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Delivery van drivers collect parcels from a depot and deliver them to customers.
You may be able to start in this job through a Level 2 apprenticeship as an express delivery operative with a delivery company. This apprenticeship will take a minimum of 12 months to complete. You'll usually need some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent.
You'll need:
Your employer may supply you with a delivery van, but if you're self-employed you'll need your own vehicle.
As a delivery driver, you will:
With experience, you could become a delivery coordinator, managing a team of couriers and providing customer care and sales services. You could use your driving skills to work in other forms of transport, or complete training for a large goods vehicle (LGV) licence, which would allow you to work in freight transport. If you take specialist training, like defensive driving and personal security, you could drive vehicles used to deliver cash and high value items. You'd usually need a Security Industry Association (SIA) licence for this.
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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!
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!
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.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
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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