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National Apprenticeship Week to highlight skills and achievements
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) will take place from 5 to 11 February 2024, providing an opportunity for businesses to celebrate the achievements of apprentices around the country and the positive impact they make to communities, businesses and the wider economy. The Department for Education has announced that the theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2024 is ‘Skills for Life’. To stay up to date and to view the NAW toolkit that has
by encouraging everyone to consider how apprenticeships can help to provide #SkillsForLife. BIFA supports the role of apprentices across the industry and has seen the benefits that apprentices bring to their workplaces. If you would like to discuss apprenticeships and how they work, get in touch with Carl Hobbis at c.hobbis@bifa.org to set up a call.
been written to support the apprenticeship community with planning its activities, visit https://nationalapprenticeship
week.co.uk/ Individuals, employers, training providers and communities can get involved
Funding rise for Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship
The funding band for the Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship has been revised upwards to £5,000 from £3,000. The driving force behind the change, Jim French MBE, managing director Road to Logistics and co-chair Trailblazer Group Transport and Logistics, said: “The original apprenticeship was approved in 2016 when the new format of Apprenticeship Standards and End Point Assessments were introduced. “In revising the standard, the group has updated the ‘duties
and knowledge, skills and behaviours’ to be more representative of modern warehousing operations. The increase in the funding band should also make the apprenticeship far more attractive to both employers and new entrants looking for a career in logistics.” This is a positive step for apprenticeships in transport and logistics. It is another recruitment pathway for BIFA Members to consider and will help address the skills shortage across the sector.
The Limits of Liability for Carriers
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£23.36 per kg By air – Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £18.05 per kg
By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.12 per kg £707.84 per package
BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.12 per kg
By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.84 per kg
Insurance for the Marine & Logistics industries
(The SDR rate on 22 November 2023, according to the IMF website, was 1.06176)
By air – Montreal Convention (22 SDR):
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