A new salary sacrifice course is available for members of the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) in partnership with the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).

The online salary sacrifice course is aimed at fleet managers and leasing company staff

The move is part of a general strategy by the two professional bodies to work more closely together to the benefit of their members, with further joint training initiatives planned for the future.

The online salary sacrifice course is aimed at fleet managers and leasing company staff, and covers how to set up or choose a compliant scheme, assessing which employees might benefit from salary sacrifice and deciding which cars are most suitable to offer.

Other areas covered include national minimum wage, risk protection options for employers, parental leave, motor insurance, managing driver charges, damage, fines, and employee engagement and scheme marketing.

The course is delivered by Jon Burdekin, who has 30 years of experience in the UK leasing and fleet finance industry, including working for Alphabet GB and GE Capital Fleet Services. He has helped manage fleets for businesses including McDonald’s, Shell, Oracle, Royal and Sun Alliance, Royal London Mutual Assurance and the BBC.

Ronnie Gillman, training manager at the AFP, said: “With the current Benefit-in-Kind incentives surrounding electric vehicles, there is continuing interest in salary sacrifice and demand for training that delivers high quality guidance on how to choose and operate schemes.

“As an organisation, the AFP works closely with the BVRLA and we are pleased to be able to offer this joint course, which comprehensively answers that need. Within a commitment of a day, it will help delegates explore the topic in detail and enable them to take action in their businesses.”

Mark Pow, head of learning and development at the BVRLA, added: “Our members are responsible for the vast majority of salary sacrifice programmes available in the UK, with more going live every month. Our membership and that of the AFP complement each other well, so offering our popular salary sacrifice course to the AFP’s community makes absolute sense.”

The BVRLA will also offer the AFP’s Women’s Voices in Fleet course, designed to help women make their views heard in a corporate environment, to the BVRLA membership too.

Pow continued: “The collaboration is fully two-way and set to grow further.”

The Salary Sacrifice course takes place on 6 February and costs £329. More details are available here.