What is the Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert?

The Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Procurement & Supply Chain.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 10 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Intermediate Level certification.

Email info@certifications.ac, WhatsApp +254 722 223 084, or fill in the enrolment form on this page.

What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

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Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert

Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement's contribution to organisational strategy
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Career pathways and professional development

Transit Variability and Buffering

Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Managing supplier communications
Leading procurement projects and change
Team leadership in procurement
Procurement transformation and operating models
Digital procurement roadmaps
Value and savings programmes
Category and supplier innovation
Agile and collaborative delivery
Professional ethics and codes (CIPS)
Integrity, transparency and fair dealing
Conflicts of interest and gifts
Governance of procurement decisions

Carrier Selection and Performance

Contract performance, remedies and variations
Supplier market analysis and competition
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Public procurement frameworks and principles
Competitive bidding and tender management
Transparency, fairness and value for money
Evaluation criteria and award
Probity, integrity and anti-corruption
Framework agreements and aggregation
Complaints, challenge and remedies
Contract oversight in the public sector
Internal customers and business partnering
Cross-functional collaboration
Influencing and negotiation with stakeholders

Warehouse and Despatch Interface

Warehouse operations and stock accuracy
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Supplier segmentation and relationship strategy
Supplier relationship management (SRM)
Performance measurement and scorecards
Innovation and value from suppliers
Managing underperformance and risk
Supplier diversity and local content
Collaboration and partnership models
Supplier audits and assurance
Logistics and distribution network design
Transport modes, planning and optimisation
Freight forwarding, incoterms and customs
Warehousing, storage and materials handling

Continuity in Transport

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Inventory management and optimisation
Demand planning and forecasting
Order fulfilment and last-mile delivery
Reverse logistics and returns
Cold chain and specialised logistics
Logistics performance and cost control
Inventory models: EOQ, safety stock, reorder points
Materials requirements planning (MRP)
Demand and supply planning (S&OP)
Bill of materials and master scheduling
Capacity and production planning
Warehouse and stock control systems

Mode, Route and Reliability

Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Procurement maturity assessment
Driving measurable procurement value
Capstone scoping: a real sourcing or supply challenge
Spend and situation analysis
Designing a sourcing or supply strategy
Business case and savings plan
Implementation and contract plan
Spend analysis and demand aggregation
Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Global sourcing and international trade
Sourcing plans and go-to-market
Contract law fundamentals and formation

Landed Cost

Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Business continuity and contingency planning
Resilience and network redundancy
Geopolitical and disruption risk
Insurance, hedging and mitigation
Crisis management and recovery
Ethical and reputational risk
Monitoring and early-warning systems
Ethical sourcing and modern slavery
Supplier codes of conduct and audits
Carbon, scope 3 and sustainable logistics
Specification writing and the specification trap
Negotiating with suppliers

Systems and Technology

Supplier and contract management systems
AI, blockchain and digital supply chains
E-procurement and procure-to-pay systems
CRM and sales technology
Equipment and technology
Digital tax administration
Delivering technology change that people adopt
Vendor selection and managing technology suppliers
Digital user experience and accessibility
Managing technology teams and technical work
Digital ethics and algorithmic accountability
Digital accessibility and inclusion
System performance and reliability metrics
Bridging business and technology
Capstone scoping: a real technology problem

Operations and Quality

Service-level agreements and KPIs
Process efficiency and cycle time
Process modelling and mapping
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Data quality and the fitness-for-purpose test
Testing, quality assurance and defect economics
IT service management and support operations
Quality, defects and reliability
Data quality and master data management
Analytical techniques and bias
The sales process and methodology
Customer service technology stack
Emerging service technologies
Growing value through service
Leading service teams

Sustainability and Ethics

Responsible and sustainable procurement
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Sustainability certification and standards
Responsible and ethical service
Social media customer care
Responsible and sustainable banking
Social performance and outreach
Sustainable and green banking
Sustainability and green IT
Control environment and risk assessment
Corporate social responsibility communications
Environmental legal compliance
Sustainability and climate responsibility
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Continuous environmental improvement

Capability and Development

Measuring development impact
The learning and development profession
Feedback and developmental conversations
Career and talent development
Capability and skills frameworks
Leadership and management development
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Competency framework development
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Knowledge management and capability building
Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building
Category management and strategy development

Communication and Documentation

Presenting sourcing recommendations
Professional reporting and documentation
Communications strategy and planning
Influencer and partnership communications
Internal communications
Event and sponsorship communications
Communications analytics
Tender planning and documentation
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Transfer pricing documentation
Dashboards, reporting and the metric that misleads
Data storytelling and communicating findings
Proposal development and donor reporting

Strategic Context

Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Growth strategy and demand generation
Sales and marketing transformation
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Agile marketing and experimentation
Marketing and sales ethics
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Market and customer analysis
Real estate marketing channels and property portals
The automotive market: segments, brands and buyers
Electric and hybrid vehicles: what changes for the market
Automotive marketing and lead generation

International Trade

International and cross-border tax
Global and comparative HR contexts
Assets, liabilities and equity reporting
Traceability, certification and export requirements
Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies
Agribusiness marketing, branding and export readiness
Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
Supply chain risk identification and mapping
Risk assessment and prioritisation
Supplier and category performance
ABC analysis and stock optimisation
Integrated and sustainability reporting

Workforce

Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Communicating risk to the workforce
Workforce and shift management in retail
Ratio and trend analysis
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Operations performance and throughput

Customers and Demand

Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Customer journey and experience design
Managing user and customer expectations
Buyer behaviour and the customer journey
Voice of the customer and feedback
Strategic customer relationships
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Customer retention in the vehicle ownership cycle
Demand, master scheduling and material requirements planning
Energy efficiency and demand management
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Client feedback and satisfaction
Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation

Change and Improvement

Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Continuous improvement and optimisation
Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity
Budget vs actual and variance
Digital and market transformation
Continuous improvement and lessons learned
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Measuring CX transformation impact
Continuous improvement in service
Continuous improvement of programmes
The finance function and digital transformation
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Regulatory change management

Safety and Continuity

Emergency evacuation planning
Business continuity and disaster recovery
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Cost and profitability analysis
KPIs and performance reporting
Data visualisation for finance
Health records, data and confidentiality
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Reporting automation
Confidentiality and health data
Communicating financial results
Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk

Professional Standards

Roles, standards and professional conduct
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Professional ethics in customer service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Treating customers fairly and market conduct
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Data ethics and customer privacy
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Professional ethics in technology
Data ethics, privacy and protection
Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Attachment and developmental theory
Ethics and independence

Knowledge and Records

Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Farm records, bookkeeping and management accounting
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Complaint data and learning
Professional and technical documentation
Process and control documentation
Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning

Performance Management

Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Project KPIs and performance metrics
Managing schedule and budget performance
Dashboards and performance reporting
Capacity and performance management
Setting objectives, indicators and targets
Benchmarking against standards and best practice
Linking CX to business performance
Operational efficiency and productivity
Coaching for performance
Operational efficiency and channel management
Contract performance and exit
Performance management in sales
Operational efficiency and cost-to-income
Sales performance and pipeline management

Procurement Practice

Spend analytics and dashboards
Supplier financial and operational risk
Procurement fraud, collusion and bid rigging
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Contract governance and compliance
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Range planning and category management
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Peer support and consultation
Subcontractor and supplier management
Procurement and contract management
Governance of campaigns and spend
Tender and bid management
Market access, buyers and contract farming

Supply Chain and Logistics

Supply chain visibility and control towers
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Storage, drying and stock management
Input supply, agro-dealers and last-mile distribution
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Sensitivity, scenario and what-if analysis
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)

Cost and Value

Total cost and value delivered
NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Claims investigation and fraud indicators
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Vehicle financing, insurance and total cost of ownership conversations
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Non-revenue water, metering and cost recovery
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Preparing financial statements
Interpreting financial statements
Customer lifetime value
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Retention, loyalty and lifetime value

Risk, Control and Integrity

Compliance, audit and accountability
Tax compliance and returns
Tax risk management
Managing tax audits and queries
Grant compliance and restricted funding management
NGO governance, boards and registration
Underwriting principles and risk selection
In-process quality control and inspection
Ground control and strata management
Reporting quality and governance
Duty of care and risk management
Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Technology governance and change control
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis
Asset-liability committee (ALCO) governance

Legal and Regulatory

Regulatory reporting and audits
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)
Regulatory awareness (GDPR and beyond)
Evidence-based improvement
Accounting concepts, principles and the regulatory landscape
The regulatory and legal environment
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements
Legal and ethical protection
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Managing risk and difficult cases
Compliance and regulatory projects

Data and Measurement

Cybersecurity and data protection
Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs
Net Promoter Score and satisfaction metrics
Service analytics and dashboards
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent
Banking KPIs and branch scorecards
Service quality and turnaround metrics
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Web and campaign analytics
Web, campaign and funnel analytics
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Reporting to leadership

Stakeholders and Negotiation

Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Lessons learned and development
The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Negotiation and conflict management
Building project relationships
Conflict resolution and negotiation
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Sponsorship and negotiation selling
Negotiation with clients and partners
Driving effective, ethical outcomes

Leadership and Decisions

Designing and facilitating groups
Management accounts and dashboards
Decision support and insight
Practice management systems
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Collaboration and teamwork
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
Project roles and the project manager
Organisational change management
Building project management maturity
Value and benefits management
Requirements gathering and management
Project management plan development
Earned value management

Projects and Delivery

Psychoeducation and workshops
Event planning timelines, run sheets and production schedules
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Capacity planning and line balancing
Projects and expansion: connecting the unserved
Mine planning and methods: surface and underground
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Media planning and buying
Forecasting and planning
Designing an intervention or programme
Risk assessment and safety planning
Building high-performing project teams
Marketing planning and budgeting
Campaign planning and execution
Account planning and whitespace analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CTPM certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with CIPS, ISO and recognised procurement and supply-chain standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CTPM?

This certification is ideal for Procurement and Purchasing Officers, Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals, Contract and Category Managers and Warehouse and Inventory Managers, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in procurement, sourcing, contract management and supply chain operations with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CTPM certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CTPM internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CTPM certification?

The Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CTPM certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CTPM?

The Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CTPM?

The Certified Transport and Fleet Management Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CTPM while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CTPM?

Graduates progress towards senior procurement, category and supply-chain leadership roles. The CTPM strengthens your expertise in procurement, sourcing, contract management and supply chain operations and positions you for advancement across corporates, NGOs, government and international organisations.

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