List of Apprenticeships

Apprentices may specialise in transporting goods by road, organising road transport operations, or distribution and warehousing operations.

Freight logistics is all about the journey of products like food items from the initial producer of the ingredients, the movement of the ingredients to processing, manufacture and then retail stores for the customer to then buy. The management of this process is called supply chain management.

Staff across the industry from warehouse staff to professional logistic staff all require skills at higher levels than are currently the norm.

Managers and supervisory staff in this sector will face tough challenges because of the increased complexity of logistics and supply chain management and the need to meet environmental and safety laws.

The Skills Council for this sector is Skills for Logistics, covering freight transport by road, storage and warehousing, activities of other transport agencies, courier services, air freight (other scheduled air transport) rail freight (other transport via railways), freight inland sea and coastal water transport. For more information, visit: www.skillsforlogistics.org 

If you are under 19 and thinking about taking up an Apprenticeship, you may want to discuss the details with a Connexions Personal Adviser. You can also go to ‘What next?’ to get in touch with someone who can help with your query.

Alternatively, if you are over 19 years of age you can contact your local Jobcentre Plus for additional help and advice. For more information, visit http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk 

If you're an employer and interested in offering this Apprenticeship to your staff, then go to 'Next steps'