Industry Leadership
As an employer-led organisation, Proskills works very closely with the Glazed Ceramics Industry. This is achieved via a number of routes including the Glazed Ceramics Industry Board and the Qualifications Reform Group for the industry.
The Glazed Ceramics Industry Board helps set the strategic direction for Proskills. Made up of employers in the main and supported by representatives from employer bodies, trade unions as well as training providers, it is their task is to ensure that the objectives and solutions developed by Proskills the Sector Skills Council and the National Skills Academy for Materials, Production & Supply, the new directional delivery arm of Proskills, remain aligned to the needs of this industry.
The Qualifications Reform Group is tasked with the development and review of new and existing standards and qualifications to meet the increasing demands of the industry.
Both groups play a key role in ensuring the right provision is in place to support investment in skills.
Without the support of employers and other stakeholders these groups cannot fulfil their remit. It is therefore critical to their success that more people from this industry get involved. To date we have a membership of over 7 employers on the Board that come from a range of different sized businesses. In real terms, they only represent a small fraction of the industry that comprises around 1,200 businesses employing around 30,000 individuals. To ensure a more complete coverage and ever more influential input, we need more employers to come forward and work with us.
Proskills Industry Lead:
To coordinate employer involvement and strategic engagement, each Industry has its own Industry Lead within Proskills. For the Glazed Ceramics industry this is Lisa Williamson. If you would like to get involved in shaping the future of your industry, contact Lisa Williamson on 07500 086 599 or lisa.williamson@proskills.co.uk
Current Board Membership includes:
| Names | Organisations |
| Auden, Wes | Dudson Limited |
| Barton, Mike | Advantage West Midlands |
| Bowtell, Tom | Proskills UK |
| Charman, Jon | Ideal Standard |
| Dean, Wendy | Steelite International |
| Devine, Alan | Portmeirion Potteries |
| Edge, John | Stoke-on-Trent College |
| Evans, Sue | Ceramic Industry Forum |
| Greenhough, Andy | Stoke-on-Trent College |
| Grice, Peter | Central Advisory & Training Services Ltd |
| Lye, Barry | ARC International |
| Marsh, Keith | Axia Solutions Ltd |
| Macartney, Tom | North Staffordshire regeneration partnership |
| Morrall, Francis | British Ceramic Confederation |
| Moult, Ann | Johnson Tiles |
| Oakes, Garry | Unity the Union |
| Richens, Phil | Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd |
| Watts, Terry | Proskills UK |
| Williamson, Lisa | Proskills UK |
Current Focus of the Board:
- Establish strategic issues facing the industry relating to productivity, skills, qualifications and training provision
- Identify priority delivery areas and make recommendations to the Proskills Main Board and the Academy Board
- Review and monitor current strategy and activity taking place within the industry and provide input to both the Sector Skills Council and the Academy to inform future activity and developments
- Establish programs to promote careers in the industry and foster links between schools, employers and FE establishments
- Act as Proskills ambassadors for your industry to encourage more employers to commit to training
Jasper Miniature Portraits of Lisa Williamson and Tom Bowtell.