Industry Leadership
As an employer-led organisation, Proskills works very closely with the Coatings Industry. This is achieved via a number of routes including the Coatings Industry Board and the Qualifications Reform Group for the industry.
The Coatings 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 20 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 1,000 businesses employing around 21,000 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 Coatings industry this is Gary Overton. If you would like to get involved in shaping the future of your industry, contact Gary Overton on 07824 465538 or email gary.overton@proskills.co.uk
Current Board Membership includes:
| Names | Organisations |
| Aitken, Mike | Plascoat Systems Ltd |
| Baird, Andy | RSC (Resin Surfaces Ltd) |
| Booth, Peter | Becker Industrial Coatings Ltd |
| Bowtell, Tom | Proskills UK |
| Brown, Edward | Craig & Rose Ltd |
| Brown, Elizabeth | Paint Research Association |
| Cahill, Mark | PPG Industries UK Ltd |
| Cory, Denis | HMG Powder Coatings |
| Craine, Michael | Cranfield Colours Ltd |
| Davys, Peter | Orrest Limited |
| Fairchild, Ann | Firwood Paints Ltd |
| Falder, Stephen | Byotrol Technologies Limited |
| Green, Mike | Leighs Paints |
| Hansley, Barry | PPJ Industry |
| Jones, Liz | Valspar UK Corporation UK |
| Linden, Christine | Domino UK Limited |
| Murphy, Michael | Domino UK Limited |
| Nelson, Paul | Weilburger Schramm Coatings |
| Norton, Alan | Indesctructible Paints |
| Overton, Gary | 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