The latest news regarding redundancies and cuts will give some Ex-Service Personnel a rare opportunity to change direction through re-training or gaining extra qualifications. Opportunities to change direction after we’ve been in a particular career for a long time are rare. It isn’t impossible or especially difficult but it does take a positive decision (sometimes into the unknown) to make it happen. All of the same excuses get churned out: haven’t got time, I’m too old, I’m comfortable in my career and I don’t want to spend money on training are just a few that come to mind. I

Does the freedom of the road make driving an appealing career choice back in civvy street? We speak with SMW Training about the qualifications you need. WORDS: PAUL F COCKBURN SMW training has been in business for little more than two and a half years but its two founders have, between them, more than 35 years training in the transport sector, according to director Howard Moore. “We’re involved very much in transport training – all aspects of LGV from licence acquisition, to delivery of the new CPC qualification that all drivers need to have,” he explains. “We cover subjects suc