Principles of Fleet Management

 Delivered online via Microsoft Teams

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Course Overview

How can local authorities overcome the complex challenges of managing fleets while balancing efficiency, skills shortages, costs and sustainability?

This brand new one-day training provides a comprehensive overview of fleet management, covering essential principles and practices for local authorities nationwide. Learners will also gain an understanding of budget setting and effective monitoring to ensure optimal fleet performance.

This comprehensive four-unit course explains how to manage the lifecycle of vehicles, as well as financial evaluation techniques to help identify the best option when comparing alternative fuel types to conventional models.

Through a series of practical exercises and facilitated group discussion, learners will gain knowledge of alternative approaches to review fleet vehicle and management options, to arrive at the best practical solutions for their requirements.

Who should attend?

Any members of staff involved in the life cycle of vehicles, either procurement or day to day operations.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training, you will: 

• Understand the importance and key principles of fleet management
• Explain the different types of funding and procurement options
• Recognise the importance of budget setting and ongoing monitoring
• Appreciate the need to manage vehicle in life performance and day to day administration of the fleet
• Understand the different end of life routines and disposal routes
• Understand how to evaluate vehicle choice, using whole life costing to compare vehicle types on a like for like basis
• Realise the inherent risks of running a fleet and how to manage them using management information reports 
• Understand the extent that grey fleet is used in the public sector and the risks that need to be managed

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