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Funding is available for training programmes
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CASH-STRAPPED operators should seek funding opportunities for training, according to family firm JW Morrison which has just won an award as Scotland's top training haulage operator Owner Joe Morrison, who collected the Skills for Logisticssponsored award, says funding is available for training: "None of us have any money at the moment but there is funding support both for initial training and for upgrading skills.
"I know it can sometimes seem like a waste of money, particularly when some people seem to change jobs every two or three years, but for those staying for the long-term training is beneficial. You don't actually stop training, it's ongoing, whether it is training in health and safety or in new vehicle technology," John Bowman, policy director at SfL, says: "Public money is available to support companies which commit to structured staff development. Like JW Morrison. a company which invests some of their own time and resources into staff development will find that they are more likely to secure public funds to help them implement their plans.
"The various apprenticeship programmes and the Train to Gain programme in England are essentially about helping companies do the sort of staff development any forward-looking business requires to recruit and retain the right people."
Bowman reports that some funding is available via Skillseekers and Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland information on this is available from the local Enterprise Councils.
JW Morrison was established in the 1970s as a repairs garage, later diversifying into tipper work. Today the business operates a fleet of 12 artio tippers and eight rigids carrying aggregates and animal feed for a number of UK manufacturers.
JW Morrison received funding from the £11.8m Scottish Road Haulage Modernisation Fund.