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Logistics is a key sector within the Cumbrian economy but one where there’s traditionally been many barriers for young people looking to become involved.

Apprenticeships are therefore even more essential to help bring highly-skilled young people into the sector and overcome the usual problems sometimes associated with young drivers.

As the largest logistics training company in the UK, we are an expert in equipping young people with the skills needed to make a real difference in the logistics industry.

One such apprentice to benefit is Stuart Faulder. Stuart found employment with haulier Tyson Burridge in Workington. His training included topics such as health and safety, first aid, warehousing skills and traffic planning – but the big benefit was that Stuart was able to gain...

System Training’s new Skills Training Academy received Royal approval after HRH The Princess Royal officially opened the new centre in Carlisle today. The new training facility is the result of a £1m investment by System Training and provides it with more teaching classrooms and practical training workshops.

System Training, the UK’s largest logistics training provider, welcomed The Princess Royal who has a long and distinguished relationship with the road haulage and logistics industries. As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistics Corps, a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen and an honorary member of the Road Haulage Association, The Princess has a keen interest in logistics.

The training centre, which is part-funded by Skills Funding Agency, will be used primari...

The latest generation of the famous Stobart trucking family has taken to the road after passing his lorry driving test and gaining his heavy goods vehicle licence. Twenty-year-old Edd Stobart, son of Stobart Group Chief Operating Officer William Stobart, was trained by System Training and passed his test first time.

Edd continues the Stobart road haulage dynasty and follows in the wheel tracks of his uncle, the late Edward Stobart, who grew the Eddie Stobart trucking business into the iconic company we know today.

After passing his theory test, Edd underwent a week of intensive training with System Training, the UK's largest logistics training provider, to learn the skills that would help him gain his HGV Class 2 licence for rigid vehicles.

But, if that wasn't enough, he was under press...

System Training will deliver training to Eddie Stobart apprentices as part of the company’s new Logistics Apprenticeship Programme which was announced by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State forTransport, Mike Penning MP.

Mr Penning met System Training apprentices as he officially opened a brand-new state-of-the-art Eddie Stobart Training Academy in Widnes and he detailed the new apprenticeship initiative, which will see 150 young apprentices join the multimodal logistics provider every year.

System Training, the UK’s largest logistics training provider, has immense experience in delivering logistics apprenticeships to young people and has pioneered a model which appeals to businesses.

Aligning with the Government’s commitment to apprenticeships, System Training&rsqu...

System Training, the UK’s largest logistics training provider, is set to unveil its new state-of-the-art truck simulator when the machine takes centre stage during the company’s first ever visit to the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
 
System Training believes the new simulator will help make driver training more sustainable, affordable and help attract greater numbers of young people, including female drivers, via Apprenticeships, into the logistics industry. In addition the modern technology will help deliver Driver CPC courses and SAFED (Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving) training to help businesses reduce their fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
 
The simulator, one of two ECA FAROS machines with a combined value of £120,000, represents a significant investm



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Jamie Gant from Leeds is loving his Apprenticeship placement at Rubber Products Ltd in Leeds and he's performing so well that the company has got him working on one of their most expensive machines.

Jamie chose to complete a Warehousing & Storage Apprenticeship at System Training in Leeds. It deals with the movement and storage of goods which, of course, is an essential part of logistics operations for the manufacturing sector.

As part of the programme, he was lucky enough to gain his fork-lift truck licence and gained key skills needed to help him carry out practical tasks during his placement.

In his role at manufacturing company Rubber Products, Jamie uses this training to load and unload trucks and to help run the manufacturing machines.

"The Apprenticeship sounded ideal to me - it...

Yodel, the UK’s largest parcel delivery carrier, has partnered with System Training to deliver a bespoke Logistics Apprenticeship programme with the view to introduce more young people to the logistics industry.
 
The 13 apprentices were selected onto the programme by Yodel’s Learning & Development department to ensure the correct applicants were chosen and to maximise the long-term opportunities.
 
The 26-week programme gives the youngsters a firm grounding in all areas of the logistics industry including a Level 2 NVQ in Warehousing and Storage, traffic office, delivering goods awareness, first aid and manual handling.

Essentially the course framework is based around warehousing and storage and apprentices will concentrate on the specific areas of these operations to enable them





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