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As the Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing sector Proskills aims to heighten awareness of the career opportunities it offers and help students develop industry-relevant skills. The new DesignIT! Ceramics programme will help companies attract talented new entrants to the industry, writes Lisa Williamson, Proskills Ceramics Industry Lead
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Last year more than 25,000 students from 550 schools registered to take part in Proskills' Schools-into-Industry Programmes (SIIP's), gaining important experience of industry and developing a range of practical skills in the process.
Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing sector, is now launching the DesignIT! Ceramics programme for the 2011-12 academic year, aiming to help students develop key skills relevant to the ceramics industry.
This holds real importance to the future of the industry. While ceramics is a long-established part of the commercial landscape, and demand remains strong, the industry still needs to evolve and adapt to changes in the wider business climate. Attracting new entrants is a central part of this agenda; by building closer links between schools and industry the DesignIT! Ceramics programme will heighten awareness of the wide range of career opportunities it offers.
The DesignIT! Ceramics programme will help students develop their creative skills through a live brief which closely reflects the demands faced by professionals. This will offer valuable insights into ceramics, help students develop skills relevant to the industry, and hopefully inspire some to enter the industry and contribute to its ongoing development.
The DesignIT! Ceramics programme will introduce students to the major challenges facing the ceramics industry and help them develop the key skills that will support its future development. If you would like to get involved in the DesignIT! Ceramics programme and help ensure that the education system supports the skills needs of industry then please get in touch via the contact details provided below.
For further information on Proskills Schools-into-industry programmes visit www.proskills.co.uk.
About Proskills:
Proskills UK is the bridge between employers and Government on skills and training. Employer-led by nine key industries, Building Products, Coatings, Extractives, Furniture, Glass, Glazed Ceramics, Paper, Print and Wood industries which make a third of the UK manufacturing sector. Proskills UK helps to raise the profile and sets the skills standards and qualifications for the sector and ensures that the skills and funding delivers against the current and future needs of the industries.
One of a network of employer-led SSC's across the UK, Proskills is a not-for-profit organisation, whose role is to raise the skills levels and competitiveness in the 80,000 workplaces and 800,000 employees that make up the sector. This is achieved through researching business skills needs, delivering occupational standards and qualifications, matching skills demand to supply, and securing funding to meet business skills priorities.
About Proskills Schools-into-Industry Programmes
Proskills Schools-into-Industry Programmes are designed to help students develop their practical skills and give them experience of industry. The programmes introduce students to the major challenges facing the print and paper, furniture, ceramics, wood, glass and extractives and minerals processing industries.
The programmes aim to promote the many varied and stimulating career paths available within the process and manufacturing sector. The programmes are designed to complement the curriculum and are directly relevant to several GCSE and A-Level courses.
Contact Information
Patrick Truss
Proskills UK
85b Centurion Court
Abingdon
OX14 4RY
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