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Zaad Lathiff - Award Recipient

Zaad Lathiff

CILTNZ Award Recipient completes post-graduate level studies in quick time.      

Walter Glass & Zaad Lathiff                       

Around the end of March 2011 Zaad Lathiff, a Senior Transport Officer-Commercial Vehicles at the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) Palmerston North,  arrived at the door of The Logistics Training Group (LTG) wanting to know his options for undertaking  a reputable Logistics & Supply Chain Management qualification. He informed us that he had applied for, and had been awarded, the CILT NZ “Transport Research and Educational Trust Award” to cover his fees and was keen to start as soon as possible.

We spoke about his options and what he wanted as his ultimate outcome. It transpired that Zaad has an impressive technical background and considerable experience in heavy commercial transport, but he was also interested in the wider issues of the transport logistics function and how it integrated into wider supply chain activities.

It was clear that Zaad was an intelligent person but he was somewhat nervous as it had been quite some time since he had attempted study and he did not have a degree. We discussed the qualifications that LTG had available; namely the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) (UK) Professional Diploma in Logistics & Transport, and also the CILTUK Certificate in Logistics & Transport.  LTG teaches the former at post-graduate level and the latter at graduate level.

Zaad went away with plenty to think about ....Click for complete article. 

The CILT International Conference

The CILT International Conference - The Logistics of Natural Disaster Disaster Recovery which was held on the 17th October in Wellington was a tremendous success. To view the session contents please click the link below http://www.cilt.co.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=290

Setting The Standards For 80 Years!!

Happy 80th birthday, Standards NZ!!

Setting the standards for 80 years

Standards New Zealand (SNZ) is celebrating its 80th birthday. Its origins can be found in the aftermath of the Hawke's Bay earthquake on 3 February, 1931. The quake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and killed 258 people, destroyed buildings and landmarks, dislodged the coastline, and the landscape changed forever. Then after the earthquakes, fire ravaged the towns of Napier and Hastings.

In 1932, the NZ Standards Institute (now known as Standards New Zealand) was established to ensure future events of this scale did not result in the same loss of life.

In 1933, the first standard was issued, NZS:1 The Colouring and Marking of Foundry Patterns. It had been adopted from a British Standard. In 1938, the first original New Zealand Standard was issued, NZSS:143 Galvanized (Zinc coated) Steel Fencing Wire (otherwise known as 'No. 8 wire').

Today, Standards New Zealand has a catalogue of nearly 3000 Standards covering a wide range of topics, including: health and disability, sport and recreation, energy efficiency, fire safety, and fertility services, to name a few.

LTG join NZOQ and congratulate Standards New Zealand on reaching this significant milestone.

This article has been taken from the Q Grow section of the NZOQ Q-zine October 2012 issue.