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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...

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 is at the forefront of a new ‘Ready, Steady, Go’ scheme to create jobs in the logistics industry after winning 18 new contracts, totalling over £7 million, with the Skills Funding Agency.
 
The deal, which is System Training’s biggest ever contract with a single client, will see the UK’s largest logistics training company provide bespoke training to help unemployed people back into work and support those whose jobs may be under threat.
 
In addition, System Training expects to create up to 100 new jobs across its 18 national sites to deliver this contract, its increasing apprenticeship programmes and other new training deals it has recently secured. New positions will include directors and senior managers right through to front line delivery and administ



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System Training, the UK’s largest logistics training provider, is set to support the provision of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training for Asda’s 3,000 distribution drivers. Driver Certificate of Professional Competence is a statutory training requirement that looks to support improving driver performance on the road. As a responsible operator Asda are committed to continuous improvement; this partnership builds on the previous work already carried out in this area.
 
Asda has joined the System Training Driver CPC Consortium, which utilises its award winning train-the-trainer model and equips drivers with high-quality, bespoke training materials.
 
With more and more logistics and fleet operators facing increased operating costs, many are recognising the opp



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Work has started on a £1 million investment by System Training to expand and improve the training facilities at its Carlisle headquarters. The expansion will allow the newly-enlarged business to deliver a greater number of Apprenticeships to young people nationally and continue to provide driver training services to many of the UK’s largest supermarkets and transport operators.

The six-month construction work will see more teaching rooms being added to the site as well as bespoke practical training facilities to allow a more hands-on training approach for Apprentices.

The building improvement work consists of seven new teaching classrooms, four offices, a canteen and expansion of the existing practical training bays. With training courses and rooms at full capacity, the development...

System has been commissioned to deliver its award-winning eco and defensive driver training to the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) - enabling the organisation to reduce its carbon emissions and impact on the environment. Training will be delivered to 300 CCW employees who drive cars as part of their daily duties to help protect, sustain and facilitate access to Wales’ natural beauty.
 
System has recently picked up national awards for its safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques and has helped reduce accident rates, fuel consumption and carbon emissions for many road transport and logistics companies.
 
The CCW, the Government’s statutory advisor on sustaining natural beauty in Wales, has high environmental standards. It was the first organisation to be granted the Green Drag



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An innovative new partnership between local authorities and leading businesses in the logistics industry has been launched in a bid to boost the economy in Cumbria.

The Cumbria Logistics Employer Forum (CLEF) has been set up to bring a range of organisations involved in the important economic sector together and offer a platform to help increase and strengthen the logistics skills pool in the region. The forum will focus on developing the area’s workforce through proven schemes such as the government’s Apprenticeships for young people and already over 30 local businesses have signed up to benefit from the framework and support.

Carlisle City Council, the Logistics Academy North West and major companies such as Carrs Billington, Sealy UK, Enesco, BOCM Pauls, Reays Coaches and ...