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

2. 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 www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: National Skills Academies – a reminder

3. 3 IT POWER National Skills Academies

4. 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’............. www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: NSAPI - History ChemicalsPharmaceuticalsPolymersDownstream Petroleum

5. NSAPI – progress to-date since 2008 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 www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by:..... with pharmaceutical, chemical, polymer & downstream petroleum companies

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 www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by:

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

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

9. NSAPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR CHEMICALS Allan Laing PETRO CHEMICAL Vacancy UNIONS Jim Mowatt RDA Vacancy POLYMERS Bill Mortel POLYMERS Chris Horton CLUSTERS Vacancy CHEMICALS Mark Williams CHEMICALS Mike Holding SSC Karl Gorge SSC Joanna Woolf SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY Vacancy PHARMA Derek Willison - Parry PHARMA Vacancy NSAPI Phil Jones DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM Chris Hunt BIO TECHNOLOGY In place 2011 BIO TECHNOLOGY Nick Challoner COMPOSITES In place 2011 COMPOSITES In place 2011 Legend Chemicals Petro Chemicals Pharmaceutical Polymers Downstream Petroleum Biotechnology Composites RDA Unions Clusters Skills Funding Agency Sector Skills Council NSAPI

10. NSAPI - ORGANISATION www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: Chief Executive Phil Jones Network Services Director Neil Smith Network Services Manager Gemma Osula Provider Administrator NEW POST Network Services Manager NEW POST Referral Administrator Sandra Ozturk Referral Administrator NEW POST Commercial Director Ian Mains Sales Manager NEW POST SME Sales Karen Brown SME Sales NEW POST Account Director Process Roger Langford Account Manager Process Kevin Thrower Account Manager Downstream Clint Devine Account Manager Composites Tom Preece Account Manager Biotechnology NEW POST Account Support Manager Bev Robinson Finance & HR Manager Alex Slater Accounts Assistant Donna Austin

11. NSAPI – Products & Services www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: 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 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 A skills benchmark for world-class performance 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.

12. NSAPI – Products & Services In addition, and in direct response to demand from industry we have also designed the following programmes: www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: 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

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 Technical Competence Process Operations Process Maintenance Process Technology Compliance Workplace Health and Safety Process Safety Environmental Management Business Improvement Process Improvement Sustainability Innovation Functional and Behavioural Team working Management & leadership Functional Skills The Gold Standard – What is it?

15. NSAPI – Current Activity in the North East www. process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: 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

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

17. 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. 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.ukwww.process.nsacademy.co.uk Supported by: NSAPI

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