“We are looking forward to seeing new drivers out on the road, following completion of the Skills Bootcamp and helping logistics employers find their new recruits to help get Britain back on track.” "These bootcamps are designed to help this situation they will not only support employers in the region that need additional drivers, but they will also offer people in our community the opportunity to learn new skills, and gain the relevant qualifications needed to get a job in an industry which is full of opportunities.” Principal and chief executive of the Weston College Group, Dr Paul Phillips, said: “It has been well reported that there is a driver shortage and the impact that is having on our nation.
The courses will be run at the college’s state-of-the-art Construction Training Centre just off junction 21 of the M5 Weston College will be offering a range of courses, training participants to be road-ready and gain licences for Cat C, Cat CE and upskills with qualifications such as ADR (Hazfreight). The HGV Skills Bootcamps offer participants free, flexible courses that last up to 16 weeks, with those that successfully complete the course being guaranteed a job interview. READ MORE: How struggling Somerset families can get hundreds of pounds in food vouchers this winter The Government announced the Skills Bootcamp in October, as part of the Skills for Life initiative, with the aim of training 5,000 new and returning people to become HGV drivers. Weston College will be running the HGV Skills Bootcamp to get potential drivers road ready. A Somerset college is to offer an HGV training bootcamp - in a bid to help tackle the national lorry driver shortage.