May 23/24th 2012 sees the Warehouse Technology Group throw open the doors of the Logistics Research and Innovation Centre for a 2 day event and seminar programme themed "Productivity and Efficiency in the Warehouse".
Mantra is supporting Join The Apprentice Revolution campaign which aims to create 300 new Apprenticeship opportunities across the city of Manchester in 100 days.
Mantra is supporting two National Apprenticeship Service aimed at introducing apprenticeships to BME owned employers. The events will be taking place in Oldham on 14th March and Rochdale on 28th March.
The new online driver enquiry service, developed by DSA, has just been launched to allow lorry, bus and coach drivers working towards Driver CPC to go online to check records of the periodic training they've done.
Mantra now offers a complete suite of HSE approved First Aid at Work courses including annual refreshers and re-qualification.
For a limited period you could save ££s on Driver CPC courses. Mantra has one-day Driver CPC courses running weekly at Manchester and Warrington including Saturdays priced at just £50 plus VAT and £8.75 JAUPT upload fee.
If you are aged 16-18 and looking to start an apprenticeship in motor vehicle maintenance or warehousing, then a Pathway to Apprenticeship course with Mantra Learning is the perfect place to start. You will gain some extra qualifications and learn some real skills that you will be able to use from day one of your apprenticeship.
Mantra has introduced a 2-day course which is aimed at transport managers who already hold a Road Haulage CPC qualification but may be unaware of the many changes to legislation that have since been introduced. It provides a detailed knowledge of the rules and regulations applicable to road haulage in the UK and Europe. It also provides an update on the latest industry best practice.
The government has announced a new incentive for small businesses to take on a young apprentice. The Apprenticeship Grant for Employers is worth £1,500 to a business employing less than 250 people and has not had an apprentice before if they take on a new young person aged 16 to 24. An additional top-up grant of £750 is being offered by Greater Manchester local authorities making the total available £2,250 for each new apprentice up to a maximum of 3 per employer.
On 18th October 2011, key industry leaders and training providers heard that unless the UK's more than 400,000 freight drivers pick up momentum on the mandatory Driver CPC training, Britain may be facing a gap of 30% fewer drivers when the first five year cycle completes in September 2014.
From 18 October bus, coach and lorry drivers holding a British paper driving licence are asked to exchange it for a photocard licence in order to receive their driver qualification card (DQC) at no cost.
We know it's a busy time of year and the last thing you want is to take drivers off the road to catch upon their Driver CPC training. That's why we have introduced Saturday courses to avoid disruption to the working week.
All LGV drivers are required by law to complete 35 hours JAUPT approved training every 5 years. Now is the time to act. The later you leave it, the greater the chance of not completing the required training by the September 2014 deadline and risk losing your ability to drive.
The projection for Driver CPC training shows that unless our operators change the speed with which they are training their drivers, the UK will face a fall in drivers by 30% by 2014.
Provisional workplace accident figures from the Health & Safety Executive show just five British workers were killed by fork lift trucks during 2009/10; down from a peak of 16 as recently as 2006/7.
Mantra Learning is constantly on the look out for good candidates looking to start an Apprenticeship with a local employer. Visit our Vacancies page for the current opportunities.
Young people from 14 years old can learn to drive in a safe environment.
