Flagship training programme to provide women in logistics and transport with internationally recognised qualification

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Women in the industry

“We know there is a huge skills gap in transport and logistics – it is still very much male-dominated,” said CILTSA President Elvin Harris. “We need more women professionals. The CILTSA Candidacy programme is the start of something really good and long-term. The responsibility is on all of us to make it work”.

“The beauty of this CILT qualification is that it is international,” continued Harris. “The Institute has a presence in over 33 countries, which means that the candidates will have a qualification that is portable across the globe. The programme is both theoretical and practical – something essential in today’s world”.

Women on the move

The successful candidates are:

CILTSA’s Candidacy Programme candidates (Image Supplied)

“We were extremely impressed by the standard of the entrants. Their humour, their hunger for knowledge, their passion - we were totally amazed,” said Charles Dey FCILT, the institute’s professional development champion and one of the Candidacy Selection Panel members. “This is the beginning of an exciting initiative that CILTSA hopes to take a very long way.”

Industry support

“This is the first project of its kind – and the only one within TETA,” explained Ingrid du Buisson, executive officer of the Freight Handling Chamber at the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA). The concept of a candidacy programme was presented by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) a year ago. "'Candidacy' means the structured work experience component part of an occupational qualification as determined by the relevant professional body and may follow the completion of an academic qualification required for access to the assessment for the issuing of a professional designation."

“TETA is excited to be a part of this ground-breaking initiative and is very much a part of this journey,” she continued. “This flagship project is significant – it is the start of the much-needed recognition and professionalisation of the supply chain industry.”