It is the chartered body for professionals involved in the movement of goods and people, and their associated supply chains. Their mission is to create the right educational pathways and set the right developmental opportunities to be seen as the leading professional body globally by those within and outside our profession.
On 3rd November 1919 a group of senior transport professionals met in the Savoy Hotel in London. During World War One they had witnessed the failure of trying to move goods and vehicles and now, in peace time, decided to create an organization that would change that and set new standards.
In 1926 the institute were granted a Royal Charter by King George V with himself as the Patron and the Prince of Wales as the Honorary President.
The Institute grew in importance and influence across the world. The institute established territorial organizations in ten countries and in 1971 were granted the name of the Chartered Institute of Transport by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1999 CIT UK merged with the Institute of Logistics UK to become CILT UK.
There are three pathways to this grade of membership:
*An accredited degree AND at least four years of experience in the profession (including two years at senior level), OR
*The relevant Level 6 qualification or the CILT Advanced Diploma AND at least five years in the profession (including two years at senior level), OR
*A non-relevant degree and at least seven years of experience in the profession (including two years at senior level).
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
