Are you confident that your PUWER responsibilties are covered?

If you have these responsibilities, then we have a great solution available that’s quick, convenient and affordable to ensure your legal responsibilities are covered.

The RTITB Managing and Supervising MHE Operations eLearning course is a fantastic course for anyone looking to develop into a managerial or supervisory role within an MHE environment, and for those already in the role looking to improve their understanding of their duties.  It can be completed in a day, accessed on mobile devices, and will ensure you and your business are safe and compliant.

Managers and Supervisors will feel confident of their abilities within hours of successfully completing this online training, expertly developed and frequently updated.

Broken down into 6 sections, staff can spread the training over several days, thus assisting warehouse managers and site managers minimise the delays or disruptions to your operation.

At the end of the course content (approximately 3 – 4 hours), there is an end of course assessment, and upon successful completion of the eLearning, candidates will receive a verified qualification.

All of this for under £65 plus VAT per person, with discounts available for over 20 people, thus making this great value for money.

To view the wider range of e-learning courses we have available, please click here.

International Women’s Day

Friday 8th March 2024

Therefore, to support this effort, we’re hosting our next Forklift Friday on the same day – open to Ladies Only.

This will be an opportunity to speak to a trainer, discuss any requirements they might have, and to try forklift driving – completely free and with no obligation.

Our hope is that once our ladies have discovered the joy of driving a forklift, they will be encouraged to try it as a career.

So with that in mind, any woman who attends will be offered a 20% discount off our normal forklift course prices!*

For more information about Forklift Friday and how this can help you on the next step in your career, please see here

*T&C’s apply – contact us for full details.

Why Logistics and Supply Chain need more women

So what is needed to cut through the barriers women face?

Some ideas include operating flexible shift patterns, workplace childcare facilities, and offering the same pay rates irrespective of gender for both part-time and full-time workers.  If these initiatives are embraced by the industry, it will attract more female talent, and if career development is supported for everyone, then we all benefit.

One such body trying to address this issue is Women in Cold Chain (WiCC), who held their awards in September 2023.  They aim to encourage female school leavers, university graduates, and women from other industry sectors to consider a career in the temperature-controlled storage and distribution industry, which traditionally is male dominated.

One attendee at the awards event said: “The speakers imparted their experience that anything’s possible, and so many women talked about their own experiences of working within a male dominated environment that I too had experienced such as service engineers talking to the ‘man’ behind you as if you wouldn’t know what they were talking about, drivers talking over or past you, your opinion or point of view not being heard in meetings, and people generally presuming because you are female you can’t manage transport!

“I do believe that there are a lot of men that just don’t realise the challenges women face, and they need to hear about it firsthand to understand, and for them then to support women in their chosen profession, no matter what that might be.”

So let’s not overlook this huge talent pool when recruiting into our industry, and take advantage of the gains of having a diverse, skilled and happy workforce.

If you’re thinking of a change of career, or just starting out, then see how we can help you, with our range of Forklift Courses

We have supported many women through their forklift training in the past and would love to help you.  If you need some flexibility around start and finish times to work around existing commitments, we can help.  And if you’re not sure if forklift driving is for you, then come along to one of our free taster sessions and have a go before you decide to book a course.

Together, we can support you on the next step in your journey towards satisfying employment.

More from the Jobs Fair

For more videos, testimonials, and images, please visit https://www.thejobfairs.co.uk/network/jobfair/swindon-15-11-2023/

We hope that if you came and spoke to us, that we were able to help guide you in the right direction.  We’d love to hear from you if you met us there and have some news about your job search since the event.

If you were invited to our next Forklift Friday taster session, it’s running this Friday 1st December and it’s the last one of the year, so please do let us know if you want to come along.

For more information about this, please visit www.keyperformancetraining.co.uk/forklift-friday/

We will be attending the next one on Friday 19th April 2024 at the same venue, so if you’re looking for a chance to change your career, then please come over and have a conversation with us.

Jobs Fair Update

We showcased our training products and were able to talk to people about how our forklift training could help people create a pathway to employment.

We were also delighted to be able to support Seetec Pluss’s new Work & Health Programme – Pioneer.  This incredible new scheme enables people who are economically inactive to attend a drop-in session, running on Thursdays, with no appointment or referral from a job coach.  If you are eligible, you may qualify for funding for your training.

We were also able to invite people to our next Forklift Friday taster session, running on Friday 1st December.  This gives people a chance to try forklift driving, met the trainers and chat to us about your experience and needs, in a relaxed setting.

For more information about this, please visit https://keyperformancetraining.co.uk/forklift-friday/

We’re looking forward to attending the upcoming job fairs in 2024, and helping more people into work.

Employability Focus Month

We’ve had a great meeting with Thrive Recruitment this month, in which we discussed some of the job opportunities around Swindon at the moment, and what a difference being trained in multiple disciplines has on people’s employability.

We attended the Swindon Job Fair on Friday 23rd June at the County Ground.  This event enabled us to meet with lots of wonderful people, all of whom were looking for work.  We talked to people about enhancing their employability by widening their skills, with workplace or forklift training.  We also handed out a fair few lollies and sweets to the children, so apologies to the parents!

We wish everyone we met the very best of luck with their job searches.  If you want more information about any of the courses we offer, please see our website – https://keyperformancetraining.co.uk/#

We were also delighted to attend Seetec Pluss’s Employability Panel event on Monday 26th June.  This was a group of partners, employers, Swindon Borough Council and some of the participants Seetec Pluss have helped. Our local MP Justin Tomlinson attended and joined the discussion as we looked at some of the great things being provided by Seetec Pluss already and what might be needed in the future.   Seetec Pluss offer wide and varied practical, hands-on advice to people looking to get back into employment.  Their personal approach is so supportive and respectful, and that extends to the relationship with external partners like us.  They really make a difference to people’s lives, and we’re honoured to work with them.

Finally, on the day itself, we’re attending an event called “The Neurodiversity Challenge”, which is being run by Disability Experts.  We’re looking forward to an enjoyable, educational and entertaining session in which we can improve our knowledge of this topic.

Thank you to everyone we’ve spoken to during these events.  We’ve certainly learnt a lot and we hope that we can put into practice some of the things we’ve picked up along the way.