HGV Driver Training: Funded Solutions for Your Business

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The UK logistics sector is confronting a recruitment cliff, requiring 40,000 new HGV drivers each year to avert serious disruption. Currently, 24% of operators report open driver roles, with the workforce continuing to shrink and age. 

To address these challenges, RHA Skills recommends apprenticeship programs such as the LGV Driver apprenticeship and the Urban Driver apprenticeship, both of which offer FUNDED HGV driver training solutions to combat these skills shortages. Here’s why these programs are beneficial: 

- Receive professional, industry-recognised training you can trust.

- Reduce recruitment costs by upskilling your existing staff into HGV drivers or by training new team members.

- Take advantage of training costs being 95% to 100% funded.

- Benefit from a shorter qualification timeframe, as many apprenticeship programs now allow apprentice drivers to obtain their licence within just 4 months.

- Save on National Insurance costs, as there’s no employer NI payable for apprentices under 25 earning less than £967/week.

- Enjoy no mandatory maths and English training for apprentices over 19.

Our apprenticeship partner, TRS, can assist you in incorporating apprenticeships into your organization, guide you on how to access funding for HGV driver training, and support you and your staff throughout the entire process. It’s much simpler than you might think.

Fill out our contact form to request more information about funded HGV driver training through our apprenticeship programs.