Funded Warehouse Courses

Then look no further!

This is a hugely expanding sector, with the shortage of skilled workers seemingly never ending.  This multi-billion-pound industry is the backbone of the UK economy, and without skilled workers to carry out these essential tasks, we soon run into problems, as we’ve all experienced following Brexit and during Covid.

If you would like to start your pathway to meaningful, skilled employment in this hugely varied sector, then look no further.

The Government provides access to funding to help people upskill and we can access that funding for you.

Working in partnership with New College Swindon, we are able to offer a range of exciting new courses which are funded by the Government for those on low incomes or those claiming Universal Credit.

These new courses provide a mixture of regulated and non-regulated learning, so that we can offer a fun, varied and tailored learning experience to our students.

Year on year, the skills gap increases, with more vacancies than available skilled staff.

Latest figures showed an increase in England of 15.2% in vacancies for warehouse loaders and pickers (up to 31,450), an increase of 1.2% for Warehouse managers (up to 63,040), an increase of 2.5% for warehouse staff and box fillers (up to 252,430).

Forklift driving is also in great demand, with 24.5% of employers reporting that they expect to experience difficulties hiring skilled staff.

There are five new courses available from August 2024 – July 2025, so we will help you gain the essential skills employers are asking for.

Our courses are designed to create a training pathway that will take you from a beginner to multi-skilled warehouse operative, enabling you to progress from course to course and to build on your skills.  This will start with the basics of working in a pick, pack environment, and continue right through to forklift operations.

We will be covering a wide variety of specially selected topics to help you gain the necessary skills to become a multi-skilled warehouse operative.

Did you know?

The UK Logistics sector employs around 2.7 million people directly and indirectly in logistics roles, representing 8.2% of the UK workforce, yet, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it quietly operated in the background with few people understanding its importance.

At the end of 2021, the economic value of logistics was 16% higher than 2019 (pre-pandemic) levels. This is linked to the record rise in online shopping in 2021 during the pandemic.

Over the past 10 years, logistics has outperformed the rest of the economy as overall employment numbers have grown by 15% (total UK employment rose 11% over the same period).