New Certification For Supply Chain Workers

Manufacturing & Technology News (2/20) – The supply chain logistics world has a new certification system for its workers. The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) has introduced a new credentialing system for workers in the supply chain industry, for those working factories, warehouses, distribution centers and transporters. MSSC developed the supply chain credential in conjunction with the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center and the North Central Workforce Board under a grant from the Department of Labor.

The Certified Logistics Associate and Certified Logistics Technician certifications “address the core competencies of higher skilled, front-line material handling workers (entry-level to first line of supervision) across the supply chain,” says Alexandria, Va.-based MSSC. The new credential compliments the MSSC’s production credential for factory workers that encompasses safety, quality and measurements, manufacturing processes and maintenance. MSSC says that it is helping provide manufacturers “with a sufficient pool of skilled production workers well into the future.”