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Yard person apprenticeships

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Yard person apprenticeships - where to start

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    • Apprenticeship
    You may be able to get into this job through a Level 2 apprenticeship in warehousing and storage, or trade supplies. You'll usually need some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent.

     

    Direct Application
    You could apply for jobs directly. Experience of warehouse work or labouring on a construction site would be helpful. You may need forklift truck training for some jobs. 

    Yard person apprenticeships - what it takes

    Skills and knowledge

    You'll need: 

    • to be thorough and pay attention to detail 
    • the ability to work well with others 
    • patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations 
    • the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure 
    • to be flexible and open to change 
    • excellent verbal communication skills 
    • the ability to work well with your hands
    • thinking and reasoning skills 
    • to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
    Restrictions and Requirements
    You'll need to have a good level of fitness and have forklift truck driver training for some jobs

    Yard person apprenticeships - what you'll do

    Day-to-day tasks

    Your day-to-day duties could include: 

    • loading and unloading delivery vehicles by hand or with a forklift truck 
    • sorting and grading stock 
    • moving supplies to storage areas 
    • picking and packing orders 
    • dealing with customers
    Working environment
    You could work in a warehouse. Your working environment may be dusty, outdoors some of the time, physically demanding and dirty.

    Career path and progression - Yard person apprenticeships

    With experience, you could become a yard or warehouse supervisor, or yard manager. You could move into delivery driving, forklift work or product sales.

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    Considering an Apprenticeship?

    There are lots of benefits to apprenticeships, here are our top 5:

    • Paid Training
      Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
    • Range of career opportunities
      There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
    • Earn & learn
      As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday and sick pay.
    • Great career prospects
      Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
    • Learn on the job
      There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job - whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables or building engines!

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