AST&L Professional Certification Program

AST&L's® Certification Program is the core of the Society. AST&L began the CTL Certification Program in 1948, known as the CPA of the transportation / logistics industry, and is constantly revising and updating the certification exams, keeping current with changes occurring in the field. This advanced level certification program offers the designation of CTL (Certified in Transportation and Logistics) to candidates who demonstrate their understanding of the fundamentals of the profession through the successful completion of three modules of required study material, as well as three elective modules. The Society’s modules and associated examinations are prepared by a Board of Examiners consisting of Certified Educator Members within AST&L.

Prerequisite

You must have a bachelor’s degree or three years of professional experience.

CTL Designation

Successful candidates are granted the designation of Certified in Transportation and Logistics (CTL). The CTL designation may be used just as similar recognitions are employed in accounting, insurance, medicine, law, and other professions. Either the full expression or the initials may be used after the individual’s name on business cards, stationery, etc.

Exam Module Requirements

The certification program includes three (3) required modules as well as three (3) elective modules. All modules must be successfully completed by exam or waiver. There is a four-hour time limit to complete each exam, although it may be completed in a shorter time period. A score of 70% or higher is required to pass the exam; a candidate who scores below 70% may take the exam again. The exams generally consist of objective, problem, and/or essay-type questions. The numbers of questions vary. The exam series includes questions relating to definitions, understandings of concepts, discussion of the relative merits of various issues, as well as development of approaches to hypothetical situations.

Required Modules for Certification

You may complete the required modules in any order; however, the suggested sequence for the required modules is spelled out below. Moreover, the Board of Examiners strongly suggests that the three required modules be completed prior to the three elective modules.

• Transportation Economics and Management (TEM)

• Logistics Management (LM)

• International Transportation and Logistics (ITL)  

Elective Modules for Certification

In addition to the three required modules, each candidate is to select three elective modules from the eight elective modules that are described below.

• General Management Principles and Techniques (GMPT)

• Coming soon Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy (LSCS)

• Logistics Analysis (LA)

• Supply Chain Management (SCM)

• Coming soon The Creative Component (CC)

On an exam date, any of the four-hour exams can be taken in a morning administration. The schedule of each administration is as follows:

Changes
To change your selection of the exam you want to take or to change your exam centre within India, send a written request to KnoWerX no later than 14 days before the scheduled exam date (no fees is required to be paid).

To reschedule your registration to the next available examination date in India (if the registration deadline for the next examination date has not already passed), send a written request to KnoWerX along with a processing fees of `1,110 no later than 14 days before the scheduled exam date. You may reschedule an exam registration for the next available examination date only once.

Cancellations
To cancel your registration, send a written request to KnoWerX no later than 7 days before the scheduled exam date. You will be refunded as per the following table. You will receive the cancellation amount after 4 to 6 weeks after the exam date.

Medical or Other Emergencies on Exam Day
Only the following documented excuses are acceptable reasons for missing your scheduled exam:

• a serious illness (either yourself or an immediate family member)
• a death in the immediate family
• a disabling traffic accident

If you miss an exam for one of the reasons listed above, send a written explanation to KnoWerX within 10 days following your exam date. One of the following should accompany your written explanation:

• complete admission and discharge documentation from a large and recognised hospital including internal case papers, medical records, diagnosis, treatment, hospital bills, medical bills, pathology testing reports, receipts of all payments made, a certificate from attending doctor with his/her title, address, telephone number, and registration giving the reason for your absence and completion of treatment
• in case of domiciliary treatment, a certificate from attending doctor with his/her title, address, telephone number, and registration giving the reason why an admission in a hospital was not deemed necessary, dates of your first and follow-up visits to your treating doctor, medical records kept by the doctor, receipts of payments made to doctor, prescriptions, details of medicines given by doctor, bills of medicines purchased, reports of pathology testing reports, written reason from doctor if pathology tests not done, receipts of payments made to pathology lab, medical certificate from treating doctor giving the reason for your absence and completion of treatment
• a simple certificate from a physician with prescription and medical bills will not be acceptable. Diseases like cough, cold, mild fever, stomach upset, etc. will not be acceptable as excuses for absence. Please note that the request will be denied if solid and fool-proof evidence is not produced to KnoWerX. The decision of KnoWerX will be final.
• the appropriate death certificate
• an FIR of an accident lodged with local police

You have two choices after you have missed the exam:
• Reschedule your exam to the next exam date. For doing this, you must pay a processing fee of Rs.6,680 to KnoWerX.
• Cancel your exam and take the refund. You will be refunded as per the following table. You will receive the cancellation amount after 4 to 6 weeks after the exam date.