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Chemical Advisory Council. 18 October 2011. 4. Funding Update. 4a. Successful Bids EIF 1 Women and Work – sold out in England Life Sciences SMEs GIF Apprenticeship Training Agency – Technical Apprentice Service SMEs Gold Standard skills & tools Life Sciences Skills Pathway.
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Chemical Advisory Council 18 October 2011
4. Funding Update 4a. Successful Bids EIF 1 Women and Work – sold out in England Life Sciences SMEs GIF Apprenticeship Training Agency – Technical Apprentice Service SMEs Gold Standard skills & tools Life Sciences Skills Pathway
4. Funding Update 4b. Recent Applications EIF 2 Process Manufacturing [Vision = establish Gold Standard as industry standard for skills] Expanding Gold Standard Framework Further Quality Assured Training Solutions Embedding the Gold Standard Life Sciences Nuclear Higher Apprenticeship Fund Universal Services
4. Funding Update 4c. GIF – SME diagnostic tool – input needed
5. Gold Standard • 5a. Industry Professional Gold Standard • Progress • 5b. New Gold Standard in EIF 2 bid • Expanding into New Sectors: • Industrial Biotechnology • Formulation Technology • Water Treatment • Explosives • Warehousing, Distribution and Packing • Technical Sales • Expanding range • Further Industry Professional roles • Incorporating nation specific qualifications
6. Industrial Biotechnology • Working Group implemented with broad industry representation • 1st Draft Gold Standard – IB Process Technician • Feedback on existing qualifications • Leadership and Management skills needs
8. Contractor Passport Summary of background Current status: • Training course will be finalised end October • The training course will be ‘road tested’ Nov at one refinery before sign-off • The course will be delivered by a sub-set of the ECITB provider network • The provider network will be quality assured by the NSA Process Industries • Discussions are on-going with ECITB to align contractor training and capture in a simplified training record system • Roll out planned for Q1 2012 • 3 year implementation plan: • Contractors taking the CCNSG training will also take the Petroleum Safety Training • At CCNSG card renewal contractors will take the Petroleum Safety Training