Last year was a special and significant one for the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), as throughout 2019 we celebrated our centenary. Undoubtedly, it was a time for commemoration and celebration, and a chance for us to thank and applaud those who have volunteered, worked for and given up their time to build this Institute over the last 100 years. Most important for us, however, 2019 was all about creating an Institute that will deliver on its vision and support businesses and individuals working within our profession for the next 100 years.
Chief Executive at CILT
On 3rd November 1919, at a luncheon at London’s Savoy Hotel, administrators, managers and engineers gathered to form a new Institute. The aim of this meeting was to form a body that would bring together a large and diverse group of individuals in pursuit of a common purpose, on whose cooperation, combined knowledge and enterprise any great developments must depend. One hundred years later, and the aims of CILT remain the same: enabling and providing the knowledge, networks and knowhow to develop members’ careers for the benefit of them, the organisations they represent and the profession.
Today, our Institute brings together the professions that plan and define policy and transport infrastructure to accommodate society’s needs and move goods across borders, speed the population from location to location, ensure supplies arrive at factory gates just in time and ship finished goods around the world.
CILT is proud to represent a profession that always innovates and quietly adapts. It is essential, then, that the Institute continues to contribute to the ongoing advancements that will be necessary to attract and retain the best talent for our profession in the future and ensure that CILT membership around the world is something that is essential for these individuals throughout their working lives.
We live in and work in an international world; and the skills and professions that our Institute represents are absolutely essential for the 21st Century. Our centenary year was the perfect opportunity to review all aspects of the Institute in the context of a rapidly changing world and profession, with the overriding objective of ensuring that the Institute is in good shape and fit for purpose for the foreseeable future.
As we look forward to the next 100 years, it is incumbent on all of us to ensure that the Institute remains true to its objectives and that we continue to support and promote the profession, one that impacts directly on people, society and the environment, on business profitability and economic growth. Without our members there is no Institute. Together, we will continue to shape the future of our profession and bring through the leaders of tomorrow, starting today.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport(CILT) in the UK is the membership organisation for professionals involved in the movement of goods and people and their associated supply chains.
Members of the Institute are involved in the management and design of infrastructure, systems, processes and information flows and in the creation, management and development of effective organisations. The work of our members impacts directly on people, society and the environment, on business profitability and economic growth.
First established in 1919, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK is a registered charity and part of the CILT international family with over 33,000 members in countries across the world.
Our vision is for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport to enable innovation, excellence and value creation for both individuals and corporate bodies by being the leading membership organisation and education provider within our community of professionals.
Aims & Objectives
CILT aims to raise standards and attract and develop the talent that will enable us to support the sectors that we represent.
Main Events in 2020
• CILT Annual Awards for Excellence 2020 – 22nd October
• CILT Annual Conference – 11th June
• 18th Annual Transport Practitioners’ Meeting – 24-25th June
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