Employer: S&B Apprentice Training Agency Ltd
Salary
180.00 per week
Description: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Driving Goods Vehicle
apprentice. We specialise in the delivery, storage and
collection of ambient goods for a multitude of high profile
customers.
The role is demanding as the successful applicant will be
working on a range of tasks while learning their trade to a
nationally recognised standard.
Modern Goods Vehicles are becoming increasingly complex
and it is essential that today’s drivers are fully conversant with
the most recent technology. This is an exciting opening for an
opportunity to earn while you learn gaining a nationally
recognised qualification and a future career.
Tasks the successful candidate can expect to carry out:
LGV Driving.
Delivering goods over a national geographic area.
Loading / unloading.
Load restraint,
Complying with current EU Drivers Hours legislation
Customer liaison,
Safe /fuel efficient driving
Route planning.
Counterbalance and TM Forklift driving
Depot Shunting
Apprenticeship framework: Driving Goods Vehicles (Skills for Logistics)
Qualification required: GCSE’s, Functional Skills or Key Skills at grade C/Level 1 or
above in English and Maths. Work experience/prior
knowledge is beneficial but not essential (or equivalent)
Working week: 40 hours p/w Mon-Fri
Training to be provided: Training is provided at work and at a specialist training provider
on block release (usually ten one
day and one 5 day block release per year).
The successful applicant will be allocated a training
consultant who will support and monitor progress with the
apprentice and employer to ensure progress is made towards
final qualification.
The apprenticeship framework comprises the;
Vocational Competence Qualification (VCQ)
Functional Skills at Level 1 Application of Number and
Communication.
This will also include an evidence portfolio of jobs undertaken
with the employer.
The qualification to be achieved will be a Level 2 QCF Driving
Goods Vehicles and CIEH Level 2 in Health and Safety.
Other important information: The successful applicant will be based in Gloucester.
Applicants should consider travel distance to the employer.
Access to transport would be beneficial. For an idea of
distance to travel, this link may be of use traveline.info/
Training on the Apprenticeships Programme for 16 to 18 year
olds is a priority and fully-funded by Government. Training for
Apprenticeships for those over this age is part funded, with
employers expected to make a part or full contribution.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for Apprentices is £2.68
per hour. From October 2014 this will increase to £2.73. This
applies to 16-18 year old Apprentices and those aged over 19
in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other
apprentices the National Minimum wage appropriate to their
age applies.
Anyone not covered by the age category above will be
entitled to the NMW appropriate to their age. The Minimum
Wage for Apprentices applies to time spent on the job plus
time spent training.
Closing, interview and possible start date for this vacancy are
subject to change. Interviews could commence at any time.
You should apply immediately to avoid disappointment. The
start date is subject to discussion between the successful
candidate and employer.
Contacting the employer directly will not assist you in your
application.
Future prospects: Full training to QCF level 2. At the successful completion of
training the intention is for the apprentice to be offered full-time employment as a skilled Category C Large Goods
Vehicle Driver
Further training may be made available for Category C + E
(Lorry and Trailer) or a management qualification. As a
company we are committed to providing development and
training opportunities to our employees.
I was wondering how long it would take the haulage industry to get round to abusing the Apprenticeship Scheme in order to get out of having to pay national minimum wage. Apprenticeships can legally pay under £3/hr. Last time I earned that little was over 20 years ago.
Given you have to have a licenses and a DCPC in order to just drive the thing I don’t know how they can justify this.
Luckily I don’t remember O levels in English and Maths being a pre requisite for a job driving a truck.IE truck driving is all about visual judgement and common sense not mathematical equations and english literature knowledge.
Conor:
Given you have to have a licenses and a DCPC in order to just drive the thing I don’t know how they can justify this.
Do you ■■? ============
mastesallan:
Skills required: Good practical skills- Ability to pay attention to detail- Good communication skills- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions- Full Category B Driving Licence
Conor:
I was wondering how long it would take the haulage industry to get round to abusing the Apprenticeship Scheme in order to get out of having to pay national minimum wage. Apprenticeships can legally pay under £3/hr. Last time I earned that little was over 20 years ago.
Given you have to have a licenses and a DCPC in order to just drive the thing I don’t know how they can justify this.
If the apprenticeship scheme allows the payment of under £3 per hour, I don’t see how the haulage industry is abusing it…they’re taking part in it, especially as this job pays £4.50 per hour. It looks like any other apprenticeship…a 16 year old gets a wage and training which will include either a LGV license or a management qualification. He may get a job at the end of it, or he may not…but he will have a recognised vocational qualification. For a 16 year old school leaver with very poor prospects, it might look like an attractive package.
Harsh reality is anyone under 25 will really struggle to get a HGV driving job, due to the outrageous insurance excesses imposed for young drivers. Most HGV drivers under 25 usually work for members of their own families, where they take the hit on insurance.
Many of these apprenticeships are just flimsy facades to screw youngsters to fund someone else’s well heeled lifestyle.
As I see it you can either have all the bleating and whining about:
A, Kids today not being given opportunity to get into the industry…
B, Kids today being lazy bleeders and spending all their dole money on ■■■■ and I phones…
C, The apparent fact that the average age of lorry drivers today is about 80…
or
You can offer a chance for a kid or kids to get into an industry that, nowadays especially, must be bloody hard to get a foothold in - unless dad already runs a few trucks!
I think its a great chance for someone - not ideal perhaps but still pretty damned good. There’s a lot of skills that will be taught properly and should give a very good grounding and reasonable understanding of the job as a whole…
My lad has just started an apprenticeship. His money is roughly the same so not brilliant but, at 16, what outgoings have they got? Going from a tenner a week for a paper round to £180 is a fairly good pay rise…
Conor:
Given you have to have a licenses and a DCPC in order to just drive the thing I don’t know how they can justify this.
Do you ■■? ============
mastesallan:
Skills required: Good practical skills- Ability to pay attention to detail- Good communication skills- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions- Full Category B Driving Licence
The Cat B is required to apply for the HGV provisional.
Piston broke:
As I see it you can either have all the bleating and whining about:
A, Kids today not being given opportunity to get into the industry…
B, Kids today being lazy bleeders and spending all their dole money on ■■■■ and I phones…
C, The apparent fact that the average age of lorry drivers today is about 80…
or
You can offer a chance for a kid or kids to get into an industry that, nowadays especially, must be bloody hard to get a foothold in - unless dad already runs a few trucks!
I think its a great chance for someone - not ideal perhaps but still pretty damned good. There’s a lot of skills that will be taught properly and should give a very good grounding and reasonable understanding of the job as a whole…
My lad has just started an apprenticeship. His money is roughly the same so not brilliant but, at 16, what outgoings have they got? Going from a tenner a week for a paper round to £180 is a fairly good pay rise…
Just my take on it…
^^^^^^^This^^^^^^ we can moan or do something about it!
But that seems to be always the problem, if the companies don’t do anything they are greedy B., if they do something to lift the industry to a higher standard, they are greedy B’s because they letting kids work for pocket money.
You cannot win or please some people.
The only thing these apprentices don’t need to learn is moaning, non stop moaning, they can learn that on this site, or at any RDC near you.
Moaning the money is crap
Moaning the work is crap
Moaning the truck is crap
Moaning the colleagues are crap
Moaning the other drivers on the road are crap
What wonders me is that there is not more suicide under truck drivers, with an outlook like that on to life, it’s a struggle everyday, jumping of a bridge looks than very appealing.
For once try to see something positive in everything!!!
