North West Chemskills Group

• Sharing good practice and information
• Sharing resources
• Discussing issues and problems
• Helping to shape the provisions of training and development in the region
• Acting as a “test bed” for proposed new qualifications/products

The group’s aim is to help employers to create a UK-wide training and development platform to plug skills gaps across the chemicals, polymers and pharmaceutical sectors.

Led by the Academy’s North West Regional Skills Manager, Roger Langford, the group represents a chance for companies to collectively address the common skills needs and is a good source of new funding, new training provisions and best practice sharing.

The group promotes how investing in training employees during the recession will help them avoid facing a skills shortage once the economy stabilizes.

The North West region employs 61,000 people across the process industries, and the ChemSkills Group gives employers a real chance to influence not just their own future but that of the region.

More information can be obtained by contacting Roger Langford at r.langford@process.nsacademy.co.uk, or from the following website:
http://www.chemicalsnorthwest.org.uk/key_activities/skills/training/