of four years. The current Chair is Alan Jones. The immediate past Chairman is Professor Richard Wilding OBE FCILT.

Chief Executive

Kevin Richardson FCILT is the institute's chief executive. He joined in 2015 from

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, where he held the role of European Development Director. Richardson is responsible for the day-to-day management of CILT, meeting regularly with politicians and business leaders.

Membership and chartered membership

Individual membership

Membership at entry level is available to all that have an interest in the profession. For higher grades, each application is assessed. The Institute offers five grades of membership: the non-assessed grades are affiliate and student, whilst the assessed grades include Member, Chartered Member and Chartered Fellow.

Corporate membership

Corporate members include 3PL/hauliers, bus and coach, manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, multi-modal, public authorities, and academic partners. Corporate Members are awarded one of five grades ranging from Bronze to Platinum +.

Awarding organisation

CILT (UK) is an awarding organisation, accredited and regulated by

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(England),

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and

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(Northern Ireland) to offer regulated qualifications in

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and transport. Organisations can apply to become a recognised or they can partner existing CILT (UK) training centres. The Institute offers a suite of regulated qualifications that cover the nine main professional sectors and meet the regulatory requirements for the design, delivery, assessment and award of units and qualifications.

Professional development

The Institute supports career advancement through continuing

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, education, qualifications, networking, mentoring and training. There are four delivery options available for training and qualifications: *in-company training *public courses *distance learning *online learning

Knowledge Centre

The Institute's Knowledge Centre provides members with access to information in all areas of logistics, transport and the supply chain. It comprises: *Business Intelligence Service – offering access to market and business data, research databases and *Information Service – providing members with assistance from a team of researchers *John Williams Library – members can borrow books and journal articles via the online library catalogue, or visit the library in

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, Northamptonshire

Networking and events

National Events

CILT (UK)'s national events are held by, or in association with, the institute on a local or national level. They include an Annual Conference, Logistics Research Network Conference, President's Inauguration Lunch, Fellows' Lunch and The Annual Awards for Excellence.

President’s Inauguration Lunch

The President's Inauguration Lunch celebrates the Institute's new President and the achievement of the outgoing President in May of each year.

Annual Logistics Conference and Dinner

The CILT Annual Conference takes place in June of each year.

Logistics Research Network Conference (LRN)

The LRN Conference is one of the European forums for the presentation of research results, current practice and new ideas in supply chain management, logistics and transport. Papers are invited from academics, researchers and practitioners working in the field of logistics, transportation and supply chain management. The annual three-day conference is hosted by a UK university every year in September. The Institute works in association with the Seed Corn Research fund in order to assist in its research quest, by supporting small-scale research projects in universities. It was set up to provide a small research grant on a ‘seed corn’ basis to enable

, logistics and transport researchers in the UK and Ireland to explore issues of current and academic interest. Logistics Dissertation of the Year Awards are also presented at the LRN Conference Dinner,

Fellows' Lunch

The Fellows' lunch takes place annually in December. The Institute's President delivers a 'state of the nation' address describing briefly CILT's position in relation to stated objectives, and summarises CILT's performance year to date.

''Logistics & Transport Focus'' magazine

''Logistics & Transport Focus'' is the membership magazine of The Institute. The publication features articles from academics and industry experts covering all aspects of logistics and transport.

References

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