Apprenticeship Β· earn while you train Β· live UK standard from the careers engine
Apprenticeship

Urban driver

Level
2
Intermediate Β· like GCSEs
Length
1 yr
typical
Sector
Transport and logistics
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Transport goods by road to an agreed destination, quality and time standard.

What you'd do

Complete daily walk-round vehicle safety checks
Load the vehicle safely and plan an efficient delivery sequence
Drive to customer addresses and commercial premises in urban areas
Obtain signatures or electronic confirmation of delivery
Handle undelivered items and customer queries on the doorstep
Report vehicle faults and near-misses to your depot

What you'd learn

Safe driving techniques in congested urban road conditions
Vehicle safety checks and basic defect reporting
Loading, securing, and segregating different types of cargo
Delivery documentation and electronic proof-of-delivery systems
Customer-facing communication and professional behaviour
Relevant road traffic law and safe use of sat-nav
Ready to look for a place?
See live Urban driver apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
Find vacancies
A Careermash concept Β· apprenticeship standard from our careers engine Β· vacancies via gov.uk.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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