RAISING THE BAR
Manpower has partnered with HGVT, the UK’s leading driver training partner, to launch the Driver Academy. This enhanced training programme equips students with the necessary training, certification and employment support to launch a new, safe and successful career as an HGV driver.
Estimated at 100,000, the mismatch between the number of drivers needed and the number available continues to present problems for employers across the country. Increased time to hire, inflated pay rates and growing attrition are all exacerbated by the lack of new drivers coming through the ranks.
With more than 3,000 students coming through the academy each year, based all across the UK, we’re able to connect our clients with a valuable, exclusive and more diverse talent pool of newly qualified drivers wherever and whenever they are needed. And as we understand how fast-paced the industry is, we place our candidates efficiently ensuring businesses are running successfully when they need it the most.
The Driver Academy is one of the solutions Manpower offers as part of our upskilling programme MyPath, which helps build the talent pool of the future to provide our clients with a sustainable solution to access in-demand talent. Find out more here.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ROUTES INTO THE DRIVER ACADEMY
For more information about the Women in Driving Development Pathway, take a look at the brochure dedicated to this route here.
OUR GRADUATES ARE:
HIGHLY MOTIVATED
Our drivers are committed to initiating a successful driving career, with graduates demonstrating a significantly higher pass rate than the national average.
BETTER SUPPORTED
We prepare our graduates with work placements and industry insights, setting realistic expectations for their driving career.
FRESHLY SKILLED
As newly qualified drivers, they have been through the very latest HGV training requirements and are ready to put these skills to the test.
MORE DIVERSE
The average age of our graduates is 34 (versus the national average of 48), while the percentage of our intake who are women is five times higher than the industry standard.
LABOUR SHORTAGE
For information on labour shortages within the driving and logistics industry and how this is affecting the market please see the links below to some helpful articles and white papers:
Logistics UK
Read about Logistics UK’s concern surrounding skills shortages within the sector.
The International Road Transport Union (IRU)
IRU Forecasts ‘Alarming Jump’ in Driver Shortage in Europe.
TESTIMONIALS
The new driver you supplied, Jack, is doing extremely well. The driver assessor who went out with him backs this up as he passed his assessment with flying colours and he told me that he’s confident that Jack will be fine driving our vehicles.
Even though Jack had little experience in Class 2 driving, he has proven to be very reliable and quite confident, so I just wanted to say thanks to you and the team for supplying a driver with good standards.
Inbound Process Manager
RELIABLE TALENT, READY TO WORK
We have a steady pipeline of Driver Academy graduates across the UK, which means that we can work with you to plan resource in advance or provide urgent cover when you need it most.
Get in touch to find out more about how Manpower and the Driver Academy can give you the edge in a talent-short market:
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