Dutch HR consulting company Randstad is going to offer a free online game for job seekers to learn how to drive a forklift. Those who successfully complete all levels will be ready to take the real-life exam for the forklift operator certificate and can look for a job in the logistics sector.

Computer game prepares players for real-life forklift operator certificate

<a href="https://news.rha.uk.net/2022/01/29/only-4-believe-driver-cpc-should-remain-in-current-state/content.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A recent RHA survey</a> has found that over 96% of members would like to see Driver CPC training amended or scrapped entirely.

RHA survey: 62% want CPC to be reformed

The UK Government has officially announced a review into how the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC, commonly referred to as CPC) training process can be “updated to reduce the burden on drivers – both returning and new – and ensure it doesn’t act as a barrier to working in the sector."

UK Government announces official review of CPC training; hints it may be funded

Germany's Federal Association of Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Management (BGL) has called for CPC training to be scrapped for experienced drivers, echoing comments from equivalent organisations in the UK, Hungary and Denmark.

Germany’s haulage industry also wants amendments to CPC training

There is a serious gap in the government’s proposed National Skills Fund, whose aim should be to help adults to train and gain the skills they need to improve their job prospects, states the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA). According to the organisation, there are almost no training providers offering the Highfield L3 Diploma in Warehousing & Storage (RFQ) course.

Computer game prepares players for real-life forklift operator certificate

RHA survey: 62% want CPC to be reformed

UK Government announces official review of CPC training; hints it may be funded

Germany’s haulage industry also wants amendments to CPC training

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