You could apply to do an apprenticeship with a warehouse or depot. These include:

• Supply Chain Warehouse Operative Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship
• Express Delivery Sortation Hub Operative Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship

Apprenticeships take about one year to complete and combine on-the-job training with off-site learning.

Entry requirements

Employers will set their own entry requirements.

You can apply directly to be a warehouse worker.

Experience in warehouse, storage or delivery work can be useful.

You might not need qualifications, but some employers may want you to have GCSEs at grade 4 (C) in English and maths, or equivalent qualifications. Some IT skills can also be helpful.

You'll need:

• the ability to work well with others
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to organise your time and workload
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• to be flexible and open to change
• excellent verbal communication skills
• the ability to work well with your hands
• thinking and reasoning skills
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

As a warehouse worker, you'll:

• receive deliveries of goods
• inspect paperwork and check for damaged or missing items
• move goods around the warehouse using lifting equipment
• check stock levels and make sure items are stored safely
• pack, wrap and load items to be dispatched
• clean the warehouse

You could work in a warehouse.

Your working environment may be at height, physically demanding and outdoors some of the time.

You may need to wear protective clothing.