NEPIC – Meet the Member Event Sedgefield - Thursday 12 th May 2011 The National Skills Academy Process Industries Dr Ia

1. NEPIC – Meet the Member Event Sedgefield - Thursday 12th May 2011 The National Skills Academy Process Industries Dr Ian Mains, Commercial Director

2. National Skills Academies – a reminder • First Academy launched (Construction) in 2006 • Employer-led centres of training excellence • Operating in all key sectors of the economy, from process industry to creative & cultural to retail to nuclear to construction • Business leaders have taken control of the design and delivery of learning in their industry • Accreditation of training providers to supply world-class programmes • In the current economic climate, National Skills Academies are enabling industry to develop people and industry ready for the upturn Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

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4. NSAPI - History • Launched in January 2008, with strong support from NEPIC • Employer-led to up-skill the UK Process Industry to global standards • Accreditation of training provision to supply world class programmes for the Sector • Head Office based in Darlington • Remit to cover the ‘traditional process technologies’............. Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Polymers Downstream Petroleum Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

5. NSAPI – progress to-date since 2008 ..... with pharmaceutical, chemical, polymer & downstream petroleum companies • Strong engagement with Industry with over 60 Companies involved, driving the agenda through our Main Board and Regional teams • A Business Partnership approach with Account Directors working directly with Employers developing bespoke solutions • A Business Referral process linking Employer training needs to our Network of Providers • A Strategic Alliance with Cogent our SSC providing a ‘one stop shop’ approach –developing and deploying industry Gold standards for technical, business improvement, compliance and management/leadership training Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

6. NSAPI – extension of support to cover Biotechnology & Composites • In January Skills Minister John Hayes announced that NSAPI would be responsible for skills development in the Biotechnology & Advanced Composite Sectors extending its remit Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

7. NSAPI – CHAIR & CEO Chair – Allan Laing, Pentagon CEO – Phil Jones Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

8. NSAPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS – LED BY INDUSTRY • Board Members recruited from chemical, pharmaceutical, polymer and downstream petroleum sectors • Now extended to cover emerging technologies of advanced composites and biotechnology Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

9. NSAPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

10. NSAPI - ORGANISATION Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

11. NSAPI – Products & Services The Academy, in conjunction with Cogent Sector Skills Council, has developed a range of world class products and services :- Benchmarks workforce skills to the industry Gold Standard. Identifies skills gaps and opportunities for performance improvement. Provides employers with the confidence that any training undertaken is fit-for-purpose, via the Skills Academy’s accredited provider network A skills benchmark for world-class performance Assessment System for Employer Training (ASET) to measure employer-delivered training compared to the competence requirements expressed in the Gold Standard for a given role The Skills Passport provides employers & employees with a user-friendly, online record of their accredited and non accredited training & qualifications, creating a full skills profile of the learner Productivity & Competitiveness (PAC) – a tool box aimed at increasing efficiency through better training and competence, which really delivers bottom line results. Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

12. NSAPI – Products & Services In addition, and in direct response to demand from industry we have also designed the following programmes: • Flexibly delivered learning solutions, eg blended learning, e-learning, work-based learning to fit the business environment • Industry-approved short courses • Standardised, transferrable skills solutions, eg new NEBOSH Health & Safety qualifications, based on the Gold Standard concept • Apprenticeship frameworks with technical content to equip people for emerging process technologies Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

13. The Gold Standard is an aspirational national framework for continuous professional development setting out the skills required for world class performance in key job roles in the process industries The Gold Standard – What is it? Functional and Behavioural • Team working • Management & leadership • Functional Skills • Technical Competence • Process Operations • Process Maintenance • Process Technology • Compliance • Workplace Health and Safety • Process Safety • Environmental Management • Business Improvement • Process Improvement • Sustainability • Innovation

15. NSAPI – Current Activity in the North East • Sembcorp, Wilton – ASET performed & Skills Assurance on-going • Huntsman, Witon – ASET performed • SABIC, Wilton – Skills Assurance, including ASET performed • Vopak, Seal Sands – ASET performed • Frutarom, Hartlepool & Billingham – Skills Assurance on-going • SCMPharma, Prudhoe – Skills Assurance proposal under review • ConocoPhillips, Seal Sands – ASET proposal in preparation • Ineos Nitriles, Seal Sands – ASET proposal in preparation • Covance, Alnwick & Harrogate - Skills Assurance discussions in progress • MSD, Cramlington – Skills Assurance discussions in progress • Shasun, Dudley – Skills Assurance discussions in progress • Wilton Site Stewardship Group – Skills Passport for Contractors in discussion Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

16. NSAPI – Current Activity in the North East Tees Valley Apprenticeship Programme (TVAP) – more about this shortly Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

17. WHAT CAN THE ACADEMY DO FOR YOU? Become your one-stop shop • Work with you to identify your skills • Show you how to fill them through our accredited provider network • Give you a national system to manage your employees training • Nationally recognise your own training & development • Help you through the funding maze

18. NSAPI • We can help your organisation improve skills levels and competencies to the Gold Standard class ......come and see our stand in the exhibition area today. • Take a look at our website ... www.process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk

19. Thank you ! Supported by: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk