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Sector skills report: Ports & logistics Opportunities in the ports and logistics sector In partnership with County Council, Business East Monthly is running a series of reports aimed at informing young people about the career opportunities that exist in the region and the skills required to make the most of these openings. This month features an overview of the ports and logistics sector.

The employers ‘We focus on a combination of behavioural competencies and technical skills..’ Liadan Woods, HR advisor, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe

Where are the skills gaps at exposure to the business as a in operational areas, however the Port of Felixstowe? whole, allowing employees to in other business areas we develop their knowledge of the would recruit apprentices from The Port of Felixstowe continues environment, different business 16. to go from strength to strength, areas and specific port We recruit port operatives to experiencing continued growth operations whilst learning ‘on support the changing peaks and and investment. As a result, we the job’. troughs of the operation; these are recruiting large numbers of employees are primarily port operatives to support the What specific skills are you recruited to drive our internal operation and meet the needs of movement vehicles (IMVs) and our customers. looking for? will need to be a minimum age of We like to focus on a combination As a business we are 19, with 12 months driving of behavioural competencies and constantly striving to recognise experience, however all technical skills/experience when the areas we need to develop. employees are able to apply for identifying talent. There is a clear skills gap in the other internal opportunities Whilst we do have minimum mechanical and electrical once they have completed their requirements for most of our engineering sector and this is probation period. positions, we do recognise that being exacerbated by the growth When recruiting experienced certain technical skills can be of the renewable energy sector workers, we will look at the taught, and we have the scope to locally. external market in that area and teach them. We have also found that skills decide on the best route to secure With regards to entry level Region’s ports and gaps are developing in the IT the talent we need be that positions we will continue to sector and we expect this to through print, websites, job focus on the right attitude and continue, with local and national boards or networks. behaviours, supported by competition increasing and the We advertise all our vacancies relevant studies and any logistics sector is well- growth of the GIG economy. I on our website and people can experience within the given believe many businesses will sign up for Job Alerts to ensure area. experience competition for talent they are not missing any of the in the coming years within these opportunities we are recruiting. placed for growth sectors. How do you recruit this talent? Do you offer training? What roles are you looking to We recruit a combination of We have an excellent Learning & ast Anglia looks out to the and oil and gas. King’s Lynn is a fill and why? apprentices, graduates and Development department who sea and the rest of the regional hub for agricultural We have a large workforce experienced workers. We do work with the business to world and is home to some products offering extensive delivering a variety of roles for have minimum ages in place develop, coordinate and deliver of the UK’s best known handling and storage facilities. the business including within some business areas due comprehensive training ports. Servicing this impressive stevedores, plant drivers, to health & safety rules. programmes to our existing EOn our doorstep is the Port of infrastructure are established technical and professional Engineering apprentices, employees. Felixstowe, the UK’s largest businesses in the shipping, positions. At an operational for example, need to be 18 to be These are delivered by both container port, which is on the logistics and haulage sectors, level, the main route into the internal and external providers premier Asia/EU route and the many who cite a demand for young port is through port operative and can be on site or held only UK port able to accommodate people with skills in IT, positions, where we look to bring elsewhere. We also recognise the the largest containerships engineering and business in people of 19 years and older to need to recruit and retain currently sailing the world. management, as well as good drive our internal movement experienced talent, and offer Lowestoft offers a wide range of communication skills and a desire vehicles (IMVs). This year alone competitive packages with servicing facilities for North Sea to work hard. we have recruited 170 and we will ongoing personal development oil and gas and offshore wind Education providers are continue to do so over the next 12 and internal opportunities to farms and extensive marine responding to this demand with a months. ensure we are maximising on leisure facilities while the Port of growing number of courses and Along with this, we believe in those talents and meeting both is the largest UK apprenticeships. investing in future talent and employee and business agricultural exporter. With Brexit looming the bringing in apprentices each requirements. Just over the border in Essex, requirement for businesses in the year contributes towards this. Harwich offers both passenger region to trade with the rest of the We typically recruit I Follow the Port of Felixstowe ferries and a growing cargo world has never been greater, apprentices in the following at www.icanbea.org.uk service, while in Norfolk, EastPort placing the ports and logistics areas: finance, HR, training, UK, is a modern sector in a healthy position and stores and warehousing, and multipurpose facility consisting of creating opportunities for young engineering departments. Our a deep water outer harbour and a people to forge meaningful careers graduate scheme offers a broad river port servicing offshore wind in this exciting industry. East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday, August 15, 2017 BusinessEast Monthly 17 www.eadt.co.uk

‘We have found some really good, uncut diamonds via the apprenticeship scheme...’

Do you support Carl Day, CEO apprenticeships? We are big supporters of Harrison C White apprenticeships, as we feel that providing practical work Is there a skills gap in combined with focused training, candidates have the logistics? best chance of securing There is currently a huge skills permanent positions. It is gap is some areas. There is a noticeable that some youngsters ‘We are always on the look- shortage of skilled staff within today aren’t as committed to custom formalities as well as developing a career and transport planning while there is out for talented individuals prioritise their social activities also a shortage of drivers, which to the detriment of their career could be made worse by Brexit, development. However, we have as there is a large proportion of with inquisitive minds...’ found some really good, uncut European drivers currently in diamonds via the apprenticeship the network. However, with scheme. Brexit just around the corner Paul Ager, ABP divisional port manager We have a proven track record some of the old skills such as business, as well as linguistic of employing apprentices that customs clearance, TIR skills. have shown the level of What is the current state of CARNETS could potentially Although English is still the commitment, integrity and the ports and logistics sector return. international language, willingness to learn, covering in ? businesses need to be multi- the commercial, warehousing The ports and logistics sector is What other skills are lingual and have an and supply chain areas of our part of a wider network within important in your sector? understanding of different business. Their reward is a the maritime industry, which IT skills are now a must within cultures in what is a now very career in of the most includes shipping companies as the supply chain logistics much a global market. dynamic businesses in this area. well as a range of related business services. Nationally, as well as in East Anglia, the ports and logistics sector is thriving, as thousands of operatives keep Britain trading every day. providing the necessary training ABP is the UK’s leading port to help our employees thrive. That ‘Working in transport can be operator, with a unique network is why we emphasise the of 21 ports across , importance of continuous Scotland and Wales. professional development and demanding but rewarding...’ Our ports in East Anglia provide mentoring for junior include Lowestoft and Ipswich in members of staff. Suffolk and King’s Lynn in Jason Andrews, general Norfolk. With the support of our What apprenticeships do you customers, our East Anglian manager at Goldstar Transport ports contribute £340 million to offer? We offer apprenticeship the UK economy every year and driving position to all applicants programmes in a variety of What type of employees do support 3,577 jobs in the East upon completion. different roles across our ports. you take on? Anglia region. With our recruitment of office For instance, we currently run We have recently secured some A jewel in our crown in the staff there is no real pattern to it. 4-year apprenticeships at Ipswich, new contracts of considerable region is the Port of Ipswich We do need good operations and in both electrical and volume, so have had to expand Wakefield, Kirkby and which is recognised as the UK’s accounting staff and we often maintenance engineering, which the workforce. One of the areas Peterborough. leading export port for seem to pick up applicants via provide the chance for apprentices where we struggle to find enough agricultural products, making it “word of mouth” and then tend to work alongside tradesmen, workers is on the driving side, so How is your industry an asset Suffolk can be proud of. gaining valuable experience. we often rely on foreign national to advertise more for office juniors to start from scratch, so changing? Apprentices can also travel to drivers to fill the void. A traffic operator used to be able What roles are you looking to different port locations and learn To try and combat the shortage that we can educate and mould them to our requirements for the to do his job with a pen and paper to use a wide range of equipment of qualified HGV drivers within but today the role is becoming fill and why? future. We are always on the look-out including harbour cranes, lock the U.K., Goldstar started our more admin-based and now a lot for talented individuals with gates operating machinery and own driving academy in 2013. of time revolves around VBS inquisitive minds and a passion mooring equipment. The academy is based at our How big is Goldstar? (Vehicle Booking Systems) for STEM (science, technology, We also offer a marine Woolpit depot and providing a In total, we employ around 520 systems, with all port operators engineering and mathematics) operations apprenticeship scheme, trainee applicant has a full UK driving staff and between 145 using different software to subjects to join our teams in East which has been designed to give driving licence, they can then be office staff. Our head office is manages the volume of vehicles Anglia. There is a great variety hands on training to those taken through their various based at our Felixstowe depot, we allowed onto each port by of roles available across our interested in becoming part of the classes of vehicle training exams. have a large depot at Woolpit near offering a restricted number of Ports in East Anglia, as well as marine operations team that We now even have our own , that can offer hourly booking slots. nationally, including jobs from control the shipping movements in qualified “DVSA delegated full loaded and empty container The haulage industry is also engineering to planning and the port. driving examiner” to offer the lifting and storage. We then also changing on the driving side, property. Another is an apprenticeship in full training and examination have depots at Tilbury, Our older drivers come from a Due to the wide range of jobs surveying, which offers a flexible process and Goldstar guarantee a , Aldridge, culture where it was normal to be available at our ports, the skills learning programme that develops away with work all week. we look for vary depending on the technical, interpersonal and Understandably, many modern the role. A project engineer behaviour skills, knowledge and drivers do not want to work on would typically need a degree or competence required to work as a this basis anymore, so we have equivalent in civil engineering surveying technician. introduced a rolling shift system or structural engineering, while where people work five days on, a PA to a port director would I Visit the ABP Port of Ipswich three days off and we have people need excellent office stand at the Suffolk Skills working on day and nights shifts, management and organisational Show (www.suffolkskillsshow. which means we can cover the skills. com) same demands and offer a 24/7 Many roles involve specific service. technical skills which can only be perfected by learning on the I Find out more at: www. job and we are committed to goldstartransport.co.uk 18 BusinessEast Monthly East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday, August 15, 2017 www.eadt.co.uk

Sector skills report: Ports & logistics The employees

The captain The freight forwarder ‘My greatest worry when I first went to sea was ‘There is so much to learn and whether I would I get seasick or not...’ things change every day...’ Guy Henderson is a ship to ship mooring master working for SafeSTS, a subsidiary Kirstie Nolson, 32, works in new business of Future Marine Services, which has headquarters based at Scole near Diss. development at Felixstowe-based logistics and

What does your work entail? supply chain business Harrison C White. It involves managing the transfer of oil from large tankers to small How did you get into the ships at sea in locations around shipping sector? the world. I started with Harrison C White Many ports are not equipped to based at its Felixstowe office take large tankers, which can sit just over a year ago and am deep in the water. In these currently coming to the end of situations, the large tanker waits an apprenticeship in in deep water outside the port and international trade and logistics smaller ships berth alongside her operations. My apprenticeship is and their cargo is transferred to with an online training these smaller vessels. provider. I’m the specialist who manages My work is office-based and I the coming together of the two try and plan to take an ships – this includes rigging afternoon off a week to study the fenders, manoeuvring the smaller online e-learning modules but it ship alongside the bigger vessel doesn’t always happen because and securing them. we get busy. I returned to work after living Where in the world do you in France and having a family. work? Guy Henderson, SafeSTS Prior to returning to work I We do a lot of work in Beira in prepared myself by taking a Mozambique. Recent work there alongside the larger vessel. strong wind or high swell then you number of online courses in Typically, this is done while will have to wait for the conditions international trade. When a has involved transferring LPG gas Kirstie Nolson, moving with the smaller vessel to improve. This can involve a friend sent details of this from a larger gas tanker onto Harrison C White smaller LPG tankers, which then moving parallel to the larger ship degree of patience as it may opportunity, I applied and was take the cargo to destinations on the same course and at the sometimes take several days for fortunate enough to be offered around the Indian Ocean, such as same speed. We then bring her the weather to sufficiently the position. transpired that I was good at South Africa and the Maldives. onto the ship’s fenders and send improve to allow the berthing to talking to people, at approaching In the past year or so I’ve the mooring lines across. go ahead. What do you do? them and starting a worked in the Suez Canal in If I work in Mozambique, I tend My job role has changed a lot conversation and selling our Egypt, been to Japan a couple of How did you get into your line to go for a month because that is since I started here. Originally, I services. times and worked off Montevideo of work? how long a visa lasts. My wife is was employed as an apprentice in Uruguay. I’ve just come back I have always lived by the sea. My used to it now but she did struggle in the commercial department. What advice would you give from working off the coast of dad joined the Lighthouse Service with it at first. It could be worse as We are freight forwarders – some people who work at sea can to young people? Malaysia. when I was three years old, which meaning we act as agents for In some ways, starting out in the be away for three, four, five Japan has a great set up. meant we moved around different people or companies who want sector at entry level is the best months and sometimes even Typically, we’ll fly out two islands and parts of Scotland as he to move freight – it could be a way because you have the longer. I am very lucky to be doing mooring masters for a job. When moved lighthouses. single package or a full opportunity to learn from the job I do. we get there, our first task is to I became a deck cadet in the late container - and negotiate the scratch. You can find out what look over our equipment, load the 1980s and trained to become a best rates with the shipping and role suits you best and hopefully hoses onto the tug boats and navigating officer. I did my Any advice to young people haulage operators on their the company will help you prepare their fenders before training with the tanker division who would like to work in behalf. develop in that area. proceeding off shore to the of Maersk, the Danish shipping shipping? My work involved quoting Coming into the shipping, designated ship-to-ship (STS) company. My cadetship involved a prices, procuring on behalf of ports and logistics sector, you transfer area. Make sure you know what combination of attending college qualifications you need – I’d say at clients and assisting them where need a fresh, open mind because If the weather is suitable, we in Glasgow and working at sea. we could. We deal with clients there is so much to learn and will manoeuvre the smaller vessel least a minimum of five GCSEs After qualifying in 1993, I including physics, maths and based all over the world. things change every day. But at stayed with Maersk for a brief English. Since then I have changed job the same time, there is so much period before joining P&O Irish From there, research which roles and now work in the sales room for progression. Sea Ferries. I stayed with them colleges are doing relevant department where I am One area you have to keep until 2000, rising from 3rd officer maritime courses and look into responsible for generating new abreast of are the rules and to chief officer and passing my which shipping companies are business for Imorex - an arm of customs regulations that are Masters Certificate which offering cadetships. Harrison C White. always changing. You need to be qualifies you to be captain of a My greatest worry when I first My particular focus is aware of these new laws when ship. went to sea was whether I would I generating new business in the you are quoting jobs for clients. I then became a harbour pilot on get seasick or not. but as it turned warehouse storage and Our job is very competitive the River Clyde outside Glasgow out it wasn’t a problem.. distribution business, focussing and you have to be on the ball before joining SafeSTS in 2010. I Another consideration for on the food and drink, and because clients are always live in Gourock near Glasgow. It’s young people going to sea today is vehicle movement sectors. This challenging you to find better a good location as I’m 45 minutes that many of the locations we visit entails talking to producers and rates for them. Being a good from Glasgow Airport, from where don’t have a good WiFi suppliers and attending trade communicator and having the you can fly to anywhere in the connection, so they must be aware shows. It can be a lot of pressure ability to develop relationships world. they might not be able to get onto to hit targets but there is a huge are also good skills to have. social media. sense of satisfaction when you What are the main agree a deal. I Follow Harrison C White at I made the move into sales www.icanbea.org.uk challenges to the work „ Future Marine because as I started to establish you currently do? Services is a proud myself at the company, it Our work is weather holder of the Youth became clear I had the skills to dependent. If there is a Pledge Marque – www. make a success of it. It futuremarineservices.com East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday, August 15, 2017 BusinessEast Monthly 19 www.eadt.co.uk

Ports and logistics sector – at a glance

Total employees, including self-employed in Suffolk and Norfolk 48,100 6.1% of the local economy What skills will be in demand in the ports and Number of businesses in logistics sector by 2025? Suffolk and Norfolk

Driverless cars and drones The ports and logistics sector is We’re seeing continual developments in characterised by some extremely complex IT and in technologies such as driverless scheduling and deployment challenges. We 4,725 cars and drones, which are bound to have already undertaken a Knowledge influence the sector. It means that employees, Transfer Partnership with the University of and perhaps future employees in particular, Essex looking at how we can use advanced 6.5% of the will need to be adaptable and to be able mathematical modelling techniques to local economy to cope with these changes. It’s vital they improve efficiency and we have an are prepared as they enter the sector and operation called PARIS, based in then supported through professional Cambridge, which produces transport development. (Will Thomas, University of optimisation software. (Liadan Woods, Port GVA of ports and logistics sector in Suffolk). of Felixstowe) Suffolk and Norfolk Engineers and remote operators High-level technical set As a business we need to be prepared for the As already in existence at Gateway, ever increasing size of vessels and will where most of the port activities are robotic continually need to review crane size to and controlled by people in a central office accommodate vessels along with dredging to as if they are playing an X-box, a high-level allow the vessels to berth. technical skill set will be in high demand As an increasing number of ports are by 2025. In addition, with the coming of automated with cranes being operated driverless vehicles, there will be a new job remotely, I predict that we will be looking for role for remote drivers, controlling lorries people with a clear skill set to operate plant or self drive vehicles. (Carl Day, Harrison C and machinery remotely by 2025. White) £2.35bn USEFUL WEBSITES 6.5% of the local economy

I www.icanbea.org.uk I www.apprenticeshipssuffolk.org Follow and learn about leading employers Find out about apprenticeship in the sector. opportunities. There are a diverse range of roles in the ports and logistics sector including: I www.newanglia.co.uk/new- angliayouth-pledgemarque I www.its-mygo.co.uk „ Landside superintendent The Youth Pledge Marque is awarded to Mygo is a modern youth „ Mooring crew businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk who are employment service for 16-24 „ Vessel/yard/rail planners committed to supporting the future year olds looking for training „ Ship controller workforce. or education-based in „ Crane driver Ipswich and across Suffolk. „ Help desk personnel „ Customs operatives I www.suffolkskillsshow.com „ Cargo lashers Details on the county’s leading skills event „ Cargo checkers and supervisors being held at „ Finance specialists Ipswich’s Trinity „ Stores and warehousing personnel Park on October „ Engineers 18th. *Figures (from 2015) compiled by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership as part of its development of a new Economic Strategy 20 BusinessEast Monthly East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday, August 15, 2017 www.eadt.co.uk

Sector skills report: Ports & logistics

The educators ‘Ports in our region ‘Gain employment alongside are experiencing a degree-level qualification...’ significant growth...’ Will Thomas, Suffolk Business School, What routes are there into I For those that have more specialist education to be the ports and logistics experience the MBA continues employable – make sure that to be a gold-standard you get experience alongside Ian Pease, director of sector? qualification in management your education, ensure that Routes are extremely varied that prepares students for you can demonstrate qualities – not least because the range of commercial development, executive positions. that employers look for, such as roles in the sector is so great. good communications skills, Ports and logistics businesses planning and organising your need young people who How do apprenticeships fit workload and working as part understand how their business into this? of a team. How would you describe the operates and how its work fits Apprenticeships are extremely important. For employers they ports and logistics sector? with other organisations in a I For more about courses at supply chain/network. A provide a cost-effective way to The UK ports sector has a highly the University of Suffolk, go broad-based degree such as increase the skills and diverse competitive landscape with a to www.uos.ac.uk Business Management (and qualifications of their staff mix of ownership structures and our apprenticeship shares base, whether they use them to business models that are quite much of the curriculum) train existing staff or to bring unique compared to most countries. provides precisely this in new recruits. For students UK ports and terminal owners and preparation, allowing a they offer a chance to gain operators include global graduating student to degree-level qualifications corporations, privately-owned port Are you seeing more specialise. alongside employment – with companies and substantial Trust opportunities for young people in As more logistics firms the additional benefit that they Ports. this area? position themselves as will not incur student loans. In addition there are ferry ports and Without doubt, the ports in our ‘business partners’, trying to terminals operated by companies, region are experiencing significant work in more consultative such as Stena Line. . Advice for young people growth opportunities which in turn roles to find and deliver brings new jobs and training solutions for clients, an thinking about entering the How do apprenticeships fit into opportunities in logistics and related understanding that goes ports and logistics sector? all of this? sectors. As other business sectors beyond logistics specifics and I Find out about the range of Apprenticeships are a really within our region thrive, the covers a broader business base roles that the sector can important way of getting into this opportunities for ports and logistics is even more important. offer – and get work exciting sector. widen further. A prime example of experience if you Once on an apprenticeship within this is the multi-million pounds What courses do you offer can. a port and logistics focused company offshore wind sector which will I Don’t discount the you will learn about the specific increase logistics and supply chain that are relevant to ports whole sector if you activities and attributes required to operations and is likely to act as a and logistics? find one job that earn an living in this fast moving catalyst for further port I The Chartered Manager doesn’t and important industry. developments. Potential Degree Apprenticeship is an particularly Apprenticeships that we offer that developments at Felixstowe could excellent option for both appeal – there are particularly relevant to young create a further 2,000 jobs and there employers and young people. It are lots of people wanting to work in ports and is also scope to increase the region’s combines degree-level study different logistics include apprenticeships in tourism sector through ferry and with employment and the companies that Business Administration at Level 2, cruise development towards experience that this brings. offer lots of 3 and 4; apprenticeships in Customer European destinations. I The BA (Hons) Business different Services Level 2; apprenticeships in Management route is an types of Marine Engineering (Boatbuilding) I Visit www.eastcoast.ac.uk to excellent choice for those that work. Level 2 and 3 and apprenticeships in find out more about the courses want a more traditional I You don’t Management Levels 3, 4 and 5. available university experience. need a ‘The country will always need ports...’ Phil Stittle, director of business development, West Suffolk College

What routes are there into What courses do you offer Warehousing which is very Advice for young people thinking the ports and logistics for young people wanting relevant. about entering the ports and sector? to work in ports and logistics sector? Some of the roles will be support logistics? How do apprenticeships fit into The country will always need ports. ones and others are more technical. Firstly, engineering which is a this? In the current world, job security is Ports generally have very good very popular course with welding The ports have always been a key never secure but a career within the recruitment teams and websites or maintenance pathways, while the supporter of apprenticeships and ports could give you the closest to where vacancies are advertised. support functions at ports are also now, as Apprenticeship Levy security you might get. The rates of West Suffolk College also supports vitally important and we have payers, they will continue to pay and staff benefits are also very them by advertising positions courses such as accounting, promote and use apprenticeships, rewarding. on the Find an Apprenticeship administration and IT support not only to regularly recruit new I More information at www. website as well as our own college There is also a new Apprenticeship staff , but also to upskill and train westsuffolkcollege.ac.uk website. Standard in Supply Chain and their existing staff. East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday, August 15, 2017 BusinessEast Monthly 21 www.eadt.co.uk

The apprentice ‘I enjoy the hands-on element of the work...’ Benjiman Daly, 21, is an apprentice maintenance fitter working at ABP Port of Ipswich

What does your job involve? As well as the work being varied My work involves looking after and challenging, the port is an most things at the port that are interesting place to be. You watch mechanical but not electrical. So, different cargos – rice, bricks, that could be servicing the cranes, timber - coming and going to maintaining the ropes and destinations across the world and gearboxes and making sure they you get a sense of how the world are well lubricated with grease. I economy is working. People forget also look after the maintenance of this place exists in Ipswich but the rail-mounted gantries which there is a lot going on. have to be serviced and checked The majority of my work is regularly. outside and I enjoy the hands-on Two people have been element to the work - and that is designated mentors to me and they where I would like to stay for the have helped me in my time being. Maybe, I would development. consider a supervisory role in the future but for the time being I like How is your apprenticeship getting my hands dirty. going? I am currently at the end of the What advice would you give to second year of an advanced Benjiman Daly is working towards an Pictures: young people starting out? apprenticeship in mechanical apprenticeship in mechanical engineering GREGG BROWN Firstly, do some research into the engineering and attend classes at types of work there are available. I West Suffolk College in Bury St diploma in mechanical application online which was quite didn’t know too much about the Edmunds once a week. engineering, which is widely detailed and was asked to attend a port before I applied for this During the first year we learnt recognised across a number of formal interview, which was position and there are often job practical skills at college, such as sectors. conducted by a panel. There was opportunities here. welding, turning and sheet metal also a second day when we were Once in work, it’s important to work. The second year has been How did you get into the ports taken out onto the port and asked show willing to get involved in jobs more theoretical and has involved and logistics sector? to take part in a series of team and to be prepared to turn your learning about mechanical I originally wanted to be a car based challenges. In the final part hand to anything. principles, forces and strains. mechanic and studied a BTech in of the selection I was taken up a Work hard and be safe, as health I started my apprenticeship in vehicle technology at Suffolk New crane to see if I was OK with and safety is important in places September 2015 and am due to College. heights. like the port. complete it in April 2019. I should I secured a position at elsewhere Being able to work at heights is finish my college course in the but I didn’t receive the type of important. The arm of the crane is I Visit www.abports.co.uk for autumn of 2018 but will then spend training I was hoping for and left over 100ft above the ground and more information about ABP the last six months pulling by mutual agreement after six even when you are harnessed, together a portfolio of work-based months. What I was looking for working up there can be quite I Find out about apprenticeship evidence, where I will write up was an apprenticeship with a daunting. opportunities at www. individual jobs I have carried out, schedule of training in place – I apprenticeshipssuffolk.org explaining how I did them, the didn’t want to be thrown in at the How are things progressing in tools I used and how I could deep end. your job? improve things if I did them again. I saw the apprenticeship with I wouldn’t change this job for The qualification I will end up ABP advertised on the Indeed.com anything. I enjoy it and feel the with is Level 3 BTech extended website. I completed the port is a good place to work.

Become an Enterprise Adviser and promote the world of ports and logistics to the next generation

For employers in ports and logistics are already starting to see the benefit businesses who want to inspire young for the local economy and the students, people to work in the sector, getting as young people are offered work involved in The New Anglia encounters and then go on to consider Enterprise Adviser Network might be this sector as a possible career path. the solution. The New Anglia Enterprise Adviser This project seeks to connect local Network is a national project funded business leaders with senior leaders by the Careers and Enterprise in local schools and colleges, so they Company and delivered by Norfolk and can work together to develop strategic Suffolk County Councils with the long-term plans. Enterprise Advisers support of New Anglia LEP. Becoming are volunteers and bring their wealth an Enterprise Adviser will enable the of knowledge and experience of the organisation to apply for the New world of work to help develop these Anglia Youth Pledge Marque. employer engagement plans. There’s currently over 75 I Visit the website: Enterprise Advisers in Suffolk and www.newanglia.co.uk/new- Norfolk who are matched to local angliaenterpriseadviser-network to schools. They come from a number of find out more about the benefits sectors including Engineering, of becoming a New Anglia Construction, Health and Social Care, Enterprise Advisor or contact Energy, Creative Industries, Finance [email protected] for and ICT. Both employers and schools more information.