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HGV ACADEMY LAUNCHES The Cornwall College Group (TCCG) has launched a brand-new lorry driving academy to help boost the county’s job prospects and solve a shortage in drivers. TCCG has partnered with Government organisations, local haulage company A new European Social Funded (ESF) project is helping to boost a range of industry sectors across Cornwall by giving local businesses the bespoke skills, training and qualifications they need. Launched by CCB Training, the business skills and training arm of The Cornwall College Group, the new Skills for Cornwall project will support training needs in a range of sectors including agriculture, rural, health, engineering and construction.
Conway Bailey and training firm Driveline to offer a bespoke eight-week programme that will see successful students finish up behind the wheel of a lorry - helping fill a vital gap in the nation’s HGV driver shortage. Experienced heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver Steven Raw is heading up the programme. He said: “We’ve set up the Cornwall College HGV Academy in direct response to the national shortage of qualified drivers. “By completing our eight-week intensive
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programme, potential drivers will be fullyqualified and ready to land a well-paid job often without parting with a penny. This really is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to secure a well-paid job that is in incredibly high demand.” The Road Haulage Association estimates there is a shortage of more than 100,000 qualified drivers in the UK. You can find out more information about the HGC Academy, including how to take part, by visiting cornwall.ac.uk.
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“There are two ways for businesses to get involved with the project,” said Lorna Martin, head of apprenticeships and external engagement at CCB Training. “Firstly, is the £3k of funding available through the Apprenticeship Development Fund. This is aimed at businesses that take on a new or existing staff member to an apprenticeship in either motor vehicle (light & heavy), bricklaying, healthcare or property maintenance. “Secondly, we are looking for businesses to help us gain further insight on how we can develop the right training and qualifications to best suit our own regional economy. “Through a series of free networking events with key industry speakers, we’re looking to connect with businesses from the agriculture, rural, health, engineering and construction sectors.”
as whole swathes of Cornwall’s rural areas are still without the most basic fast, reliable broadband they need and deserve.
be unpleasantly surprised and find it’s time to consider an operator offering guaranteed download and upload speeds.
It’s a stark illustration of the two-tier access to digital communications which exists in the county - the legacy of years of major operators bypassing whole communities in their broadband rollouts and which Wildanet came into existence to challenge.
And for those who have been putting-up with poor internet connections for too long and face falling even further behind their full-fibre-powered peers locally and nationally, there’s never been a better time to take the leap and bring your business connectivity into the 21st century.
So, if your business is one of the fortunate ones to have fibre direct to the premises, well done – although I’d still suggest you check how the headline-grabbing ‘up-to’ speeds you signed up to compares with the service you’re actually receiving. You might
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