ECLog - European Certified Logistician
The European Certified Logistician Certificate is available to those who meet the professional standards set by the European Logistics Association at Level 4 of the EQF. Candidates who obtain the ELA certificate are entitled to use the designatory postnominal letters ECLog (Formerly EJLog).
The learning outcomes at Level 4 are:
Knowledge – factual and theoretical knowledge in broad contexts within a field of work or study.
Skills – a range of cognitive and practical skills required to generate solutions to specific problems in a field of work or study.
Competences – exercise self-management within the guidelines of work or study contexts that are usually predictable, but are subject to change. Supervise the routine work of others, taking some responsibility for the evaluation and improvement of work or study activities.
The Competence System
The ELA Standards of Logistics Competence reflect the expectations of workplace performance and the have been developed with inputs from industry. The Standards are outcome-based and form the basis of an assessment which is independent of any learning programmes.
The European Certification Board of Logistics does not prescribe the methods or courses by which candidates may attain or develop the knowledge and skills, however acknowledged programmes can contribute to the development of knowledge, skills and competencies required for ELA-Certification.
The ability of candidates to meet the required Standards will be assessed by Certification Centres established in each member country.
If your country is not represented, please contact certification@elalog.org or the representative of a nearby country.
Exam Content:
Compulsory modules
- Business Principles
- Core Management Skills
- Process and Project Management
Optional modules – select two from:
- Demand Management and Production Planning
- Demand Management and Distribution Requirements Planning
- Warehousing
- Transportation
- Sourcing / Procurement
- Customer Service
Exam structure
For each module:
- 20 multiple choice questions
- 4 short answer questions
- 90 minutes in total
Plus one situational interview or a case study of 60 minutes including preparation time and covering all of the modules examined.

