Tag Archives: Apprenticeship

Hartshorne Group’s Will Guest has become the first HGV apprentice technician in England to be awarded a distinction for the Institute of Motor Industry’s (IMI) Heavy Vehicle End Point Assessment. As the only professional body covering the whole automotive sector, the IMI’s qualifications are recognised nationwide as the leading vocational …

DP World’s team in the UK is celebrating after the leading provider of smart logistics solutions won a prestigious award last week for its work in developing apprentices. DP World beat four other finalists to be named ‘Best Apprenticeship Employer (Corporate)’ at PETA’s Apprenticeship and Employer of the Year Awards. …

From apprentice to trainer in just five years After leaving school Liam Pegg’s first taste of work was as a labourer – a job which he could not see as being a long-term career. However, since being put forward for an apprenticeship at Palletline the 25-year-old has gone from strength …

Young people starting out in a career in transport are being offered a helping hand by leading pallet distributor Palletline A bespoke training scheme devised by Palletline has been purposefully designed to ensure new recruits are fully equipped with the knowledge and skills needed from day one on the shop …

Whistl the UK’s leading logistics specialists in e-fulfilment, mail and parcels has launched the Whistl Apprenticeship Fund. The company is inviting small businesses in the areas where it has sites to apply for funding for their own apprenticeship schemes. Employers with an annual paybill over £3m have to pay the …

Hire Association Europe (HAE) is promoting careers and training in the hire industry, including the unmissable programmes through HireTrain, at the 2022 Executive Hire Show in the CBS Arena, Coventry from February 9-10. The national event for tool, plant and equipment hire executives is the perfect platform for the benefits …

The Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship standard is now officially live. Ross Moloney, CEO of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association said: “We are incredibly excited that this awesome training opportunity is now available. I would encourage the lifting industry and LEEA members in particular to get in touch with …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will be holding a special Apprenticeship Webinar at 10am (GMT) on 2 December 2021. The free event will look at the Lifting Equipment Technician standard for England as it enters its final stages, in addition to featuring a broader discourse on apprenticeships. This will …

Have you ever stopped to wonder how goods make it to the shops, or how factories, schools or hospitals (among others) are restocked with whatever they need, whenever they need it? The answer is the logistics sector – one of the UK’s biggest and most complex industries, which is at …

The founder of Midlands-based flooring manufacturer and retail firm Factory Direct Flooring (FDF) is calling on the UK logistics sector to generate more creative ways to attract and retain drivers and workers. Amid news of tactics such as sign-up and retention bonuses, and mammoth apprenticeship schemes, Paul Hambidge of FDF …