£1 million funding to close industrial skills gap
By Sue Mennell (28-03-2007)
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The funding follows a two year investigation to identify skills gaps and the training needed to tackle the skills crisis facing Cogent’s industries.
Joanna Woolf, Cogent CEO said: "Skills gaps and shortages are the biggest challenge facing the Cogent industries. UK manufacturing cannot match the low-labour costs of our fast emerging competitor economies. We must now compete on quality and innovation and that means improving the skills base has become an imperative in these science-based industries.
"We are delighted that we have been able to secure the funding to drive these projects forward and we will be working closely with employers to ensure that their employees fully benefit from what's on offer.
"Cogent employers need thousands of highly skilled and flexible scientists, engineers, production operatives, managers and leaders. It is experiencing an ageing workforce and a decline in the number of technically trained people coming through the system. This funding directly supports this pressing need."
Joanna Woolf, Cogent CEO said: "Skills gaps and shortages are the biggest challenge facing the Cogent industries. UK manufacturing cannot match the low-labour costs of our fast emerging competitor economies. We must now compete on quality and innovation and that means improving the skills base has become an imperative in these science-based industries.
"We are delighted that we have been able to secure the funding to drive these projects forward and we will be working closely with employers to ensure that their employees fully benefit from what's on offer.
"Cogent employers need thousands of highly skilled and flexible scientists, engineers, production operatives, managers and leaders. It is experiencing an ageing workforce and a decline in the number of technically trained people coming through the system. This funding directly supports this pressing need."
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