Businesses from across the region were given the opportunity to find out more and get involved in the Logistics Academy Yorkshire and Humber (LAYH) at a recent dinner event, held in Wakefield.
Located in the Logistics Institute at Hull University Business School, the academy was launched in 2009 as a one-stop shop employer-led partnership organisation, bringing together employers, educators, training providers and other stakeholders in logistics. Funding from Life Long Learning Networks (YHELLN and WYLLN) helped set up the academy.
The event provided businesses from across the region with an introduction to the academy, explaining its role in providing access to quality assured training and addressing skills shortage in the field of logistics, as well as giving them the opportunity to sign up to the services of the academy.
Bob Clarke, managing director of Clugston Distribution and vice-chair of LAYH Employer Board, said: “We are delighted to extend our support to LAYH and look forward to working with the academy to access quality training that will satisfy the training needs across our organisation.
“We are committed to upskilling our staff through nationally accredited training and believe that our association with LAYH is a step in the right direction.”
The academy provides access to consistent quality training and skills development opportunities that are required to meet the current and future needs of the industry. LAYH encourages businesses to use the training and funding opportunities in the region.
On the national scene there is more good news for the sector. The Skills for Logistics led proposal for a National Skills Academy in logistics has moved to the business planning stage. The Government has recognised the vital importance of logistics to the competitiveness of the UK economy and subject
Yorkshire, Humber Academy boosts its regional profile to the acceptance of the business plan in spring 2011, is committing almost £4 million of public funding to support the work of employers in the sector by establishing a high quality employer-led academy that will raise the bar on skills and put in place a world class service to the industry.
