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Cogent Skills Courses Developed by employers for the science and major hazard industries

Courses Designed by Industry for Industry

IntroductionCogent Skills is the UK’s strategic body for skills in the science industries, led by sector employers. We work with employers to develop, design and deploy skills solutions for the science industries.

We provide a suite of process safety and competency assurance courses tailored to the needs of employers, which are underpinned by national training standards.

The courses are delivered by our expert delivery partners who are quality assured and chosen because of their innovative delivery methods and consistently high standards.

All our courses are designed with science industry employers, are underpinned by national standards of regulatory bodies and meet the unique requirements of the sector.

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Process Safety

Process Safety Leadership for Senior Executives ____________________ Process Safety Management Foundations _________________________Process Safety Management for Operations ________________________Key Elements of Process Safety Management Systems _______________Process Safety Awareness ______________________________________Implementing Process Safety Leadership __________________________Process Safety Management Refresher ___________________________Why undertake your training with Cogent Skills _____________________The Process Safety Training Standard ____________________________

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Workplace Competence Assessor Course __________________________Competence Management System Review _________________________Competence Management System Development ____________________

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Cogent Skills Gold Standards ____________________________________ 22

Cogent Skills Gold Standards

Competence Management System Review Workshop ________________Breakfast Networking Event ____________________________________

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Finding Other Quality Training

Apprenticeships and Graduates __________________________________ 23

Apprenticeship Graduate Recruitment

Educate Your Boss ___________________________________________Piper Alpha 30th Anniversary ____________________________________

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Other Consultancy ___________________________________________Cogent Skills Store ___________________________________________

Bespoke Process Safety Courses _______________________________ 14-15

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Course Duration(Days)

Gold Standard Course

Process Safety Courses:The Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board (PSMCPB) - comprising of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), trade associations, industry forums and employer representation, provides guidance and expert advice on the development of national training standards for Process Safety Management which underpin our cutting-edge courses. Further expert employer representation is provided by specialist bodies, ensuring our courses meet the needs of industry.

Our courses are recognised by the HSE within the ‘Understanding COMAH: The Performance and Recognition Framework’. This means that organisations who have invested in PSM training can demonstrate commitment to improving the level of process safety understanding to the Competence Authority through evidence of the training.

Our training provides delegates with a structure to identify potential hazards and gives guidance on how to implement an effective process safety programme for operators through to senior executives and board members.

A bespoke version of courses can be delivered for companies who want a unique solution for their business, to concentrate on their company’s specific need.

Gold Standard courses displaying the ‘C’ symbol carry the distinction that the content of the course has been aligned to a Gold Standard job role. The Gold Standard is a national framework which sets the required level of competence, including skills, knowledge and behaviours for over 50 job roles in the science industries.

Course Delivery Options and Duration

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Process Safety Leadership

Process Safety Management Foundations

The Process Safety Leadership for Senior Executives course is designed for senior managers and board members of major hazard facilities who are ultimately responsible for developing a strong process safety culture. It provides a clear insight into how to promote the culture through the effective engagement of the workforce. Delegates are given the tools to develop an understanding of the business case for effective process safety.

The Process Safety Management Foundations course provides managers with a detailed understanding of their role in delivering effective process safety management. The course covers the identification, evaluation and prevention of accidents and incidents, as a direct result of failures in equipment, processes and procedures.

All delegates will be registered for an online assessment to test their understanding of how to apply the learning from the course.

Process Safety Management for Operations focuses on what really matters to you and your operations staff. Participants will focus on site specific hazards and control measuresas they apply to them. There are two delivery options available:

Licensed optionWe will train your internal trainer to deliver the 12 hour modular course to your operators.Cogent Skills Assured Provider optionFor employers without the internal resource or capacity to deliver licensed training, we can develop an in-house course, tailored to your specific requirements.

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All delegates are registered for an online self-assessment designed to reinforce their knowledge and understanding of process safety management. This is completed between 6-12 weeks from completion of the training.


This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of how to implement and operate an effective Process Safety Management System on a high Hazard site. It will guide you on how to design / enhance a system that is fit for purpose within your own organisation, covering how to identify and manage risk to the appropriate levels whilst enhancing operational effectiveness and business continuity.

Key elements of Process Safety Management Systems

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This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of how to implement and operate an effective Process Safety Management System on a high Hazard site. It will guide you on how to design / enhance a system that is fit for purpose within your own organisation, covering how to identify and manage risk to the appropriate levels whilst enhancing operational effectiveness and business continuity.

This course is designed for high hazard organisations, particularly those subject to inspection. It is ideal for Managers who are responsible for leading process safety implementation, monitoring and review within their own area or throughout the organisation.

The course will allow you to

> Understand how to implement an effective Process Safety Management System

> Explain the key elements of such a system

> Outline how to embed these elements

> Demonstrate what can happen if these elements are not implemented properly

> Reference good practice to support implementation

> Demonstrate your commitment to Process Safety Improvement in preparation for inspections & monitoring visits

The course can be tailored in depth to include your specific company requirements and standards should you require.


Implementing Process Safety LeadershipImplementing Process Safety Leadership is a two part programme designed to support organisations improve or accelerate the implementation of process safety leadership principles. Aimed at past delegates from our Process Safety Leadership and Process Safety Management Foundations courses or those well on the journey, this programme will help you to take stock of how well you are currently implementing process safety management within your organisation.

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Process Safety Awareness 1

This course is designed for employees who are not directly involved in Process Safety but require a basic knowledge of process safety to enable them to work safely on site and to help them to understand the importance of a good process safety culture. It is particularly relevant to new apprentices and has been developed to meet the requirements in the new Apprenticeship Training Standards.

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This course is designed for companies who want to refresh and substantiate their knowledge and understanding of Process Safety Management issues. They are flexible courses based on the industry standards, that are designed so you can choose the areas of process safety that are important to you and your organisation. It allows you to revisit key learning and principles of Process Safety Management helping you to maintain the right level of understanding of the subject within your organisation.

Effective process safety management needs to start at the Leadership level in an organisation, but also to be recognisably provided at other management and operational levels. One comprehensive way companies can achieve and demonstrate this is by adopting the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board (PSMCPB) standards-based approach. The PSMCPB is a partnership approach started in 2011 and involving industry (both Industry Associations and some COMAH companies), HSE representing the CA, Trade Unions, and the Skills bodies Cogent Skills. Standards have been developed for 3 key job roles – Process Safety Leadership for Senior Executives (PSL); Process Safety Management Foundations (PSMF); and Process Safety for Operations and Operators (PSMO). Cogent Skills, on behalf of the PSMCPB, arranges flexible accredited training, which meets the industry-led Standards developed in each of these areas.

Health & Safety Executivehttp://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/guidance/examples-operator-activities.pdf


Why undertake your Process Safety training with us?

Our courses are the only ones to be underpinned by national standards approved by the Expert Panel within the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board (which includes the HSE).

Our courses are recognised by the HSE within their ‘Understanding COMAH: The Performance and Recognition Framework’.

The courses are delivered by our highly experienced and rigorously assessed assured trainers, who have a wealth of experience in the Process Safety industry.

Designed by industry for industry, the training has specifically been developed to encourage a long-term view through the development of action plans, leaving companies with the competencies to operate a good Process Safety culture.

Learn from industry best practice and real life case studies.

We can adapt the courses to your specific need responding to your culture and internal standards.

We can work with you to create your own branded Process Safety courses that we can map to the standards.


“The Process Safety Leadership course was great. It encouraged me to schedule more on site visits and to engage with wider management on the subject. The course provided good discussion between all and had a strong

focus on process industry, which was useful.” David Robinson, Director of Operations, Greenergy

“Process Safety Management Foundations course was excellent. The first thing I will be implementing from the course is to read the COMAH report for our site and work with management to do a practice run of the emergency procedure. The course has made me aware of what could

happen if we do not follow procedures.” Maxine Winn, Management Trainee, Navigator Terminals

“The Process Safety Management for Operations course has pushed me to make sure the key people in the organisation are trained in Process Safety Management. It was an excellent course, very informative and thought

provoking.” Paul Burke, Maintenance and Site Services Manager, Chemring Countermeasures Ltd


The Process Safety Training Standard

In 2010, writes Neil Smith, Cogent Skills and the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) identified the need from customers and members for an integrated programme of process safety management (PSM) training. They shared a vision to create a framework of PSM training standards tailored to each level in the organisation, sponsored by the key trade bodies, and supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

After further consultation, the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board was established including Cogent Skills, CIA, HSE, UKPIA, Unite the Union, IChemE, with representation from senior industrialists across the sector with experience, expertise and interests in PSM.

Our research showed that the bulk of existing training was aimed at process safety specialists, with minimal support available at the senior executive level, or for that matter for process operators and supervisors.

Consequently, we committed to the development of a suite of PSM Training Standards, with an initial focus on the competence at board and site director level in organisations that must manage the risks and potential for catastrophic incidents.

Process Safety Leadership for Senior Executives was launched in 2011, followed by Process Safety Management Foundations in 2012, for operational managers and supervisors, and Process Safety management for Operations in 2013 for front line operators and maintenance personnel.


The purpose of these Training Standards is to provide a clear knowledge and understanding of the principles of process safety management across an organisation, and help organisations to develop and maintain a strong process safety culture.

The commitment shown by the founder members of the PSM Competence Programme Board to continue to drive forward this agenda is outstanding.

The Board continue to meet monthly with the aim of constantly build-ing awareness and engaging new businesses and industry sectors; stakeholders support the independent quality assurance process for all course providers; and Board members have shared their vision through speaking at numerous industry events including three Process Safety Management Sum-mits, in 2012, 2015 and 2018.

The initial goals have long been exceeded, and the programme has now successfully engaged 182 Upper and Lower-Tier COMAH sites and 115 non-COMAH sites, with >10,000 individuals trained – with around 1500 of these in Leadership roles.

It is however clear, that there is still a long way to go in engaging and convincing industry leaders of the importance of their role in demonstrating visible Process Safety Leadership, hence the focus of the Health & Safety Executive on Leadership as a strategic topic from 2019 onwards.

If you want to find out more, contact Cogent Skills on 01325 740900 or email [email protected]


From vision to execution, Cogent Skills Services provides proven, integrated and comprehensive bespoke Process Safety Management training solutions for the entire workforce; based on industry developed National Standards.

All of our courses can be tailored to industry requirements. This is ideal for businesses who wish to take greater ownership of the course content, materials and delivery model, and deliver a customised and corporate branded message to the entire internal workforce. More and more customers are taking this option,

The bespoke option will help you to retain the integrity of your own internal standards along with additional sector specific content. Courses can be delivered internationally using Cogent Skills specialist training providers. Past customers include National Grid, Unilever, British Steel, and Johnson Matthey.

Open Course

In-House Course

PSMCPB Approved

Gold Standard Course

Bespoke Solutions

Shape your process safety culture and increase your business performance Adopt the Standard

Process Safety Management training solutions tailored to your needs Underpinned by National Standards


Ownership of course materials on an ongoing basis

Control of content and messaging

Updated content as and when required – can be amended to respond to and future lessons learned from possible incidents and accidents

Used as a basis for internal management of changes processes

Benefits of bespoke course solutions

“The bespoke Process Safety Management Foundations training showed the clear distinction between personal and process safety. It was a very good and illuminating course. It allowed us to understand the risks and the difference between analysis and assessment, and raised awareness of the regulatory requirements such as COMAH. The training identified the need to stay focused and aligned to the training requirements through the company. The trainers were excellent and worked very well together. They were highly knowledgeable and experienced with good presentation and communication skills. Overall it was very good training for us; it provided good grounding in Process Safety elements. Thank you for an informative course!

- Tullow Oil

Demonstration of competence to regulators

Classroom, web based or blended learning

Company branded materials and workbooks

Customised assessments

Benchmarked to the Industry standards


Competency Assurance

This programme provides front line managers and supervisors with the tools and knowledge to evaluate, develop and maintain the ongoing competence of employees, against agreed competence frameworks. Participants will attend a 2 day course to develop their skills around understanding and assessing competencies in the workplace. The training will be followed up with 2 constructive observations by our expert trainers.This is designed for delegates where assessing competencies is part of their role, rather than an assessor’s qualification.

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Competence Management System Review The Competence Management System Review is the starting point for identification and quantification of the levels of workforce competence within an organisation. Using a targeted assessment process, our consultants work with your Senior Management Team to benchmark your current Competence Management System, Policies and Procedures in order to identify any gaps or areas for improvement. The process follows the same principles for the assessment competence management systems as used by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Regulatory need:

“Major hazard organisations require competent staff who have the neces-sary skills, knowledge and experience to undertake critical tasks in such a way as to prevent a major accident or minimise the consequences to people and the environment should one occur.”

COMAH Competent Authority, Inspection of Competence Management Sys-tems at COMAH Establishments (Operational Delivery Guide)


Competence Management System Review Workshop Cogent Skills regularly hold Competence Management System Review workshops to share best practice in managing Competency and Process Safety through Bespoke solutions. The workshop will provide you with the starting point for the identification and quantification of the strength of your existing competence management system. It will provide you with an overview of best practice in Competence Management Systems based on industry and regulatory guidance.

You will be supported within your own team throughout the workshop by industry experts to review and benchmark your current Competence Management System, policies and procedures in order to identify your gaps and areas for improvement. If you would like to find out more about these upcoming workshops contact a member of the Cogent Skills team.

Breakfast Networking Events

Cogent Skills host regular morning network events to help industry work well together and imrpove Process Safety and demonstrate competencies.Throughout the event there will be an informative presentation delivered by implementation specialists. You will be provided with the opportunity to share your own relative industry knowledge and network with peers. You will have the opportunity to have a valued input during the event.

This event is free to attend and refreshments are provided throughout the morning, with gift packs to take with you on the day. If you would like to know more about these networking events contact a member of the Cogent Skills team.

Competence Management Systems DevelopmentCogent Skills in partnership with key stakeholders has published Guidelines for Competence Management Systems. Based on our best practice guidelines, our expert consultants will support you to build internal capability and embed best practice in competence management into your business. Through a series of modular and progressive workshops, we will provide you with the tools and techniques to take you from initial task analysis through to the operation of a sustainable competence management system.


Finding Other Quality TrainingIf you want to grow your business or train your employees to the industry developed Gold Standard the Cogent Skills Store contains a wide selection of employer-endorsed training programmes specifically selected for the science industries. For individuals: you will find a range of courses and qualifications to enhance your skills, advance your career or enrich your technical knowledge, or maybe increase your understanding of leadership & management.

For employers, we offer a range of services. From the full offer of assisting to manage training budgets, sourcing provision and project managing, through to just assisting with sourcing appropriate provision.

Other ConsultancyOur service ensures that that organisational investment in training and professional development activities is cost-effective, goal-oriented and productive, including:

an independent service able to provide benchmarking based on industry standards an assurance service endorsing your best practice, meeting the needs of regulatory bodies for example the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

potential to reduce cost of inspections reduction of fragmentation within the organisation through:

• providing a common robust system which is fit for purpose• providing continuity of processes• delivering consistent assurance

access to subject matter experts and design expertise delivery and sourcing of value for money solutions access to bespoke products/services, designed by industry, for industry, to address development requirements

more efficient working practices, improved safety and reduced downtime Expertise in Human Factors, Competency Management, Change Management, BIT and Team Building.


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BOSS!IAN TRAVERS EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR SENIOR TEAM UNDERSTAND AND FULFIL ITS DUTY TO SAFETY

WHO has the biggest impact on process safety in your organisation?

Is it the operators and shift managers who ensure manufacture continues smoothly on a daily basis, the engineers who continually strive for improvements in process integrity, efficiency and effectiveness, or the senior leaders who set the culture and direction of the organisation?

In reality, all of these people and more have a role to play in managing process safety, and each has to recognise just how important their influence is on the continued safe operation of a major hazard organisation. Of course, it can be difficult to help others – especially those senior leaders with a non-technical background – to recognise the effects that their decisions can have on process safety.

From my experience of meeting with non-technical senior leaders, it’s crucial not to use the sort of niche, technical terms that you might freely exchange with your peers. If your audience doesn’t understand the jargon that you’re using, then frankly the discussion will be useless to them.

Effective communication is about the audience not the author. Believe me, this isn’t the time to be getting out your Swiss Cheese model. You need to tailor your message in non-technical language.

Effective communication is about the audience not the author. Believe me, this isn’t the time to be getting out your Swiss Cheese model. You need to tailor your message in non-technical language.


I hope this article finds its way into the hands of senior business leaders, and if you are looking at ways to get their attention, I would urge you to pop it into your bosses’ inboxes.

If this article has found its way to you and you’re a non-technical reader then it’s important to clarify that by ‘process safety’ I mean the way in which major hazard risks are managed and controlled, rather than risks to occupational or personal safety. I’m not talking about systems to prevent slips, trips or falls but rather much larger incidents that not only harm health but can cause multiple fatalities, as well as huge environmental, financial, and reputational damage.

We mustn’t forget that major hazard businesses have the potential for catastrophic impact. The exploration and production of oil and gas, the manufacture and storage of chemicals and petrochemicals, and the generation of energy involve complex processes with in-built intrinsic hazards that need careful management.

The measures your business needs to contain such hazards in a controlled way are equally as complex. This requires a systematic approach to managing risk, basedon having several layers of protection to guard against each process risk, and robust emergency arrangements in case the worst does happen.

Senior leaders need to recognise how important their influence is on the safe running of hazardous processes or the execution of a major project, whether the activity is located on their doorstep, or on the other side of the world. It might not be immediately obvious for example, what effect reducing the number of maintenance hours, or extending the frequency of inspections of critical process plant or delaying shutdowns or turnarounds can have on the safety of a plant, but the future consequences can be extreme.

The need for this recognition from the Board becomes especially pertinent if you reflect on the investigations into a number of high profile accidents such as the explosions and fires at BP’s Texas City oil refinery and the Buncefield fuel storage depot in the UK, which identified various technical failings, but also how shortcomings in leadership by senior executives contributed to the incidents.

Addressing these shortcomings is not easy, as while it is easy enough to focus on any number of training courses available for engineers, it can be much harder getting the attention of senior leaders of major hazard organisations;despite the fact that understanding the risk from a major accident is just as important as understanding every other type of business risk, if not more so.


The good news is that industry and the regulator have developed recognised training standards in process safety leadership and process safety management for everyone from front-line operators to the chief executive of a major hazard organisation.

The prime offering coming from this partnership is a one-day programme, Process Safety Leadership for Senior Executives. The benefits of this training are clear:

• The course is dedicated and tailored to senior executives and provides a means for them to become more effective process safety management lead-ers.

• It puts PSM, and risk into context – enabling critical business decisions to be made in consideration of the key aspects of managing such significant risk.

• It sets a clear, repeatable and testable standard for delivering training.

• It is drawn up by industry for industry with the regulator’s endorsement and input.

• It is delivered by accredited training providers.

When we first developed these standards in 2012, I truly believed this to be a ground-breaking piece of work. It filled that gap in training for senior leaders and has been proven to be appropriate for all executive boards, no matter what size the company or where in the world they are located.

In fact, since we established these industry recognised training standards, over 1,500 business leaders have been engaged in the training programme, and a total of 10,000 business leaders, managers and operators have benefited from an increased awareness, knowledge and understanding of what good practice in pro-cess safety management looks like.

If you would like to speak to someone about your training requirements you can contact

Neil Smith - [email protected], Head of Workforce Development at Cogent Skills Training Ltd


A 30th Anniversary Vital Lesson from Piper Alpha – ‘Prove It’The Piper Alpha disaster of 6th July 1988 killed 167 men and seared the memories of all touched by it. For some it remains a deep emotional wound that may never fully heal. Learning to live with and learn from grief is part of what it means to be human. It can be an experience that creates determination and energy to drive through improvement.

Those of us with less direct contact with such events must also connect with these emotions to strengthen our drive to learn and implement the lessons. Accounts such as Stephen McGinty’s ‘Fire in the Night: The Piper Alpa Disaster’ can help with this.

Piper Alpha has been a primary source for many vital lessons for both high hazard and occu-pational health and safety. These include the need to ensure, for example,

> effective permit-to-work and shift handover procedures > that hazardous events and how they may escalate are fully understood> emergency systems and procedures are maintained in a state of readiness, are protected from the hazardous events where practicable, and will be put into action without delay> thorough high quality auditing that is, by definition, independent

Underpinning these practical lessons, Piper Alpha led to a major change in the regulatory environment for off shore installations, the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 (and 2005). This was an offshore adaption of the regulatory framework propose in 1976 in the First Report of the Advisory Committee on Major Hazards (ACMH) set up after the Flixborough explosion. The work of the ACMH was heavily drawn on for the first Seveso Directive, implemented as the CIMAH Regulations in the UK, and more recently the COMAH Regulations.

The ACMH took inspiration from the Nuclear Installations licensing regime introduced in 1965. Following the King’s Cross fire in 1987 and crash at Clapham Junction in 1988, the Railways (Safety Case) Regulations 1994 (and 2000) were introduced. The MOD introduced safety case principles for military systems during the 1990s. And now, following the shocking Grenfell tower fire, the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Hackitt review has proposed safety case principles are applied to buildings fire safety for large complex projects.

These regulations require the organisations accountable for risks capable of causing catastrophic widespread harm to demonstrate to a regulatory authority that they have:


> a comprehensive understanding of their hazards and accident scenarios,> identified and implemented appropriate prevention, control and mitigation measures, and> systems in place to ensure these measures remain present and reliable

This demonstration, when sufficient, gives such organisations their license to operate. Whilst not perfect, this ‘prove it’ approach to high hazard regulation has without doubt resulted in improved risk control.

We use a similar approach for occupational health and safety competence where the con-sequences of failure can be serious. We use knowledge and skills tests for driving on the roads and for vehicles such as fork lift trucks and cranes. We license asbestos contractors, certify radiation protection advisers and register gas engineers.

So why do we so often accept superficial demonstration of competence for management and leadership roles where the individual is accountable for serious health and safety hazards? Has it ever been acceptable to take it on trust that good decisions are always made when people are appointed to positions with such serious safety accounta-bilities and responsibilities? Why do we think that training that concludes with short term memory tests is proof of safety management and leadership competence?

Just one organisation I have encountered requires new managers to robustly demonstrate the success of their efforts to understand the hazards and control measures in their area of responsibility. They do this at the end of a 6 month probationary period with a panel of experienced managers and special-ist advisors. They get support, but retaining their job depends on success with this process.

More organisations need to put in processes like this. Perhaps our failure to invest in de-veloping and demonstrating competence in safety management and leadership, from front line managers to chief executives, explains why slow progress is made with improving safety performance and culture.

Are the benefits of requiring such demonstrations of capability by senior leaders an important missed lesson from Piper Alpha?

If you feel you need some help and guidance on Process Safety Leadership or culture change then contact us at [email protected]


Industry Skills Gold Standard

In partnership with the science industries, Cogent Skills has established a national skills benchmark for best practice, the Cogent Gold Standard. It details the skills required to do an industry job role and provides a sound basis for workforce development. The Gold Standard supports companies in many ways: as a benchmark; to identify skills gaps; to base appraisals on; for promotions and for defining training provision.

Over 50 Industry Gold Standard job roles are available and are the science industry standards for companies to use as a benchmark. Through this framework, individuals can be confident that their skills have been benchmarked to a national, industry developed standard. The framework describes and maps the competencies required to carry out a wide range of jobs roles.

Company Gold Standards

The Industry Gold Standards define job role skills. By developing your own Company Gold Standards, with the support of Cogent Skills, you will identify relevant additional skills and make the Industry Gold Standards bespoke to your company.

The Team

Our Workforce Development team is made up of expert consultants who are senior industry professionals, with sector specific backgrounds. Our service is underpinned by the Industry Gold Standard, our highly respected, employer-led Skills Framework.

“I would most definitely recommend that companies looking to access training for their employees use the Gold Standard Workforce Development programme.”

Graham Smith, Operations Director, William Blythe

Cogent Skills Gold Standards


Apprenticeships and GraduatesCogent Skills Services supports science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success.

Cogent New Talent Our New Talent arm can source all your specialist new talent needs. Whether you are developing a programme for thirty apprentices or hiring a single laboratory managerwe have a responsive specialist team in place.

ApprenticeshipsOur Apprenticeship service is a very easy to use service for employers – as wellas apprentices. The apprentice’s training for their job role is mapped out using an Apprenticeship Training Plan (ATP). So you actually decide what makes an apprentice competent.

Industry Degree SchemePlacements are highly sought after by students and employers alike. We work closely withuniversities to develop and match a high quality pipeline of students and graduates with expanding opportunities in industry.

Recruitment When it comes to recruitment we help you to make the most of the various recruitment channels available. This can be tapping into university departments through our partnerships to target the brightest undergraduate talent for industrial placements, through to our innovative approach to source permanent recruits.

Our team is made up of experts in building targeted recruitment campaigns, recruitment processes and outsourcing strategies. Whatever your requirements are, we will create a bespoke, Cogent supported solution for your business, whilst protecting your employer brand.

To find out more about New Talent contact a member of the team on 01925 515200 or email [email protected]

Other Cogent Services:

If you would like more information about any of our courses please contact:

Developing today’s workforce, creating tomorrow’s

www.cogentskills.com@cogent_skills

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