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MID-KENT COLLEGE
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As well as CPC and C+E tuition, Mid-Kent College offers NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Storage and Warehousing. Operators with up to 250 staff only have to pay 15-30% of the cost; the rest is covered by government funding.
An NVQ3 certificate would typically take two years to attain, says logistics and partnerships manager Sue Nunn. However. existing employees in the transport and warehousing sector who already have some industry knowledge should be able to win their certificates in half that time. There are no examinations; trainees are assessed in the workplace. You can fail," says Nunn, "but you can carry on until you get it right."
Operators are increasingly keen to promote a favourable image, which is bound to be helped by an Investors in People award. And NVQs, in turn, can help secure an Investors in People award.
Note that NVQs are tailored for employees, not employers. "Hauliers do not have to worry, they just till out a few forms," Nunn reports. "Funding is looked after by the college."
Mid-Kent College has a flexible approach to training, which means courses can be tailored to operators' specific requirements. "We work with them to work out what is relevant," she explains. "Attention is paid to health and safety and lifting; assessments will be carried out on a day-to-day basis and assessment continues until the student gets it right."
Warehouse operatives are not legally required to train for NVQs, but because they are standardised, and recognised, personnel with NVQs will always be attractive to employers. The road transport sector has traditionally missed out on such training programmes but Kent operators can take advantage of subsidised tuition for now, at least. "The funding will not last forever," Nunn warns. "It is only available until December 2006."