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Forwarding has presence at Trailblazer Summit


Apprenticeships can help fill the skills gap post-Brexit, and getting amongst your community pays dividends.


For the first time, the freight forwarding sector had a presence at the national Trailblazer Summit run by the Institute of Apprenticeships, which was held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. In the keynote speech, the Rt Hon Anne Milton, Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships, advised that the department expects another 500 standards to be submitted in 2019. So to have ours done is fantastic – we are ahead of the game. Anthony Jenkins, chair, Institute for Apprenticeships,


said: “I am also a levy-paying employer and with the potential productivity crisis, post-Brexit, apprenticeships are a solution to fill some of the skills gaps that come with these challenges.” There was lots of talk about funding and help for


those groups still going through the approval and assessment processes, but with ours approved it was the marketing element that proved most interesting and relevant. Two of the presenters were Steve Stewart and Ben McKenna from GSK, who gave an employer and apprentice perspective, respectively. Carl Hobbis, training development manager, who


represented BIFA at the event, said: “Yes, GSK is a huge organisation, but the one thing it is doing is engaging with its community. This is transferable no matter what size your organisation and it is why BIFA is encouraging and supporting our members to do this better. “It was fascinating and refreshing to hear Ben’s


experience and his thoughts on his early career. He said


that having local organisations showing an interest in young people, by giving time up, is very powerful. “By doing this and giving up your time, you are not


only adding to your CSR programme, but are highly likely to get more applications for your apprenticeship vacancies, meaning you will be picking from a larger pool and increasing the quality of your workforce.”


Semi-annual global cargo theft report launched


The first edition of a regular new report reveals violent truck hijackings account for 24% of cargo theft incidents globally, while food and beverage is the most targeted sector. Several key findings from the TT Club/BSI report highlight the severe impact that cargo theft has on global supply chains. It reports that the food and beverage sector suffer from the highest rates of cargo crime across the globe, accounting for 27% of all incidents, whilst consumer products and hi-tech electronics industries also suffer high rates of cargo theft. Road


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transport is the most targeted mode for cargo crime across the globe, accounting for over 75% of all cargo theft incidents, with warehousing being the second most vulnerable target at 19%. BSI and TT Club have authored


the report to demonstrate their shared goal of educating the transport and manufacturing sectors about the dynamic cargo theft risks across the globe. With an enhanced awareness of worldwide cargo crime trends, industry will be able to take a proactive approach to preventing cargo crime, and also minimising the financial loss and


brand reputation damage that results.


In addition, the report includes several pieces of loss prevention advice to counter the threats identified presented in the report. The risk mitigation advisory sections have been co-authored by BSI’s Advisory Supply Chain Security team and the TT Club’s claims and loss prevention team. Download the BSI/TT Club Semi- Annual Global Cargo Theft Intelligence Report –2018 from www.ttclub.com/loss-prevention/ publications/tt-club-bsi-cargo- theft-report-h1-2018/


Following the most successful


National Apprenticeship Week ever that took place earlier this year, National Apprenticeship Week 2019 – which also coincides with National Careers Week – will look to involve more individuals, employers, partners and providers in activities that highlight the benefits that apprenticeships bring to employers and the opportunities apprenticeships present to individuals. Now that we have an


apprenticeship standard for freight forwarding, start thinking what you could do within your local communities and get out there and promote the industry to the next generation of forwarders. This could be giving a talk in a school, college or community group. You could host some young people at your premises and give them an early insight.


December 2018


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National Apprenticeship Week 2019 date


announced Now is the time to start planning your early talent strategy for 2019 The date of the 12th annual


National Apprenticeship Week – to take place in 2019 – has been announced and will run from 4-8 March 2019. This annual week-long


celebration of apprenticeships will bring the whole apprenticeship community together to celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy.


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