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Become a Qualified Professional HGV Driver!
The Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship provides the academic qualification and practical training and work experience that supports a vibrant and exciting career in the freight distribution and logistics sector. Apprentices will also receive expert driving lessons and training in advance of completing their C / CE driving test and attaining the Driver CPC qualification.
What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship is a programme of structured education and training which formally combines and alternates learning in the workplace with learning in an education or training centre.
Apprentices earn while they learn and build valuable work-ready skills in a chosen occupation. Apprenticeships open up exciting and rewarding careers, with learning grounded in the practical experience of undertaking a real job.
2 Year Training Programme
Level 6 Higher Certificate
1:1 On Road Driver Training
C/CE Licence and Driver CPC Qualification
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About The Apprenticeship Programme
Apprentices
For Apprentices, this programme is the perfect entry point into the Freight, Distribution and Haulage Sector, with broad exposure allowing apprentices to gain invaluable work experience to support an exciting career in the logistics sector.
Employers
For Employers, this initiative is an opportunity to recruit fresh and enthusiastic talent into your organisation, with the academic training provided to assist your businesses operations needs and lead to safe professionally qualified drivers.
Development
This Apprenticeship programme has been supported by ATU Sligo as the Co-Ordinating Provider, the Freight Transport Association Ireland as the Lead Proposer and a dynamic consortium of representative bodies and employers. The apprenticeship is a direct response to the industry need for professionally trained drivers and is the first qualification on the national framework of qualifications (level 6) linked with the profession of Commercial Driving.
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Latest News
Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship at The Cope
The Cope is offering a Commercial Transport Apprenticeship, within its Builders Providers division, for intake in September 2026. This role will support the operation of a busy warehouse and a regional delivery fleet of vans and lorries. This apprenticeship provides hands-on training in all aspects of commercial transport and logistics, including goods handling, safe loading […]
Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship at Maher Haulage
Maher Haulage is delighted to support the Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship (CDAP). This 2-year programme is suited to those who want to pursue a career in commercial driving and want to learn about the wider aspects of the role of the commercial driver. The programme will be delivered using a blended learning approach, […]
Nominees for the Generation Apprenticeship 2023’s Apprentice of the Year Award
We are delighted to reveal our three outstanding Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship apprentices nominated for Generation Apprenticeship 2023’s Apprentice of the Year award held by the National Apprenticeship Office to recognise and celebrate apprentices who are driving new career standards across the areas of leadership, teamwork, creativity & problem-solving in their work and learning.