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Jan 25 2017

FTA offers fully funded traineeships and apprenticeships to fill skills gaps

Pressures on the freight and logistics industry to deliver goods to increasingly tight timescales are being heightened by shortages of skilled HGV drivers.  In fact, the industry estimates that there could be up to 35,000 vacancies for trained operators across the country.

To start addressing the problem, government funding to train up to 200 HGV drivers is being made available to Freight Transport Association members through a new partnership with The Real Apprenticeship Company (TRAC).

Applications for funding will need to be made before the end of March 2017 and trainees enrolled by the middle of April.  Learners need to be aged 23 or below and hold a Category B (car) driving licence before starting the course. Read more

 

 

Source: FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION