Leading Training Institutions receives International Accreditation
Global Trade Training (GTT), in partnership with Professional Aviation Services, is very proud to announce that they have received accreditation from CILT International to offer the industry an International Certificate in Logistics and Transport.
“We are the first South African institution to have received this accreditation,” says Charles Dey, GTT’s CEO.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is a worldwide organisation with an established International pedigree. With over 30,000 members in 30 countries, CILT spans the globe. It is an organisation that offers a complete suite of educational courses internationally. The International Certificate is the foundation course (pitched roughly at the South African National Qualifications Framework Level 4). “In the future we will also be offering the Advanced Certificate and Diploma courses,” says Charles.
As far as the Certificate is concerned, learners will benefit from a comprehensive understanding and overview of key areas in logistics and transport. It is an excellent introductory qualification for new entrants into the logistics and transport sector.
Adds Charles “One of the features which excited the CILT accreditation delegation is that this training will be offered on a blended learning basis which combines the best of both e-learning and contact training.”

How will industry members be able to claim for this training from TETA?
A problem with many overseas qualifications is that, since they are not aligned to South African unit standards and qualifications, they cannot be registered as learnerships and therefore they are not eligible for Transport  Education Training Authority (TETA) Discretionary Grant funding.

Last year GTT’s senior management participated in a South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) sponsored unit standards writing and qualifications building exercise aimed at creating a series of transport qualifications which are aligned to the CILT qualifications.
Once the South African qualifications are registered the necessary steps will be taken to have them registered as learnerships by TETA with the Department of Labour.
South African learners who successfully complete the NQF 4 learnerships through TETA accredited providers will then need to write the CILT examinations through GTT (they are set locally and moderated by CILT in the UK) in order to obtain the international qualification.
In this way industry members (and their employees) obtain the best of both worlds TETA funding for an international qualification.

For more information please visit www.globaltradetraining.com