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| Company objective & values |
| To
provide professional and expert delivery of all and
any material on an ad hoc or contracted basis. |
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| Company role |
| 24
hour, 7 day a week, 365 days a year express delivery
and carriage service |
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| Key skills & competences |
- Driving Skills and licences for HGVs group 1 and
down to small vans
- Map reading for locations of deliveries
- Administration duties in office environment and
on vehicle with delivery notes etc.
- Contract negotiation and sales
- Staffing rotas and logistics.
- Vehicle licensing and maintenance scheduling
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| Links with national curriculum |
| Useful |
Maths &
Numeracy |
Useful links
within the accounting and finance areas |
| Useful |
Geography |
Useful links to knowledge
of areas of country |
| Useful |
ICT |
Useful links within the
administration areas |
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| Areas that could be used in lessons |
- Driving Skills
- Interpersonal and motivation skills
- Contract process from telephone enquiry to completion
of delivery
- Staffing and delivery logistics
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| How could it be made interesting
and appropriate? |
- Explain how it all began - a brief history of
the company
- Explain how the business works, from initial enquiry
to settlement of account
- Discussion on the 23 types of vehicle
- Discuss contracts with well known names (eg: Roberts
bakery)
- Explain licensing of commercial vehicles and drivers
including tachograph and driver's hours
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| Background information |
- The company would visit the school or groups of
4 to 6 pupils could visit the site
- The site has a full Health & Safety certificate
- There is no restrictions on the schools
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