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More minority drivers needed
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• A new driver training initiative specifically aimed at recruiting drivers from the ethnic minorities will see 250 drivers gain their C+E licence and other skies over three years, Nationwide Ethnic Transport Training (NETT) starts training 10 would-be drivers in South Yorkshire next week. If the scheme is successful, it could spread to other areas with large populations of ethnic minorities.
Hakim Wals, director of NETT says: "Compared with the average of black and ethnic communities in the national population, we are highly under-represented in the haulage and distribution industries.
"Many people in our communities have all the experience needed to satisfy the demands of the modern haulage industry; all we need to do is provide the eight training and work experience opportunities, and we will be solving two problems in one go."
Sheffield-based training company TM. Group will train some of the drivers to help them gain their C+E licence. Other training companies will cover Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce will also train them in customer care, first aid and health and safety.
After the 16-week training, Weis hopes to place the recruits In work placements at one of 25 local transport companies who have signed up to the scheme.
• Truck drivers with Shropshire-based agency Extra Personnel are being offered £10 cash bonuses for introducing new drivers. The company says demand for drivers is at an all-time high. 'With a huge number of available jobs, we had to come up with some incentives to encourage more candidates through our doors," says Andy Pemberton, regional transport manager.