A well-built competency map is the linchpin that embeds logistics vocational education into a lifelong-learning society. Moving beyond static skill lists, we propose a life cycle-based framework co-designed by government, industry, schools and learners. The model dissects the map’s evolving priorities--goals, competencies, skill progression and cost-benefit—across four lifecycle phases: emergence, growth, maturity and renewal. Anchored in Yunnan’s modern logistics sector, the map translates regi