Jan Steenberg, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transports's International Education Standards Committee addresses CILT Sri Lanka's Annual Conference

1. The Chartered Institute of Logistics &
Transport International
Continuing Professional Development –
Essential for today’s global professional
Jan Steenberg, Chair of the CILT International Education
Standards Committee
Vice President & Trustee

2. Our Vision for Education
'To promote, encourage and co-ordinate the study of the
science and art of Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain
in all its branches.'
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3. What are the main messages…
• Our education strategy has to be up-to-date, accessible and global
• As CILT globally, we are now into action and implementation - of
which Continuing Professional Development is a key element
• We need to embrace the concept of CPD and its benefits
• We need to provide a practical toolkit to help Branches and
Territories move this agenda forward
• We want to use CPD opportunities to grow our membership
• And we want to actively partner to deliver customized, industry
relevant CPD programmes
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Why Learning is important

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The Digital Revolution
• In the UK more than 10m jobs will either
disappear of radically change in the next 10
years
• There are more than 100m people in the
Logistics industry in India. Most of them with
little or no education
• Automation and Artificial Intelligence will
transform Logistics and Transport
• What ever knowledge we have today, it wont be
enough to help us do our jobs in 10 years

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Motivating Employees
• One of the most common causes of
employees wanting to change job, is lack of
personal and professional development !!!

7. Our High Level Strategy
First choice professional body for Supply Chain,
Logistics and Transport
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8. How the Professional Development Strategy fits with our Global Strategy pillars
• Establishing CILT programmes
and centres in all our countries
of operation
• Using education as the
spearhead to open up markets
for wider CILT engagement and
membership growth
• Prioritising locations where
there is commitment,
motivation, scale and revenue
opportunities
• Development of new e-services
including e-learning offerings
• Development of a global online
training and conference portal
• Global CPD toolkit
• Expansion of short course and
modular offerings
• Establish strong QA at a regional
and local level
• Set up of a CILT technical
thinktanks to grow local confidence
and reputational value
• IESC embraces the global CILT
family so that there is
stronger visibility
• CILT International develop
and maintain the standards
• Stronger links between
professional development
and membership
• Quality Audit approach is
strengthened
CAPABILITY GOVERNANCE
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9. Explaining our Offerings

10. Requires QA,
attendance
and CPD
points
awarded
Regulated
Qualifications
The CILT family of professional development offerings showing
the spectrum from regulation/accreditation to CPD levels
Accredited
Qualifications
Endorsed
Courses
e.g. Ofqual covering
CILT UK formal
qualifications
CILT International
qualifications
Requires
assessment and
QA
Recognition
and
Partnering
Accredited
Degrees to
Membership
Graduate
Schemes
In company
schemes
CPD/Events
Other
professional
bodies (e.g.
ELA/ APICS)
Other
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11. Accredited
Degrees
Industry
Bolt ons
Entry Award, Intro Cert,
Cert and Dip
Making CILT Education Flexible
Groups of
Units
Stand Alone
Units
Adv Dip Degrees
Full Award
CPD
attendance
only
Industry
Bolt ons
Full Award
Country specific option to require study of additional units to meet
Government/National Qualification Framework needs

12. Entry Award
• Available
internationally from
Feb 2015
• 3 mandatory units
• Links well to ‘entry
level’, apprenticeships
etc.
• A starting point for
younger people
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13. Diploma
• New syllabus available
from Feb/March 2015
• 4 units – 17 in total
• In switchover period to
Jan 2016
• Available in modular
format
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14. Advanced Diploma
• New syllabus available
from Sept 2015
• 5 units including
individual professional
project
• In switchover period
to mid 2016
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15. Global Training Directory
• Single portal for CILT accredited, endorsed or
recognised programmes
• Short courses and CPD
• Digest of modules available
• Has B2B and B2C roles
• Software ready
• At data acquisition stage
• Available to use Q1 2016
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16. Global Training Directory
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17. Global Training Directory
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18. Global Training Directory
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• More
detailed
information
to be
provided by
provider/
Branch/
Territory

19. Continuing Professional Development

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A commitment to CPD is an integral part of being a
professional.
CPD is described as ‘the systematic maintenance and
improvement of knowledge, skills and competence
throughout a professional’s working life.’
Keeping your knowledge and skills up to date in
today’s fast-changing world of work is vitally
important, as an Institute it is our obligation to
provide a framework to do so
CPD Explained

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CPD Example from CILT (UK)
• Assistance to Plan your CPD
• CPD Logging
• Mentoring
• CPD Activities
• Upgraded Status

22. CPD Toolkit
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• Provides guidance on how to set up your own
CPD structures including factsheets, CPD
recording criteria, Personal Development
Planning etc. – with cultural relevance
• Brings together best practice from the CILT
global family into one single document
• Work in progress with first draft end 2015
• Working group set up to sensecheck the final
product – CILT UK, CILT Ireland, CILT Australia

23. CPD Toolkit
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• Points/formal
recording system
• Learning record and
reflective diary application
• Schedule of CPD activities
• All training and
development activities
• Seminars and coaching
experiences
• One to one learning
Leading to accelerated career progression, promotion, job satisfaction,
enhanced employee loyalty, and an increased skill set

24. Key Knowledge Areas
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25. Education experts
Transport
We need a balanced working group that covers the CILT family
technically, organisationally, and geographically
Logistics
Universities
Training providers
Territories
Branches
New CILT ‘countries’
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26. Developing strong partnerships

27. Delivering a collaborative approach
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• CILT International are enablers and facilitators
• We want to build on our core offering through
working with existing training, education and
CPD providers
• Explore use of accreditation, endorsement and
recognition to offer a wider and deeper range of
education
• Be flexible in responding to industry needs

28. Questions and Answers
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29. Contact Details – CILT International Education
• Jan Steenberg
• Chair of the International Education Standards Committee
• Jan.steenberg@ciltinternational.org
• +44 (0) 7989 509 122
• Jon Harris
• International Professional Development Co-ordinator
• jon.harris@ciltinternational.org
• Tel +44 (0) 7881 805 952
• Zoe Roberts
• Education Administrator
• pd@ciltinternational.org
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