• FTA skills campaign update - 1 January 2004
• Skills conference report - October 2003
• Skills Survey 10.2003
• Driver skills passport
• Funding sources for driver training
• Smart Moves - make a career in freight initiative
• Take a step up - lessons in driver development from leading companies - April 2002
• Skills conference report - September 2001

Campaign progress report

To tackle the issue of driver shortages and skills gaps within the haulage industry and to promote careers for school leavers and graduates within the transport industry.

Campaign objectives		Campaign results
Develop and encourage best practice in the recruitment and retention of transport personnel		Published first skills conference report
		Published skills supplement for drivers in Freight
		Published Skills Survey 10.2003
		Published second skills conference report
		Reissued 'Funding Sources for Driver Training' to cover England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland separately
		Promoting funding opportunities with the LSC and Jobcentre Plus
		Draft code of practice to protect empoloyers' investment in driver training to be published
Improve attitudes towards drivers		Driver's Passport launched 19/3/03
		'Respect for People' proposal approved for funding by RHF; to encompass truck stop/driver facilities, diversity, personal security, etc
		Ongoing involvement in Respect for People initiative
To promote careers in transport, distribution and logistics		Careers website proposal approved for funding by RHF
		Developed 'Smart Moves' project and held launch event for school children at Commercial Vehicle Show
		Developing 'Smart Moves' as a national schools initiative
Key

	Success in campaign objective or action		On-going actions to achieve campaign objectives
	New campaign objectives and actions		Campaign objectives that have not been achieved or where campaign objectives have been modified

Last updated: Mon Aug 15 15:01:28 2005