RTITB can now help even more employers deliver their apprenticeships, as it becomes the first approved End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the Express Delivery Operative apprenticeship standard. “This means that RTITB is now approved to assess all of the key operative apprenticeships involved in the transport, delivery and storage …
Read More »Cartwright Group welcomes new intake of apprentices
Commercial vehicle body and trailer manufacturer, the Cartwright Group, has taken on 17 new recruits as part of its multi-award-winning apprenticeship programme which is now entering its eighth year. The apprentices, aged 16 to 19, will experience every aspect of the production line within the South Manchester-based company during the …
Read More »Think Logistics launches free to use video series to promote opportunities across the sector
Think Logistics has launched a series of compelling videos free for all companies to use to show young people the variety of career opportunities available across the sector through the voices of people like them. The short films cover a variety of subjects, from an industry-facing edit aimed at attracting …
Read More »Moody Logistics trucking apprentice Alex shifts from ‘Warehouse to Wheels’
Moody Logistics is playing its part in addressing a nationwide shortage of truck drivers after apprentice Alex Skelton swapped his warehouse duties for the cab of an HGV. The 22-year-old joined the award-winning Cramlington firm last September as part of the Warehouse to Wheels apprenticeship programme and recently gained his …
Read More »Moody Logistics calls for increase in driver apprenticeships as part of ‘Love the Lorry’ week
The Managing Director of North East-based Moody Logistics is calling on haulage firms to help solve a nationwide shortage of HGV drivers by creating more apprenticeships. Caroline Moody, speaking during the Road Haulage Association’s ‘Love the Lorry Week’, (16-22 September) said: “The current shortfall in professional drivers poses a serious …
Read More »Lack of suitable End Point Assessors threatens success of logistics apprenticeships
Transport and logistics training providers are struggling to fulfil delivery of apprenticeships due to a lack of suitable assessors able to carry out End Point Assessments (EPAs), warns RTITB. The End Point Assessment (EPA) ensures that an apprentice can do the job they have been trained to do and typically …
Read More »CEO of national leading training provider discusses options after A-Level and GCSE results
Joe Crossley, CEO of Qube Learning (in Abingdon), talks post results “Results day can be an intimidating prospect for many people across the country. A lot of individuals assume that the next steps into education or a career are very dependent on the grades they get so it’s important that …
Read More »Cartwright Group’s Josh achieves First Class Honours Degree in Engineering
Enterprising junior design engineer Josh Redfern is celebrating after achieving a First Class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. The 25-year-old first joined Cartwright in 2012 as an apprentice. He has since won a number of awards on his career journey and now plans to work towards becoming an incorporated engineer …
Read More »SP Training reminds road transport sector to use or lose levy funding
A national logistics training company is reminding larger UK businesses with a road transport fleet to ‘use it or lose it’ when it comes to accessing the funds they’ve paid into the government’s levy scheme. After running for 24 months, money paid into the levy by individual businesses will start …
Read More »Yale announced as finalist for UKWA Young Employee of the Year Award
Yale Europe Materials Handling has been nominated for the Young Employee of the Year category in the 2019 UKWA Awards. Tyra Hurley, aged 20, joined Yale as a Major Accounts Sales Apprentice in August 2018. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be in attendance at the awards ceremony, due …
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