Introduction

Amey is a large construction and infrastructure company that has a wide range of operations in various sectors. It has a large fleet of over 800 HGVs in a variety of categories. In 2016 Amey began to realise that HGV licence acquisition must be treated as it’s own category of training.

Challenge

HGV vacancies were growing
Retention rates were dropping as wage competition increased
Traditional recruitment paths were failing to yield results
Growth strategy impacted by lack of available staff
Driver training programme was inefficient and took 12-18 months to complete

Solution

We offered Amey a managed service, that consolidated their existing suppliers and ran everything through a centralised process. This would reduce communications and workload for Amey’s L&D and HR departments, allowing workers to focus on other important aspects of the business. We created a standardised process that allowed us to do the following:

Book module 1&2 simultaneously.
Complete CPC at the same time as Cat C licence.
Communication lines were established between manager, candidate and HR.
Centralised an amalgamation of suppliers which reduced costs significantly.
Set a standardised price point that fit within Amey’s budget constraints.

Results & Achievements

We achieved the following results within the first 6 months:

Amey reduced HGV vacancies by 15%
Easier to find recruits who require HGV training
Increased ability to win new contracts as Amey can plan and create qualified drivers
Time to complete training reduced by 70% to an average of 4 months

Amey learned, through this process, that having a single supplier to manage the system on their behalf, speeds up the entire process and allowed them to train more drivers and therefore grow the business faster and meet demand.

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