Logistics Transport Planning Apprenticeship
W.I.T. TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
NOTTS (S81 8AD)
Closes on Friday 31 July 2026
Posted on 8 June 2026
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Summary
Reliable and personable, you’ve done well in and out of school.
You could “do” Uni: 3 years, £60k of debt and no job.
Or start work: 3 years. £Xk of savings and a job.
You must be local and good at English and maths.
No messers or gamers or mirror-gazers need apply.
- Wage
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£18,720 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Year 1: £9 per hour
Year 2: £10 per hour
Year 3: £11 per hour
Potential job offer at end of Year 3 is at £27-£30k per annum.
- Training course
- Transport planning technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Interact with customers, drivers and suppliers
- Ensuring systems are maintained
- Monitoring vehicle progress
- Updating tracker of hauliers
- Issuing invoices and remittances
- Inputting data into spreadsheets
- Setting up new accounts
- Ensuring all paperwork is obtained in line with compliance
- General day to day administration for the department
Where you'll work
2A COACH CRESCENT
SHIREOAKS TRIANGLE
WORKSOP
NOTTS
S81 8AD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRS TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Transport planning technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply principles and processes of transport planning including analytical, scientific and technical know-how to transport planning solutions.
- Use national, regional and local policies, transport or planning regulations when contributing to, or appraising, transport planning solutions or improving transport systems and services.
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data collection, analysis and evaluation to support the planning, design, implementation or assessment of transport planning solutions.
- Plan and carry out data collection, analysis, evaluation, and report the outputs through appropriate means using relevant conventions and terminology.
- Use models to forecast demand using appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis.
- Apply techniques and processes for design, delivery and interpretation of stakeholder or community engagement or public consultation activities.
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending transport planning or design documentation.
- Support and contribute to the production of transport planning solutions with consideration for economic, security, cultural and societal, well-being, and the environment.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work, recognising the wider implications to others, such as client, customer or end-user needs, and within cost and resource limitations.
- Apply statutory health and safety policies and procedures in the transport planning environment, using risk assessment processes, procedures and documentation.
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience incorporating relevant and appropriate terms, standards and data.
- Apply sustainable and ethical principles to planning for transport and travel.
- Plan, undertake, record and review their own professional competence, regularly updating their CPD to improve performance.
- Apply principles and processes of transport planning including analytical, scientific and technical know-how to transport planning solutions.
- Use national, regional and local policies, transport or planning regulations when contributing to, or appraising, transport planning solutions or improving transport systems and services.
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data collection, analysis and evaluation to support the planning, design, implementation or assessment of transport planning solutions.
- Plan and carry out data collection, analysis, evaluation, and report the outputs through appropriate means using relevant conventions and terminology.
- Use models to forecast demand using appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis.
- Apply techniques and processes for design, delivery and interpretation of stakeholder or community engagement or public consultation activities.
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending transport planning or design documentation.
- Support and contribute to the production of transport planning solutions with consideration for economic, security, cultural and societal, well-being, and the environment.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work, recognising the wider implications to others, such as client, customer or end-user needs, and within cost and resource limitations.
- Apply statutory health and safety policies and procedures in the transport planning environment, using risk assessment processes, procedures and documentation.
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience incorporating relevant and appropriate terms, standards and data.
- Apply sustainable and ethical principles to planning for transport and travel.
- Plan, undertake, record and review their own professional competence, regularly updating their CPD to improve performance.
Training schedule
Transport Planner Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
Within the office you will develop the skills and learn the systems necessary to progress into either an administrative or planning role
More training information
TRS Training delivers apprenticeships, funded workforce development and HGV training for logistics businesses and careers.
The training course is modular and is delivered remotely with monthly assignments working towards your end point examination, combined with documenting On The Job training hours.
A day each week of your time is allowed within the workplace for you to undertake your study. You should be aware that, as with all learning, an element of dedication and determination to out of hours study and revision is a re-requisite of success.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 6)
- Maths (grade 6)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Logical
- Reliable
- Sensible
- Determined
About this employer
We are a well-established general haulier operating a mixed fleet and our own garage from premises in Worksop.
After this apprenticeship
To progress on to a full role as a Transport Planner.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRS TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035683.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 31 July 2026