Cogent is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas, Nuclear, Petroleum and Polymer Industries. It is one of 25 SSCs representing 90% of the UK workforce.
Cogent is licensed by the Government to provide employers in our sector with the opportunity for coherent leadership and strategic action to meet their skills needs.
Key national objectives are to:
- Reduce the sector’s skills gaps and shortages and anticipate future needs in the Cogent industries
- Improve productivity and business performance through specific strategic actions, based on analysis of sectoral priorities.
- Increase opportunities to develop the productivity of the sector’s workforce.
- Improve learning supply, including the development of apprenticeships, higher education and of national occupational standards.
Cogent have undertaken in-depth research and analysis to find out what contribution skills can make to business performance in our sector. This has shown that it is clear that innovation, sustainability and productivity are ultimately dependent on skills.
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