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FUTURE GOALS
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The Stiller Academy has big goals for the future. It is participating in local employability programmes, including training and job experience for rehabilitated offenders. It is setting up a warehousing and forklift truck training facility at Durham prison. John Craig, manager of Stiller's Academy, says there are a few offences which are obvious barriers to the industry such as substance abuse but that most people deserve and value a second chance. "Stiller takes them on day release and I place them with other operators. Hilton Hotels is a big supporter of the programme and have found that these staff give great commitment and productivity" Craig is also looking at developing further and higher education courses in logistics. "-There is no degree really tailored to logistics, and most academic courses are still based around term-time.
"We'd like to break down foundation degrees to modular bite-sized chunks you could do at work. If you can assess and offer evidence for work experience, you can fast-track the first year."
This is important for several reasons. Tutors and assessors work around the student; courses are assessed and included for their relevance to the business; and trainer-operators such as Stiller have a better chance of impressing the importance of training upon smaller operators, says Craig.