Controversial LGV training and recruitment agency Clearstone has finally closed for good after going into administration twice in 12 months. Would-be drivers who had paid deposits on training courses have been told they cannot expect to get any money back. Other victims of the crash include the Road Haulage Association, which was providing Clearstone students with post-test vocational training. It seems Clearstone - which claimed to be the UK's No 1 for HGV training and jobs - was unable to operate at a profit even though it was the first of 11 contractors being given Government funding to provide training for the 'Women into Transport' programme that was aimed at getting females into the driving seats of LGVs. A subsidy of up to 40% of the training cost was provided by SfL, which initially targeted women already working in the logistics industry, who could obtain an LGV ticket and an NVQ on courses specially tailored to provide 'family-friendly' hours and delivered by female trainers.
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