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MT ArticleUpgrade your skills and qualifications for free
Aspire, the CILT Careers Foundation, has grants available to applicants for a range of professional qualifications offered by the CILT. As company training programmes become more specialised and places on professional development schemes are subject to intense competition, it can be difficult to get the backing from employers to fully ...
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Staffing Matters: 50+ drivers: skills and retention for logistics
I want to continue what I shared last month - the unexpected opportunities we may be able to tap into for the logistics industry through attracting workers aged 50+.I was surprised to learn this trend continues even after the possibility of retirement, and in fact recent figures show that the ...
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MT ArticleThink Logistics kickstarts 2015 with a hat-trick of operator initiatives
Think Logistics has got off to a flying start this year with several major operators lining up to deliver workshops or offer mentoring support for students keen to learn more about the logistics sector.Eddie Stobart Logistics held an event earlier this month at West Derby School in Liverpool – the ...
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Bibby launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers
Bibby Distribution has launched a 12-month apprenticeship scheme to attract school leavers into the logistics sector.The RightStart programme will see youngsters embarking on Level 2 apprenticeships at four different Bibby Distribution sites in the Midlands and South West to experience a cross-section of the markets the business operates within.At the ...
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MT ArticleDHL launches Military Employability Programme
DHL, which employs more than 42,000 people in the UK, has launched its own Military Employability Programme to recruit drivers from the ranks of those leaving the armed forces.In partnership with the Careers Transition Partnership (CTP), a joint initative between the MoD and recruiter Manpower, the logistics giant has ...
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Career Academies given £50,000 boost to expand in logistics sector
Career Academies UK has been awarded a £50,000 pot of funding to help launch five new UK logistics academies.The funding has been provided by independent education charity the Edge Foundation, which praised Careers Academies for "fantastic work raising awareness of the many paths of success" in the logistics sector.The UK's ...
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Get involved to raise awareness of logistics careers
Operators have been urged to get involved in the Think Logistics initiative to raise awareness among school children and college students of the careers available in road transport.Think Logistics, led by Abbey Logistics MD Steve Granite, has developed an off-the-shelf package of materials that any operator can use as the ...
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MT ArticleVote for the Women in Logistics awards
The shortlist for the inaugural Women in Logistics awards has now been revealed, and operators are urged to take part in the voting, which closes at 8pm on 4 July.Launched in 2008, the not-for-profit organisation has more than 2,000 members and was created to attract, retain and support women working ...