Levy news from Govt in full discussion at Coventry conference hosted by Lindsay McCurdy Oct 27
Lindsay McCurdy put on the levy conference at Coventry days after govt released the first papers on delivery, perfect timescales for a master class in how the HMRC April 2017 levy collections will be delivered by providers for employers, large and small, levy and none levy players all explained. Levy paying employers who spend their pot can then claim 90% subsidy for further training. A full house extravaganza of all things you need for levy, employers and providers getting ready for May 2017 delivery.. Whistl, Tarmac and Stobart amongst the big employer attendees for transport.
Academics focus on degree apprenticeship for National Express employers at IOC Heads of Industry – Oct 18th IOD, Pall Mall London SW1
Academics in strength for round table group focus on Trailblazer degree apprentice at level six at the IOC heads of industry workshop at the IOD, Oct 18th
What can be to done to improve logistics operations in Urban Areas?
Sheffield University, Dr Erica Ballantyne urban freight research hosted a round table focus group, Smart technologies, customers, quick turnarounds, reliable availability, safer deliveries, reduced mileage, air quality all featured in the discussions. Stakeholders who are part of and affected by Urban Transport policy and operations engaged the discussions. Tracey Worth for Institute of Couriers reports. The introduction started with moments of quietness to reflect on the issue 'What can be done to improve operations in Urban Areas whilst helping to alleviate current urban transport problems?' Each of three stakeholder table groups focused on how this question affected their area of expertise.
AELP logistics in employer heartland of levy for Express trailblazer.
UK Mail director John Nolan was at the heart of naming the Express trailblazer alongside CitySprint and TNT. What better host for an AELP training provider focus on Trailblazer delivery?
UK Mail sortation site in transport hot-spot on the A45 opened their doors to host the Association of Learning Providers Logistics Forum Sept 22nd. A full house of training providers, colleges and award bodies packed the event to receive strategic updates on Trailblazer, levy & RoATP. Quality and excellence in logistics sortation all around the group at the 22 acre, 55 million pound site set the scene for a strategy update with the very latest govt views on employer involvement to levy in logistics and express.
Carl Lomas, secretary for Express Trailblazer, Bill boards in the streets
Degree Apprenticeships will be the game changer that brings a new perception to every level of apprenticeship.
Trailblazer standard in Express Delivery Management at degree apprenticeship level submitted to BIS by Justin Moore and the Institute of Couriers.
A degree apprenticeship for managers in the evolving e-retail final mile has been submitted to BIS (July 28), polishing touches were added to the BIS submission at the recent Heads of Industry meeting of the Institute of Couriers, (July 13), aligned with the Universities of Derby and West London to cover the hot spots of the exploding sector numbers in final mile. The degree level goes alongside the existing level two for express delivery and provides a strong platform for employers approaching levy in April 2017.
Lomas speaks express trailblazer at historic date for levy conf Coventry
Trailblazer, levy, employers and providers?
Are you prepared for levy? Lindsay McCurdy Apprenticeships 4 England Coventry Conf
HMRC collects levy from April 2017.
Full house booked solid, a historic day for Levy conf. Govt change real time as Theresa May announced Gove and Nicky Morgan out. Chris Grayling took sec of state for Transport. Education role change, could it become the Dept for Education and Apprenticeship as Justine Greening got the role of sec.
Sunshine in Coventry filled the room for levy conference organised by Lindsay McCurdy.
Express trailblazer Royal Mail meeting for a sector recognising walking post to white van in the evolving and exploding platform of express delivery.
IOC chairman Carl Lomas met Liza Strong, director for talent at the Victoria Embankment offices of the Royal Mail to talk about the Trailblazer Express group developing qualifications ready for levy.
Carl Lomas, acting as BIS employer group sec for Express trailblazers explored the alignment of the existing Express level two Trailblazer to engage walking post in the level 2 qualification. This was a key sector the employer had already reviewed to be in the standard. The standard covers skills from customer service to compliance, an end point assessment developed with award body Pearson using a Q&A, simulated job issues (failed delivery, dealing with returns, damaged parcels) and a viva interview recognising an individual’s delivery log, work book or record of deliveries. The standard covers all express courier job roles from walking express delivery through trolley, cycle, bike and van.
IOC were in West London for the AELP National Conference, talking education and funding for trailblazer, levy and employer.
Martin Dunford, chair of AELP had a mouth-watering line-up of ministers and shadow ministers to give the opposite opinion. 800 AELP members, wall-to-wall training providers, 640 attending from every sector stacked to the rafters in the Hammersmith West London Novotel. Talk of rivers of money and a cold vote for the new Chartered Institute of Further Education.
Positive words from Minister Nick Boles,
I understand change is going on and it generates uncertainty. It is absolutely clear there is a fruitful river for you to fish in. There is a great deal more money going into apprenticeships, an expanding river of opportunity. You are in a growth business, every area of the country will need to thrive in their environment.
Warehouse news headline June 2016 – ‘A legacy change for the express courier sector’ – IOC chair Carl Lomas with East Midlands hot spot LLEP Corin Crane and Sec of State for Education Nicky Morgan. Heads of Industry IOC Heathrow conference highlighted the sector win as BIS gave the green light for the road ahead for the next generation of express courier drivers, funding up to 4,900 pounds a candidate. A team effort from APC to UK Mail.
Standing room only at Heathrow as BIS talked trailblazers, there was hydrogen power in the car park for an IOC heads of Industry briefing that followed a proven track record of fifteen minute slots across a varied agenda. Glen Davies TfL, LoCity was first keynote address, ‘ 59% of white vans are in private registration!’ watching the thunderstorm cell, Heathrow Emma Gilthorpe talked air, focused on freight, 1.5 million tonnes a year through Heathrow projected to 3 million tonnes by 2030. FORS BIS & Hydrogen followed, Inpost talked collect, Nicholas Dunhill Parcel Space had collaboration at heart, Alex Farkas DWP was on hand as national logistics, Andrew Hartley, System training de-mystified levy for employers. Sarah Bell University of Derby had level 6 degrees in preparation. It was logistics employers parked wall to wall, City sprint, TNT, UK Mail FedEx and more in a briefing focused express speed.
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