Hi folks,
This is of no use to me, as well I believe I’m well suited to my job role and to be fair I reckon my current place of work is where I shall be spending my first part of my driving career before I move onto the bigger dreams I have…But well TNT are offering driving apprenticeships nationwide, I’ve copied one vacancy from leeds and it seems they’re paying a decent wage for an apprenticeship! (Plus it’s a chance for anyone wanting to gain a hgv entitlement!)
Employer TNT UK Ltd
Learning Provider Delivered by Leeds City College.
Vacancy Description
As a Pick up and Delivery Driver you will carry out multi-drop deliveries and collections. If you are self-motivated and comfortable working on your own then this is the kind of role that will appeal to you.
You’ll certainly enjoy being on the road, not to mention the daily contact with a wide range of customers. The start’s early for what is a long but rewarding day. The mornings are mostly spent making time critical deliveries and the afternoons taking collections.
In return for your hard work and commitment as our Pick up and Delivery Driver, we’ll give you all the rewards and recognition you deserve, along with access to the training required to develop you in this role.
Key Details
Vacancy Title Driver Apprenticeship
Employer TNT UK Ltd
Employer Description
Transport Organisation
Web Site tnt.com
Vacancy Location
Treefield Industrial Estate
Gelderd Road
Gildersome
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS27 7JU
Working Week MONDAY — FRIDAYstart time 7am 40 hours
Weekly Wage £ 300.00
Number of Vacancies 1
Vacancy Reference Number VAC000298744
Key Dates
Closing Date For Applications 12/07/2013
Interview Begin From 09/08/2013
Possible Start Date 09/09/2013
Training
Training to be Provided
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Level 2 Certificate in Driving Goods Vehicles (Option C)
o City & Guilds 501/17933/3 — 4012-22
o GLH: 169 -
Level 1 Functional Skill English
o Delivery Hours: 50 -
Level 1 Function Skill Maths
o Delivery hours: 50 -
Employee Responsibilities and Rights
o 600/1361/8
o GLH: 32 -
Personal Learning & Thinking Skills
Learning Provider Leeds City College
Learning Provider Description From 1st April, the vision of Leeds City College became a reality as Leeds College of Technology, Leeds Thomas Danby and Park Lane College Leeds & Keighley merged to form what is now one of the largest and most influential colleges in the country, with over 60,000 students and a turnover of £70m a year. The five main Leeds City College sites are now known as Horsforth Campus, Keighley Campus, Thomas Danby Campus, Park Lane Campus, and the Technology Campus. The joint aim of the merger is to raise achievement levels in Leeds and Keighley, offer more courses to suit the needs of everyone from school leavers to employers, and enhance facilities to be amongst the best in the country. Each of the former colleges shared core provision — from teaching basic skills through to employer engagement. However by merging, Leeds City College will also be bring specialist provision under one roof: catering and hospitality (Leeds Thomas Danby), electrical & engineering crafts and computing (Leeds College of Technology), business training courses (Park Lane College Leeds), and trade/construction programmes (Park Lane College Keighley). Since Sept 2011 Joeseph Priestley and Leeds College of Music have now merged with Leeds City College.
Contact Details For all enquiries please contact Tom Rayner or Georgina Dutton on 0113 308 7918 or send an e-mail to georgina.dutton@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
Vacancy Type Intermediate Level Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship Framework Driving Goods Vehicles (Skills for Logistics)
This Learning Provider has achieved a sector success rate of 65% for this type of apprenticeship training.
Expected Duration 12 Months
Skills Required
Effective communication skills with work colleagues, and the ability to engage with members of the public.
Ability to work as part of a team, as well using initiative when working independently.
Qualifications Required
CAT B driving licence with less than 6 penalty points
Grade C and above or equivalent for English and Maths
Personal Qualities
Self-motivated, customer focussed, enthusiastic, committed, willingness to learn, resourceful, persistent, assertiveness
Important Other Information
You will often spend long hours by yourself delivering our customers goods.
Future Prospects
The opportunities are endless within TNT. As part of our Home Grown Talent programmes you will have the opportunity to develop your career as far as you want. In fact most of our senior Managers came from our Depot environments. Once you have completed the first 12 months their will also be an opportunity for you to earn a C+E Licence as well as permanent job.
Reality Check
From the 1st October 2012 a National Minimum Wage (NMW) for apprentices has been introduced for young people aged 16-18 and those aged over 19 in the first year of their Apprenticeship. The new rate is £2.65 per hour. The new NMW applies to time working plus time spent training as this is also part of the Apprenticeship. Anyone not covered by the age category above will be entitled to the NMW appropriate to their age
Hope this helps people in need as well it could be a chance for us young lads to gain that chance we may not have had earlier.
As I said it’s a little late for me, Get yourself on the apprenticeship website and apply for it 
Should you want to!
Cheers
Jonny 
