TNT Post delivers opportunities for apprentices

Citation

(2014), "TNT Post delivers opportunities for apprentices", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 46 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT.03746baa.010

TNT Post delivers opportunities for apprentices

Article Type: Notes and news From: Industrial and Commercial Training, Volume 46, Issue 2

TNT Post has begun an apprentice-recruitment drive aimed at producing home-grown talent for business expansion and at supporting the communities in which it operates through the creation of new employment opportunities.

The company has invited training provider First4Skills to help it to recruit apprentices to work at its depots across the UK. The apprentices will be presented to TNT Post through a tailored recruitment service, which will provide successful applicants with a minimum of 12 months’ training in a permanent apprentice position.

With a focus on delivering substantial, sustained training in mail-service operations, the apprenticeship program will provide transferable skills across a broad range of industries.

TNT Post has also promised to track the successful candidates’ development on completion of their apprenticeship to provide further opportunities including possible progression on to an advanced-level apprenticeship.

Nick Wells, TNT Post UK chief executive, said: “We are always looking to attract new talent to our business and are excited to introduce a scheme that offers apprentices the opportunity to really excel in personal and professional development. We are committed to tackling youth unemployment and getting young people into work, and this is another step we are taking to help those who need it most.”

Alison Parkes, chief operating officer at First4Skills, said: “Working with TNT Post to develop the next generation of experts in its business will provide great opportunities for young people.”

First4Skills recently worked with TNT Post to develop and introduce a buddy and mentoring program to enable existing employees to share their knowledge and provide guidance to the new apprentices.