Postal Apprenticeship Learning Page

The Royal Mail documents and videos on this page support your Postal Apprenticeship learning materials from Babington. Within the online workbooks you will find references to which of these documents or videos you need to review to support each theme.

Theme 1

Welcome to the Postal Apprenticeship Learning Page

If you have any questions or queries, please speak to your Apprenticeship Deployment Manager or your Learning Development Practitioner.

Learning Asset Reference Royal Mail asset (document)

Knowing your customer

- Royal Mail Equality and Fairness Policy

Our Business Standards

Safe manual handling

SSOW – Manual handling

- Royal Mail Health and Safety Policy

SOP D17.1 – Preparing for delivery

Safe and legal

- SOP D19.5 PDA Vehicle Checks

- SOP D19.6 PDA Log Vehicle Defects

- SSOW – Driving

- SSOW – Delivery

- Dog safety awareness video  

Dynamic risk assessment

Dynamic Risk Assessment Video – shown and discussed in the Welcome to Royal Mail for Postal Apprenticeship

See manual handling and safe and legal sections

Products, services and ‘the last mile’

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

SOP D22.1 – Deliver mail

SOP D22.2 – Deliver barcoded items

SOP D22.3 – Unable to deliver

SOP D22.7 – Deliver to SafePlace

Our Products:

- Click and Drop

- Track my return

- How to make a Royal Mail claim  

Personal health, lifestyle, and fitness for work

Feeling first class site

     

    Health and safety

    Health and safety policy

    Theme 2

    Learning Asset Reference Royal Mail asset (document)
    Communication and the customer experience Our Business Standards
    Brand reputation and presentation

    SOP D22.1 Deliver Mail

    Equality and fairness policy

    Business models for express delivery services Our Business Standards
    Safe driving

    SOP D19.5 PDA Vehicle Checks

    SOP D21 Travel to 1st Point on Delivery Drivers' manual

    Effective route-planning No assets
    Commercial and contract law The Royal Mail United Kingdom Post Scheme
    Finance and costs No assets

     

    Theme 3

     

    Learning asset reference Royal Mail asset (document)
    Customer service excellence Our Business Standards
    Express delivery technology

    SOP D22.1 Deliver Mail

    SOP D22.2 – Deliver barcoded items

    Click and collect

    Click and drop policy or procedure

    Driving safely

    SOP D19.5 PDA Vehicle Checks

    SOP D21 Travel to 1st Point on Delivery Drivers' manual

    Impact on environment Link
    Numeracy skills no assets
    A link in the chain Link