DAF Dealer group, Harris DAF, with locations throughout the home counties, has opened the doors to a new, purpose-built five-bay workshop and ATF service at its principal site in Grays, Essex. The new investment will generate employment opportunities for 15 technicians over the next 12-months, including an intake of five… Read more »
New Volvo Trucks Apprentice Training Centre opens its doors
Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland has officially opened its new Apprentice Training Centre. The manufacturer is investing more than £300,000 in the facility, located within Remit Training’s Automotive Academy, in Derby. The move underlines Volvo Trucks’ commitment to its apprenticeship programme and the importance it places on providing its next… Read more »
LSIP funding will support industry growth, says Logistics UK
The £200 million of funding announced by the government today to create Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is excellent news for logistics, providing the funding is allocated correctly, according to business group Logistics UK. Speaking in response to today’s funding announcement, Jonathan Walker, Head of Cities and Infrastructure Policy, urged… Read more »
Fifty-three third-party logistics firms take opportunity to train HGV drivers through Skills Bootcamps scheme
The Driver Academy Group (DAG), a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC and comprising workforce solutions group Manpower and trade body Logistics UK, is helping 53 third-party logistics firms to train 122 employees as part of its majority-funded Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving scheme. While the immediate HGV driver shortage has been solved, the long-term… Read more »
Battery-electric Tevva truck set to drive skills at Mira Technology Institute (MTI)
Students and apprentices at the MIRA Technology Institute (MTI) have welcomed the delivery of a brand-new electric truck to help them get to grips with the latest electric vehicle technology. The 7.5 tonne Tevva battery electric truck is based at the MTI’s state-of-the-art workshops and will be instantly accessible for… Read more »
Northgate expands its apprenticeship scheme to include client services alongside workshop technician trainees
Northgate has launched a new Client Services Apprenticeship programme, overseen by a new internal apprenticeship mentoring scheme. The latest apprenticeship offering has seen three new school-leavers join Northgate’s Reading operations to become Level 3 Business Administration Apprentices, in partnership with SkillsEdge. Supervised by Northgate’s new internal team of mentors, these… Read more »
Investing in people to tackle skills shortage
UK supply chains are at risk from what could be ‘the next big skills shortage to watch’ as reported in Raconteur. Europa Road, the European road freight division of Europa Worldwide Group, is tackling this challenge head on – refined its training, promoting from within and committing to boosting the… Read more »
Applied Driving joins forces with Women in Transport
Applied Driving, the global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions, has teamed up with not-for-profit organisation Women in Transport to help promote diversity and equity in the transport sector. Under the partnership, Applied Driving will become a sponsor of the Women in Transport Advance 2024 mentoring programme, as… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Trucks ‘grows its own’ with a new crop of qualified heavy vehicle technicians
Mercedes-Benz Trucks welcomed a new cohort of qualified Mercedes-Benz truck technicians to its UK Dealer Network – and gave them the ultimate inspiration for their future careers. If the 55 attendees at this year’s graduation day celebration were in any doubt about how high they could potentially fly, Mercedes-Benz Trucks… Read more »
Sparshatt Truck & Van supports future of the automotive industry as it opens applications for apprenticeship scheme
Sparshatt Truck and Van has opened applications to its apprenticeship scheme in Dartford, Sittingbourne, Ashford, and Tonbridge for the third year running. The Sparshatt Truck and Van three-year apprenticeship scheme provides a Level 3 qualification in Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance, awarded by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)…. Read more »