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South West College creates new degree in transport
South West College Creates New Degree Pathway in Transport and Supply Chain Management
The Foundation Degree and top up BSc Hons Transport and Supply Chains programmes will be delivered in Full time and Part time learning mode by South West College with The Open University validation.
These programmes have
established strong links with industry, and this is a guarantee of the relevance of the programmes and provides direct and practical access to resources that contribute to the accomplishment of the course aims and objectives. This programme is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, it provides students with a core knowledge and the higher technical skills in Transport and focuses on the practical application of knowledge and skills in both the Academic and Work Based Learning components of the programme. A universal approach to the course coupled with opportunities to work with students from other Higher Education programmes will enable participants to gain an appreciation of the importance of a team approach in the modern and vibrant Transport sector. This multi-disciplinary approach is critical to ensure the successful and timely delivery of Transport and Supply Chain Management projects. Students can choose to combine part-time learning with employment or alternatively full-time education. Upon successful completion of the Foundation Degree in Transport & Supply Chain Management programme, graduates can consider entering into employment within the Transport and Supply Chain sector or continuing to study by applying for a place on a BSc programme in a relevant discipline including the level 6 BSc (Hons) Top-Up Degree in Transport and Supply Chain Management at South West College. Validated by the Open University, it establishes a collaborative partnership, providing a supportive framework and using groups of experts from academic institutions, the professions, the business community creating quality of institutions and the learning programmes that is being provided. These qualifications have been in the pipeline for some time and were created in response to industry demand. For employers, this is an opportunity to upskill existing staff or recruit new apprentices as they work towards becoming fully qualified industry managers. Supported by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport it allows successful graduates to become members with the only professional body within the industry – CILT (UK). SWC is now open for enrolment – for further information please contact linda.clarke@swc.ac.uk
DAF Trucks’ Ready-to-Go programme, the market-leader’s stock portfolio of pre-bodied construction, waste and utility sector trucks, will receive special focus at the Commercial Motor Show at the end of September.
Ready-to-Go features a diverse selection of immediately available DAF LF and CF chassis equipped with bodywork from industry leading names including Hyva and Bevans. With operators facing the challenges of an erratic, unpredictable economy, DAF Trucks has seen more and more truck operators requiring vehicles at short notice – particularly true of the UK’s home-improvement market where demand for materials has surged during coronavirus lockdown restrictions. As a result, DAF has experienced a spike in demand for LF Skiploaders with Hyva bodywork and LF Scaffold trucks with Bevans bodies. The Ready-to-Go range also includes hookloaders, tippers and mixers, with DAF Trucks again seeing a steady increase in demand for all these vehicle types. The rise in demand is also precipitated as operators ‘upgrade’ to Euro VI ahead of the introduction in March 2021 of Low Emission Zone standards in London for all commercial vehicles above 3.5-tonnes. Further afield, and despite plans for the introduction of Clean Air Zones (CAZs) in several UK cities having been thrown into doubt, DAF Trucks is seeing operators continue to upgrade their grades to the Euro VI emissions standard. Key to the appeal of the DAF Ready-toGo programme is immediate availability of the complete vehicle – often an urgent requirement for operators facing untenable VOR workshop repairs or confronted by fastmoving and unexpected contract demands. DAF Trucks works with the UK’s leading bodybuilders to ensure exacting specifications meet with a wide range of customer demands, from steel-bodied tippers, to skips, to hook-loaders, to mixers, and more besides – all supplied through the DAF Dealer network, cutting delivery from months to weeks or even days. “Ready-to-Go provides the ultimate rapid response service for operators,” said DAF Trucks Marketing Manager, Phil Moon, “we understand the pressures that site contractors, for example, are under, and, that there is often a ‘standard’ vehicle specification that typically meets operators’ needs. What we can’t predict, however, is when they’ll need them – and that’s where our Ready-to-Go programme provides a genuine service. Available through our 134-point UK DAF Dealer network, operators can quickly access our Ready-toGo portfolio, identify their ideal vehicle and then have it in service, often within days.”
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