Sector Skills Assessments

In 2012, Skills for Logistics research team completed Sector Skills Assessments for the Transportation and Storage Sector and the Wholesale and Retail Sector.

Both these reports have been published by the UK Commission. The aim of these reports is to provide authoritative labour market intelligence for the sector in order to inform the development of skills policy across the UK.

Both reports can be downloaded using the links below:

Sector Skills Assessment 2012 Wholesale and Retail

Sector Skills Assessment 2012 Transportation and Storage

Ex-Military? Your Country Still Needs You

Logistics employers based in the East Midlands have traineeships available in the EastMidlands for ex-military personnel aged 16-24 that are currently unemployed for work placements. Mid-June 2014 to end-October 2014. More>>

Driver Shortage Threat To Logistics Industry

Logistics in Northamptonshire employs 45,000 people, but people in the industry say it faces a crisis because of a shortage of qualified lorry drivers. Many Large Goods Vehicle, or LGV, drivers are coming up to retirement age, and its claimed that not enough young people are coming forward to replace them.

CtW & Data Academy

Skills for Logistics have engaged with the team at Data Academy to help encourage fresh, new talent into the Logistics Sector and ensure these new recruits are equipped with the 'work ready' skills that employers in the sector really need.

Skills for logistics

Sector Skills Assessments

Ex-Military? Your Country Still Needs You

Driver Shortage Threat To Logistics Industry

CtW & Data Academy