RTITB has won the contract to deliver End Point Assessments (EPAs) for Express Delivery Operative Apprentices serving in the Royal Artillery and Royal Logistics Corps. The three-year contract will see RTITB exclusively provide EPAs for over 400 Level 2 Express Delivery Operative apprentices across five sites each year. “We are …
Read More »Microlise Supports Pipeline of Young Talent Through ‘Think Logistics’ Sponsorship
Microlise has renewed its association with Think Logistics, and is delighted to continue to partner with leading industry bodies and over 40 other logistics companies to attract school leavers, apprentices and graduates into the logistics, transport and supply chain profession. While this year’s global pandemic has wreaked havoc across many …
Read More ȣ12m skills fund to help SMEs get on the road to recovery
Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, is urging SMEs in the West Midlands and Worcestershire to make use of a £12m skills fund, to help them upskill staff and get on the road to recovery from COVID-19. The Supplier Skills Programme, which is part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and …
Read More »SMMT steps in to save automotive apprenticeships with new Covid salary support scheme for SMEs
SMMT Charitable Trust Fund (SCTF) announces £100,000 investment to help Covid-hit automotive businesses save apprenticeship jobs as government’s furlough scheme comes to an end. New SMMT Apprentice Support Programme now accepting applications from small and medium automotive firms from across the entire supply chain. Successful applicants will have apprentice salaries …
Read More »Apprenticeship Levy should be paused throughout the COVID-19 says FTA
The Apprenticeship Levy should be paused throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to prevent businesses paying tax towards a funding programme they are unable to draw down from, according to FTA. With logistics businesses unable to recruit new apprentices due to social distancing rules, and with no new training programmes getting under …
Read More »Jamie Robinson – From trainee to Head of Engineering at Cartwright
Jamie Robinson has just been promoted to the position of Cartwright’s Head of Engineering – after starting his career with the company 12 years ago as a young trainee. Jamie initially joined the Cartwright Fabrications Department aged 19 and eventually progressed to a supervisory role responsible for a staff of …
Read More »IFATE must recognise there is not just one driving occupation, says FTA and RHA
With the shortage of qualified HGV drivers now reaching critical levels across the UK, representatives of the logistics sector have urged the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) to provide the apprenticeship standards that logistics businesses need to start training the next generation of drivers. A recent meeting of …
Read More »National Apprenticeship Week – Creating the Smart – and Safe – Workforce in a Collaborative Warehouse
Within two years, the majority of organisations plan to have automated at least 50% of supply chain operations, according to research conducted on behalf of Jungheinrich UK. But with companies focusing on semi- rather than fully-automated intralogistics models, it is important to consider the role of the workforce in this …
Read More »Supporting the next generation
As we mark 2020 National Apprenticeship Week, production engineer at IMI Precision Engineering, Ben Briguglio, pictured, stresses the importance of support and good role models for the next generation of the UK’s engineers. Having started out as an apprentice just over five years ago, I’m incredibly lucky that my role …
Read More »Port of Tilbury upholds apprenticeship training standards with RTITB End Point Assessments
The Port of Tilbury, the largest multimodal port in the South East and third largest port in the UK, has secured high-quality End Point Assessments (EPAs) for its Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprentices with the support of RTITB’s EPA service. With operations supporting a range of different sectors and cargoes, …
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