If you're currently unemployed but are looking to get your HGV licence as a way of getting back into work, it may be worth your while looking into many funding and training schemes that will help you with your finances and your overall training costs. Similarly, if you are currently in work and want a change of career but cannot afford the rising costs of the HGV training programme, you may also be entitled to some help that will get you on the right path to achieving your dream.

Being unemployed or a little short of cash doesn't mean that your chances of making a clean break are dead and buried, instead it could mean you are given a lifeline by company schemes and government grants that are designed to get you back into work and doing a job you love. Search for companies who are promoting initiatives that look to recruit drivers and pay for all their training with a view to working for them.

This is often a great way of getting back into work and is an even better way of coming up with the funds to pay for all your relevant training. It could prove to be the best of both worlds as you get the training paid for, as well as a job at the end of it. It is worthwhile noting however that, should you complete your training and decide to leave within a certain period of time, the company may make you pay the training costs.

Also, if you cannot find any schemes in your area (and often some locations are better than others for these initiatives), pop into your local job centre and seek advice on any grants that you may be entitled to as well as any courses that may be available for you to join. It's all about being assertive and, providing you have the drive and determination to succeed, all will pay off in the end.