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Government-funded training for HGV drivers, Skills Bootcamps, opened for business today with the aim of injecting 11,000 drivers across the UK.

Department for Education (DfE) funding of £34m ($45m) will see drivers whose licences have lapsed or who want to upgrade their skills, as well as novices, begin training this year, with the first drivers expected to start work by the spring.

The DfE said it had received more than 2,000 applications for HGV driver training already.

“Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving are free, ...

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