A trio of warehouse workers at a leading sports equipment retailer are taking their careers to new heights after successfully passing forklift truck training. Jack Neale, Gareth Davies, and Leighton Jones from Net World Sports have all completed a testing Counterbalance and Reach Forklift Truck training course overseen by RTITB, …
Read More »F-TEC confirmed as one-stop shop for forklift apprentices
There’s good news for companies of every size that are thinking of taking on a fork lift truck engineering apprentice. Less than a year since it was established, F-TEC has been accepted onto the new, full, Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP), which is administered by the Skills Funding Agency. …
Read More »Save our QUALS says EAL Chairman
The UK’s leading industry specialist awarding organisation, EAL, is to call upon the government not to scrap vital qualifications in new trailblazer apprenticeships – or risk industrial chaos. Chairman John Hillier, will tell MPs Today (Monday February 6th), that vocational industry backed and developed qualifications are absolutely essential to prove …
Read More »SCX apprentices score a hit with Sir Alex Ferguson
Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revisited the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) earlier this month, where he commended the “fantastic” apprenticeship opportunities on offer by engineering firms such as SCX. Prior to winning 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League …
Read More »XPO Logistics to welcome 120 apprentices in 2016
In line with National Apprenticeship Week (14 – 18 March 2016), leading global supply chain provider XPO Logistics has announced plans to recruit at least 120 apprentices in the UK this year. Since first launching its apprenticeship programme in 2013, XPO Logistics has recruited over 270 apprentices across 60 sites …
Read More »IRTE Skills Challenge 2016: Bus and coach operators invited to take up the challenge
Bus and coach operators looking to test their skills against the best in the business have until 31 March to sign up to the IRTE Skills Challenge 2016. This exciting annual event invites operators from the UK and Ireland to test the skills of their technicians and apprentices against each …
Read More »HAE EHA announce £100,000 fund to boost apprentices in the hire industry
The Hire Association Europe (HAE) and Event Hire Association (EHA) has today announced the launch of a major scheme that will see hire companies incentivised to take on apprentices. Recognising small businesses face additional cost pressures when recruiting new staff, and in particular apprentices in their first year, HAE EHA …
Read More »Cartwright kicks off new apprentice recruitment drive for 2016
‘I would recommend the Cartwright Apprenticeship Programme to Anyone’ says 1st Year Apprentice Leading body and trailer manufacturer Cartwright has launched its latest recruitment drive for up to 25 new apprentices to support the company’s continued expansion. The apprenticeships are targeted at 16 – 19 year olds who are being …
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