v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine v 4th January 2024 • The HERALD • Page 57 ASK A PROFESSIONAL NFBP Business Support Programme New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP) have a really useful programme of business support and networking events, open to everybody and aimed at providing training for local businesses across a variety of essential skills. e programme includes a mix of both online and in person events - and many of them are free of charge. e next events are: Tuesday 9th January for a Business Breakfast at Chewton Glen. A morning spent at this stunning venue is the perfect way to start your day: with networking, a facilitated discussion and, of course, a fabulous breakfast! Angie Beeston will lead this month’s discussion, tickets are £29. Wednesday 10th January for Business Support Hour. For more details and to register for the events please visit: www.n p. org.uk/events Meachers Helps Darren Achieve his Career Goal to Become a Fully Qualified Transport Manager Meachers Global Logistics has helped a sta member become a fully quali ed transport manager, supporting them through the intensive two-week Transport Manager Certi cate of Professional Competence (CPC) course. Darren Vale joined Meachers in 2018 as a tra c planner, before starting his journey to becoming a transport manager a year ago at Meachers’ Nursling site. e CPC course is part of his development into the role. e course covers all aspects of running a transport company. Vehicle operators with a Standard National or International Operator’s Licence need to have a quali ed Transport Manager. Accreditation allows you to be added to a haulier’s operator licence, so passing is a big achievement. Darren Vale, Transport Manager at Meachers, said: “The course is two weeks, classroom based, and ends with a two-part exam. It covers many different areas, including legislation, law, accounting, and hazardous goods. They call it the equivalent of an A Level, but learned in two weeks. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for some time, long before joining Meachers, so I’m incredibly grateful to them. They paid for the course and my management team were incredibly supportive, giving me the time off I needed, as they understood what’s involved.” e quali cation will allow Darren to take more control over the day-to-day running of the transport department. He currently manages a team of seven, a mix of administrators and tra c planners who manage drivers at Meachers’ Southampton, Fair Oak and Derby sites. e course has also piqued his interest in other areas, chie y reporting and accounting. He now wants to develop his knowledge and understanding of these areas to bene t his department, and the wider business. Gary Whittle, Commercial Director at Meachers, said: “A huge congratulations to Darren for achieving his CPC qualification. It has been something that he has wanted to obtain for many years, and we’re delighted that we’ve been able to play a part in helping him to achieve his goal. Darren now joins the growing team of people within the business who hold the qualification, and we look forward to supporting him further with his professional development.” For more information, visit: meachersglobal.com Darren reaches a career milestone in achieving his Transport Manager CPC qualification
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