Manchester Conference Centre  AELP Logistics event

DWP Alex Farkas, James Billingham TLE Learn direct, Tony Higgins System training & Pierre de Carteret DHL

National Logistics sector training forum Manchester. July 10th.

Energetic vision on funded routes of training, PET, traineeship direction, employer vision from DHL and DWP sector focus at ministerial level.

Dec 16th, pm London:

Director level invite to under graduate Hons degree in Logistics heads of industry launch.

A revolution in technology has brought need for skills never before seen in the logistics sector

Courier and Logistics, the next generation,  will you give them a Job?  Representation of a whole sector face a common goal to find the next generation.

From Bibby to CitySprint, Royal Mail to TNT, UK Mail to GLH & Point to Point, City Link to Swift, APC to Rush it was the broadest representation the industry has ever seen at one table of heads of industry.

Nationals, networks and London regional courier logistians with army postal services came together as Heads of Industry to sit for the inaugural meeting to establish the content for the new Honours degree in Logistics at the University of London Metropolitan.

A Table full of support as industry turns out for a new courier qualification.

Friday Feb 12 is the deadline for the submission of the standards to BIS for the all new courier trailblazer apprentice qualification, courier companies turned out in first days of February to show the greatest  support the industry has ever seen.

Heads of the courier industry turned out in force, they were around the table to show their support for the new trailblazer apprenticeship for courier. A route for workforce to join a sector in need. If BIS give it the green light we could have the next generation of couriers in training by summer.

Carl Lomas Institute of Couriers with Officer Commanding, Major Gifford who presented a 13 year reserves service medal to logistics soldier, Private Freewater at the event.  Pictured with Staff Sargent John Rock in front of a six ton MAN 4X4 SV.

RLC Southall presentation 13 years service to Private Freshwater Royal Logistics Corps.  IOC Chairman Carl Lomas was at the London showcase day for reserve Royal Logistics Corps 562 Squadron and learned about a licence route for heavy vehicles that gives a step from warehouse to wheels.

DPD new UK super hub, 1000 jobs at Hinckley in the LLEP region.

Queens award for enterprise.

Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Jennifer, Lady Gretton, was on hand to present DPD with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, on behalf of the Queen.

Ready for 2015 Black Friday Peak.

Photo - IOC Chairman carl Lomas with IOC President Lord Falkland and the first draft of framework for the BIS courier trailblazer.

Courier Trailblazer makes its next steps with the first draft of the assessment framework.

A first framework draft is on the web for trailblazer courier apprenticeship.

Courier Trailblazer is ready for the next apprenticeship submission and has the first draft of assessment framework ready. Heads of industry are meeting Oct 27th (preceeding the evening of the National Courier awards) for the next step forward to a solution for workforce shortage in the courier sector.

From Front left Patrick Gallagher CitySprint, Kate Lester Diamond Logistics, Tim Goddard Maritime,Faye Calland TNT, Phil Gee APC, Kathy Sharkey DX, Sam Clarke Gnewt, Viscount Falkland President, Sarah Bell Hon. Jerry Stewart Eagle Couriers,Allison Kemp AIM, Steve Alderson TNT, Zoe Powers GLH, Robert Berringer GSG, Jon Stockton TNT.