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System Training’s new Skills Training Academy received Royal approval after HRH The Princess Royal officially opened the new centre in Carlisle last month. The new training facility is the result of a £1m investment by System Training and provides it with more teaching classrooms and practical training workshops.
Royal appointment S
ystem Training, the UK’s largest logistics training provider, welcomed The Princess Royal who has a long and distinguished relationship with the road haulage and logistics industries. As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistics Corps, a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen and an honorary member of the Road Haulage Association, The Princess has a keen interest in logistics.
The training centre, which is part- funded by Skills Funding Agency, will be used primarily to deliver
apprenticeships to young people, key skills to get unemployed people back into work, logistics training and workforce development.
The Princess was hosted by System Training’s Chief Executive Robin Brown who introduced the board of directors and company employees. During a tour of the new facility The Princess met young motor vehicle apprentices and lorry drivers from Eddie Stobart, Bibby Distribution, Yodel and Asda who were undergoing eco-friendly, fuel-efficient driver training. The tour also included a safety
demonstration from Cumbria Fire & Rescue, a display of client commercial vehicles and a chance to meet logistics apprentices learning to drive on a state-of-the-art truck driving simulator. The Princess then unveiled a commemorative slate plaque to open the building and looked-on as Robin Brown donated the services of a training instructor and training materials to Transaid – a third-world transport charity of which she is Patron.
Among the guests were the Lord- Lieutenant of Cumbria Sir James Cropper, Sir Michael Bibby, the Mayor of Carlisle Councillor Barry Earp, the Chairman of Cumbria County Council Councillor John Woolley and Carlisle MP John Stevenson. They were joined by a host of dignitaries from the logistics, skills and training industries.
Robin Brown, System Training Chief Executive, said: “It’s an incredible honour for HRH The Princess Royal to give our new Skills Academy a stamp of quality and a Royal seal of approval. We work hard to improve skills within the logistics industry, deliver apprenticeship programmes to young learners and help give unemployed people the skills to find jobs – and it’s fantastic to have this recognised by The Princess. The company started from humble beginnings but we have a fantastic family of staff who have all contributed to the company’s success.” ●
www.system-group.com 56 ShD October 2011
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