navigation search chartered institute of logistics and transport international type professional institute industry logistics and transport founded 1999 origins from 1919 headquarters uk key people paul brooks international president 1 keith newton secretary general 2 products membership organisation website cilt international the chartered institute of logistics and transport cilt is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide . it is a membership based organisation with over 30 000 members in over 30 countries . this international body is also known as cilt international to distinguish it from the national councils sections and branches . the principal objective of the cilt is to promote and encourage the art and science of logistics and transport which it achieves both through its membership and professional qualifications . it provides extensive opportunities for training and learning opportunities with a range of internationally recognise qualifications and courses . 3 for those who need support and assistance with their continuous professional development cpd cilt have an international awards committee that offer a range of scholarships and awards . 4 contents 1 history 2 membership and chartered membership 3 teaching and qualifications 4 representation 5 references 6 external links history edit the institute of transport iot was founded 3 november 1919 and granted a royal charter in 1926 5 to become the chartered institute of transport cit . in 1999 the chartered institute of transport and the institute of logistics iol combined activities to become the institute of logistics and transport iolt . in 2004 chartered was adopted into the title which now reads chartered institute of logistics and transport . membership and chartered membership edit the institute of logistics and transport offers 5 grades of membership associate student member milt chartered member cmilt and chartered fellow fcilt . 6 chartered membership is the institute s senior professional grade of membership . only professional bodies that have been granted the royal charter can award chartered membership such as chemical electrical civil and mechanical engineers ; certified chartered public finance accountants ; and surveyors . cilt s chartership is of equivalent standing to these and applying for it requires demonstrating achievement of educational attainment professional competence and cpd to a panel . a chartered member is awarded the post nominal letters cmilt . chartered members who have attained important positions or have had distinguished careers can be nominated for fellowship with the post nominal letters fcilt . teaching and qualifications edit the institute has a programme of teaching and qualifications which can lead to a diploma or a degree in transport or logistics . in addition they certify academic degrees from other institutions such as the institute for transport studies university of leeds providing their graduates with exemption from examinations for proceeding to chartered status . representation edit the chartered institute of logistics and transport is represented by national councils and branches in the following continents and countries africa egypt ethiopia ghana malawi mauritius nigeria south africa tanzania uganda zambia zimbabwe americas north america australasia australia new zealand east asia china hong kong macao taiwan south asia bangladesh india pakistan sri lanka south east asia indonesia malaysia singapore europe & middle east ireland malta oman poland uae ukraine united kingdom references edit http www.ciltinternational.org about cilt our board http www.ciltinternational.org about cilt key contacts keith newton http www.ciltinternational.org education development international courses http www.ciltinternational.org education development awards and sponsorship http www.ciltinternational.org about cilt our story http www.ciltinternational.org membership individual cilt membership membership levels cilt international external links edit cilt international retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chartered institute of logistics and transport & oldid 729618027 categories business and finance professional associationscorbytransport & logisticsorganisations based in northamptonshireorganizations established in 1999membership organisationnot for profitcharityprofessional associations based in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 july 2016 at 12 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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