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Government to spend £34.5m on HGV driver training

Contracts worth £34.5 million have been offered by the UK Government to companies to train up to 11,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, in a move welcomed by farm chiefs.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 1 min read
Government to spend £34.5m on HGV driver training

Contracts worth 34.5 million have been offered by the UK Government to companies to train up to 11,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, in a move welcomed by farm chiefs. The Skills Bootcamp came...

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