Logistics training provider gets international accreditation

SCORING A first in the South African training arena, Global Trade Training (GTT), in partnership with Professional Aviation Services, has received accreditation from CILT to offer its International Certificate in Logistics and Transport. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport is a worldwide organisation with an established International pedigree. With over 30 000 members in 30 countries, it offers a complete suite of educational courses internationally. “The International Certificate is the foundation course,” says GTT’s Charles Dey, “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.” Dey believes the Certificate is the perfect introductory qualification for new entrants to the logistics and transport sector. “GTT's blended learning approach combines the best of both e-learning and contact training,” said Dey. And the question of how industry members will be able to claim for this training from the Transport Education and Training Authority (Teta) has been addressed, he added “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 Teta discretionary grant funding,” Dey explained. “Last year GTT’s senior management participated in a Saqa (SA Qualifications Authority) 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 learnership through Teta-accredited providers will then need to write the CILT examinations through GTT 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.”