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Chartered Fellow/Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

Regulators
  • Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Nations
United Kingdom
Sectors
  • Other
  • Transport

Regulatory or professional bodies

Chartered body

Address

Earlstrees Court, Earlstrees Road
Corby
Northants
NN17 4AX

Email address
membership@ciltuk.org.uk
Phone number
+44 (0)1536 740 100

Regulation

Regulation summary

First established in 1919, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is the chartered body for professionals involved in the movement of goods and people and their associated supply chains.

CILT represents five distinct communities across the profession: Logistics & Freight Movement, People Mobility, Planning in Transport, Operations and Supply Chain Management and Sustainability & the Global Community and provide specialist activities and multi-sector engagement through their associated forums and policy groups.

Regulation type

Accreditation

Reserved activities

None - restrictions apply to use of title only

Protected titles

A member of each of the following grades in the Institute will be issued with a certificate to confirm acceptance to that membership grade and may, in order to indicate membership, use the appropriate post-nominal letters in respect of such grade, namely:

In the case of a Chartered Fellow or Emeritus Fellow: FCILT

In the case of a Chartered Member: CMILT

In the case of a Member: MILT

A member of each of these grades shall be a voting Member of the Institute.


Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

Member (MILT):

To qualify for member status you will need a relevant level 3 qualification OR the CILT certificate and at least three years relevant work experience in the profession OR a relevant level 4 qualification and at least two years relevant experience in the profession OR the CILT Professional Diploma and two years relevant experience in the profession.

Alternatively if you do not hold a relevant qualification but have at least five years’ experience (including three years at a supervisory, first line, or junior management level), you may also be eligible for this grade’.

Chartered Member (CMILT):

To apply you will need an accredited degree and four years’ experience (two at senior level) or a relevant level 6 qualification and five years in the profession (two at senior level) or a non-relevant degree and seven years in the profession (two at senior level).

Alternatively if you do not hold a relevant qualification but have at least seven years’ experience (including two years at a senior level), you may also be eligible for this grade subject to providing suitable evidence to demonstrate this.

Chartered Fellow (FCILT):

To qualify for Chartered Fellow status you will need at least seven years’ experience with a high level of management responsibility.

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes

See 'Routes to qualification for new professionals'.

Our membership is a global but individual members join the Institute in the country organisation they live or work in, or are closest to.

If you are working or living in a country where there is a branch of the Institute then you should join in that country.

If you don’t have a country branch where you live or work choose the branch closest to you or which you prefer to join.

See here for a full list of our country branches: ciltinternational.org/about-cilt/contact-us/

More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
https://ciltinternational.org/membership/individual-cilt-membership/

Registration

Registration requirements

Membership information:
https://ciltuk.org.uk/Membership/Join-today

Membership fees may differ by country:
https://ciltuk.org.uk/Membership/Individual/Fees
https://ciltinternational.org/about-cilt/contact-us/

Code of Conduct for Members:
https://ciltuk.org.uk/Membership/Individual/Code-of-Conduct

In addition to a completed application/upgrade form, we require your current CV with information on your level of seniority, budgetary control, reporting lines and a CPD plan which should include between 4-6 objectives and cover at least two years going forward from the date of your application.

As a leading professional institute, CILT have made a strong commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and all members, across the nine Professional Sectors, are expected to adopt the philosophy as part of their own career paths. Commitment to CPD will be seen as a key indicator when seeking to upgrade to higher levels of CILT membership.

CPD information:
https://www.ciltuk.org.uk/PD/CPD


Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

List of Charters Granted - Privy Council website

Title of relevant act or charter

THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT:
ROYAL CHARTERS AND BYE-LAWS

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