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Salvage handling
• Century Salvage Sales is covering all aspects of salvage handling and administration in a single training package for operators. Training can be on-site or at a series of venues on dates yet to be finalised.
Contact: 0191 512 0528.
Centrex centre
• Transport training specialist Centrex has a new training centre in Leatherhead. Among its first students will be Vehicle Inspectorate staff who will take up a third of the centre's capacity. It is designed to cater for 100 people a week in five classrooms and three workshops.
Contact: 01372 386063
Older apprentices
• Manchester TEC has extended the age limit for entering its Modern Apprenticeship in road haulage and distribution to 24. This will allow employers to attract TEC funding and support apprentices until they are 27 years old. Contact: 01923 858461.
Drive and learn
• The Road Haulage and Distribution Training Council has launched an initiative that will enable industry apprentices, some as young as 18, taking NVO courses to receive driver training at the same time, The Young Driver Training Scheme is open to 18-21-year-olds and has backing from the DOT, RHA and FTA.
Contact: 01923 85846L
Young tech
• SkillAuto, the automobile industries' new competitions organisation, is introducing a competition to find the best young heavy vehicle repair technician. To be eligible technicians must have received at least three years' formal training and have been born on or after 1 January 1975. Entry forms can be obtained from trade and institute journals, technical colleges and training providers and SnapOn-Tools distributors.
Contact: 01952 777777.