Thread: Panic at the Pumps
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Old 27-09-2021, 15:31   #141
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Re: Panic at the Pumps
An interesting article from an HGV driver/owner which includes a take on post-16 education:

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In the short term, we need the migrant workforce back; to do so, the government must be willing to grant visas to those who want to return to the country to live and work. Currently, they are refusing to do this, in part due to their ignorance of the blue-collar working world.

HGV drivers should be added to the ‘skilled workers’ list, rather than only HGV mechanics and instructors, and they should specifically be added to the shortage occupation list.

An issue that has been building for 15 years is not an overnight fix.

To effectively solve the HGV driver shortage, we must look to how post-16 education works. Since the mid-1990s, everyone has been pushed into university, discouraged from considering other industries that require vocational, not academic, skills and qualifications. Today, we are seeing the impact of this, as an entire sector of necessary workforce is missing.
https://centralbylines.co.uk/hgv-dri...t-got-us-here/
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