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NEWS

ISSUE 1 2010

Logistics to get national skills academy

A bid by industry sector skills council Skills for Logistics (SfL) to set up a National Skills Academy in Logistics (NSAL) has been approved as part of the Government’s flagship National Skills Academy programme. SfL chief executive, Dr Mick

Jackson, said that the academy would eventually offer a one stop service for employers and those working in the logistics sector for advice and skills development, building on a number of pilot schemes that

had already been carried out in the English regions. Dr Jackson predicted that approval could spark fresh interest from the industry. “While a large number of organisations have said that they support us in principle, many were waiting until they see the outcome of the bid before they emerge as full-blown members.” It is understood that the British International Freight Association has been consulted, along with other trade associations.

Dr Jackson said it was likely

that the NSAL would include an international as well as a domestic logistics capability, although any training offered would have to be dovetailed with that already offered by existing organisations. “Most port operators though are actively behind us,” Dr Jackson added.

Among the 80 employers

lending their support are the Port of Tilbury, part of the Forth Ports Group, which will be

Hamburg home to world’s first ‘logistics university’

The Kuehne Foundation is to transform its School of Logistics and Management in Hamburg into a private independent university – believed to be the first in the world dedicated to the global freight industry. The Kühne Logistics

University (KLU) – will be under the direction of a trained freight forwarder, Dr. Wolfgang Peiner, while Professor Martin Christopher, emeritus professor of

time MBA course tailor-made for the logistics industry, will be added in 2012. The MSc Global Logistics postgraduate

degree

course combines logistics, management and leadership and is open to students from around the world. It is aimed at holders of bachelor degrees who wish to deepen their understanding of logistics and supply chain management. In becoming a university,

foundation’. KLU will apply shortly for state recognition as a full university. A search is also on for a

dedicated building for KLU in about two years’ time. Spokesman Dirk Laschke

said that there would be a strong focus on executive level courses and leadership. He expected at least a third of the university’s intake to be from outside the German-speaking world, although students with the time and energy would be free to take German lessons if they desired, taking advantage of the location in the heart of the city - and within sight of the port of Hamburg’s container terminal. Until relatively recently,

graduates of any kind were rare in the freight industry, let alone those with degrees in logistics. Kuehne Foundation founder,

Klaus-Michael

Learn logistics in the heart of Hamburg

marketing and logistics at the UK’s Cranfield School of Management will be a visiting lecturer.

Starting with Masters-

level (MSc) courses in Global Logistics and Executive MBA courses in 2010, it will by 2014 offer a full range of dedicated logistics courses ranging from undergraduate (Bsc) to PhD, all through the medium of English. A full-

the former Kühne School will be released from its alliance with the Technical University of Hamburg- Harburg and will join the Hamburg cluster for logistics research institutes, which also includes the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services. Under strict German regulations, the new establishment is officially ‘a university in the process of

Kuehne, of Kuehne and Nagel fame is himself of the ‘old school’ freight forwarding tradition, having enetered the industry without a degree, although he has since acquired an honorary one. “However, those sorts of careers are not really possible any more, because of the increasing complexity of the industry,” explained Dirk Laschke. He also stressed that despite

the involvement of one of the well-known names from the industry in the Foundation, the new establishment was in no way a ‘corporate university’. There was no question of indoctrination with any one company’s philosophy, he said.

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closely involved in developing the business plan. Simon Harper, Training & Development Manager, said: “ The NSAL will deliver flexible, cost effective and relevant services to a wide cross section of the industry and we are pleased to be part of the successful proposal.” Andy Lawrence, managing

director of Maxims Logistics and a member of UK Warehousing Association board, added that the academy “will make a real difference to the many employers

in our sector who want access to skills solutions but are confused with the wide variety of training provision on offer.” Earlier, on 5 March, SfL

learned that it would be relicensed – ending a long period of speculation over its future. This followed a comprehensive assessment process led by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). While SfL remains on a watch-

list of sector skills councils that have experienced problems, Dr

Study centre for Russia ‘logistics university’

A new Competence Centre for Logistics has been opened at the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University. It will focus on applied research in logistics and supply chain management, as well as offering Bachelors and Masters Degree programs. Courses will be in English.

Jackson said that the relicensing process had been useful and that SfL had emerged as a better organisation as a result. “We will now be doing a lot of very close monitoring,” he said. He added that the Government

was also keen for the sector skills councils to work more closely together to eliminate wasteful duplication and that SfL would examine collaboration with other industries, including food and drink, construction and manufacturing.

Slinging from the same

hymn sheet

Transport insurance provider TT Club and cargo handling organisation ICHCA International, have issued new pocket card guidelines on safe slinging of cargo on and off vessels. Despite the ubiquitous box, many cargoes still require individual lifting. A PDF version can be downloaded from the publications menu at www.ttclub.com.

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