A GXO colleague is in Ghana’s capital working with Transaid to support the rollout of a driver training standard and help establish a training centre for HGV driver trainers.
Lucas O’Brien will spend six months in Accra raising awareness of the new standard, developing presentations to help ensure quality training and representing the international development organisation at events and conferences nationwide.
“The opportunity came about as I was completing my supply chain degree apprenticeship and began looking for a new challenge at GXO,” he said.
“This seemed like the perfect opportunity to push myself out of my comfort zone.
“My goal is to have made a notable change by the end of my time in Ghana and with the support of the Transaid team, I am confident that is going to be the case.
“I’m grateful to be involved with such an interesting project that I know is going to save lives.”
GXO MD Gavin Williams said O’Brien was the fifth employee from the company to go on secondment with Transaid: “I’m confident it will prove as rewarding, both personally and professionally, as it has been for those who went before him.
“At GXO, we’re proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top employers for apprentices, and opportunities like this secondment demonstrate our commitment to developing early career talent and giving our apprentices and graduates the platform to grow, contribute and lead.”
Thelma Ayisi, project manager for Transaid in Ghana, added: “Lucas has been an excellent addition to our team.
“It is always a joy to have the secondees from GXO as they continue to impress with their levels of professionalism and dedication.”
