Pearson and Skills for Logistics Certificate to Work
- 1. Certificate to Work for LGV Drivers Delivering employable drivers to employers
- 2. What is the Certificate to Work? › A joint programme developed by Pearson, Skills for Logistics and employers. › An overarching, wrap around certificate that consists of several components including industry licences and certificates, as well as formal accredited qualifications - to set a new standard for new LGV drivers. Why is it needed? A Collaborative Approach Pearson and Skills for Logistics have been working with stakeholders across the sector to develop the Certificate to Work to ensure it provides people who want to become an LGV driver with the right knowledge, competence and skills employers are seeking. The Logistics Guild Who is it for? • • • Young, inexperienced people looking for a career in the Logistics Sector. Those already in employment but who are looking to change career. Experienced drivers from the MOD who haven’t used their Cat C or Cat C+E licence before. The Logistics Sector is facing a huge driver shortage. Between 2010 and 2020, 149,000 new drivers are needed in the sector; the Certificate to Work is a way of attracting new drivers into the industry no matter what their experience is as they will be able to demonstrate they have the knowledge, competence and skills to be a safe driver. The Logistics Guild plays a vital role in the delivery of the Certificate to Work. Candidates will become members of the Logistics Guild in order to access further help. Learn more at www.logisticsguild.com. The Logistics Guild Credit Union The Credit Union will provide access to loans for new learners so they can achieve the Certificate to Work. Learn more at www.logisticsguild.com/logistics-guild-credit-union. Employers Candidates will not be able to achieve the Certificate to Work unless they have been taken on by an employer. Working with The Logistics Guild we can ensure the right people are getting to the right employers, for a career in the Logistics Sector.
- 3. The Certificate to Work Process The Certificate to Work is a straightforward process to ensure candidates come out of it fully trained and ready to work in the Logistics Sector. Selection and Preparation › Ensuring the right people are selected to work in the Logistics Sector so outcomes for organisations and individuals are improved. › The learner will need to have held their Cat B licence for 2 years with no points. › They will have an initial assessment with the employer to ascertain what they need to achieve to become a fully trained LGV driver. › The learner will have to pass a medical The Outcome and apply for their provisional LGV licence. The new LGV drivers will be of a high standard and will have the knowledge, competence and skills to work safely in the sector, achieving long term careers. Ground Work › The learner is moving towards a career they will understand and value. › During this phase the learner will take their LGV theory test and will start their functional skills. › They will also have the opportunity to see what a day in the life of a truck driver is really like and learn some essential life skills of being an LGV driver. Licence Acquisition Work Placement › Candidates will be trained to gain their Cat C or Cat C+E licence and complete their Initial Driver CPC. Taking everything they have learnt into the world of work, candidates are given a 6-8 week work placement by the employer who then completes the process ‘on the job’ with their work based assessors. › They will then go on a short work placement to start to learn the knowledge and skills required to be a safe, competent driver. Basic Training Candidates then go on to bolster their theoretical knowledge, with some classroom training that may also count as periodic Driver CPC.
- 4. Learn more For more information on The Certificate to Work or other Pearson products please visit: www.pearsonwbl.com/ctw