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  • 10/05/2013New Vacancy: Bidding ManagerSkills for Logistics has an extremely successful recent history of bidding for and winning funds to support skills acquisition in the Logistics Sector.  We intend to build on these successes and are now recruiting for a Bidding Manager. 

    To view the Job Description click here 

    Closing date is  1pm Friday 24th May. 

    To apply please send a CV and Covering Letter detailing how and why you are a suitable candidate to Dr Ross Moloney, Director of Intelligence and Strategy.  His contact details are:  ross.moloney@skillsforlogistics.org
  • 09/05/2013Breakfast with Logistics Road ShowDue to low numbers registering for our Milton Keynes event, unfortunately we have had to cancel it. However, we have had a good response for Coventry and this event will go ahead. If you would like to attend this event please register your interest now to Megan Holmes (roadshows@skillsforlogistics.org) 
  • 15/04/2013Platform for Sino-UK Co-operation on Modern Logistics Vocational EducationPlatform for Sino-UK Co-operation  on Modern Logistics Vocational Education

    Skills for Logistics, Milton Keynes, 12 April. Skills for Logistics (SfL), China Federation for Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), and British Council China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the three parties co-operating on areas such as logistics talent cultivation, standardisation and vocational education.

    The MoU was signed at the offices of Unipart Logistics in Cowley, Oxfordshire and marked the culmination of a successful visit by a CFLP delegation, a return visit for a delegation to China led by Skills for Logistics in October 2012. The CFLP delegation  toured logistics operations and academic institutions around England to see at first-hand how key UK employers engage with the skills system to develop a world class technical and vocational educational training system in the logistics sector.

    The MoU is an exciting step forward in the development of Sino-UK co-operation on logistics vocational education. The co-operation will include:

    •    Establishing a ‘Platform for Sino-UK Co-operation on Modern Logistics Vocational Education’. This industry-led platform will facilitate communication and co-operation between employers, education & training institutions and central government in the two countries. A continuing dialogue will be held to enable each country to gain a deeper understanding of the other’s logistics sector, which is an important first step in the realisation of further co-operative projects.

    •    There will be frequent exchange of information on the Chinese and British Logistics Sectors communicated widely through the trade media in each country. This will provide intelligence useful to employers and vocational trainers in both countries.

    •    SfL and CFLP will collaborate to develop National Occupational Standards for the Chinese Logistics Sector which will broaden and modernise existing Chinese Standards reflecting the diversity of roles represented in the UK logistics sector and the global nature of logistics & supply chain management. This co-operation will be the first step in a wider collaboration on joint curricula and qualifications.

    •    The three parties agree to support an Apprenticeship Pilot Project to introduce the UK Apprenticeship model to the Chinese logistics vocational education sector. Colleges and employers in China will be selected for a pilot programme. This project will also be part of the broader programme on Apprenticeships under UK-China Partners in Education programme and the MoU between the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Ministry of Education.

    •    Other co-operative projects relating to logistics vocational education and training will also be implemented, including programmes where UK institutions train teachers in Chinese vocational colleges, a programme of student and employee exchanges between employers in both countries and increasing collaboration on the development of joint curricula producing accredited, internationally recognised qualifications.

    Commenting on the cooperation, Susan Milner, Director Education at the British Council China, said: “The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between British Council China, Skills for Logistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing marks the beginning of an exciting new phase in Sino-UK cooperation on vocational education. Through supporting the development of partnerships between Logistics sector employers, colleges and logistics trainees from China and the UK, this MoU will enhance the provision of skills training and increase employability in both countries."

    Dr Mick Jackson, CEO of Skills for Logistics, said: “We believe this is an exciting opportunity for meaningful collaboration between two countries that are joined by a number of key global supply chains. A common set of Occupational Standards will lay down a great platform for the development of joint curricula, qualifications and programmes into the future. Whilst programmes will be tailored for local conditions the collaboration really recognises that logistics is a global industry.”

    Mr Ren Haoxiang, Vice Chair of CFLP, said: “The relationship is based on friendly consultation, mutual learning and mutual benefit. China wants to change the structure of its Logistics vocational education to ensure that it is not a brake on economic growth. This means improving the vocational training of our logisticians. We are looking forward to learning more about the British system of National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the way they have been encapsulated in the Professional Development Stairway. The introduction of Standards is an essential early step but so too is the need to ‘train the trainers’ and give them the experience of working in logistics environments, which is essential if they are to train our future logistics workforce.”

  • 12/04/2013Petroleum Driver PassportPetroleum Driver Passport.- recruitment of External Verifiers. The PD Passport scheme has been designed to set an industry training standard against which drivers delivering refined petroleum products in road tankers will need to demonstrate competence. As part of the build-up to the launch of the PDP in January 2014, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) who have been appointed as Scheme Managers, are now recruiting sector experts to act as External Verifiers for the scheme.  Full Details at http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/65379.html


    If you would like to read the recent press release about PDP please download the document here
  • 08/04/2013Skills Calculator website now available

    Skills for Logistics have released a new and exciting tool for the Logistics Sector to help demonstrate the benefits of investing in skills development.

    The Skills Calculator is a user-friendly web tool for both the employer and the individual.

  • 04/04/2013The China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing visits the UK


    A delegation from the China Federation for Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), headed by the Vice Chairman CFLP Mr Ren Haoxiang, will visit the UK 8 – 12 April 2013.

    In partnership with key logistics employers – Unipart Logistics, DHL, TNT Express and Ceva Logistics and six educational institutions including, Skills for Logistics have arranged a week of workshops and site visit during which a formal Memorandum of Understanding between the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, Skills for Logistics and the British Council will be agreed and signed. This tripartite agreement will ensure that maximum impact is gained from an exciting collaboration between the two country’s logistics skills systems.

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