Industry Leadership
As an employer-led organisation, Proskills works very closely with the Extractive and Mineral Processing Industry. This is achieved via a number of routes including the Extractive and Mineral Processing Industry Board and the Qualifications Reform Group for the industry.
The Extractive and Mineral Processing 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, universities and technical institutions, 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 10,000 businesses employing around 86,000 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 Extractive and Mineral Processing industry this is Jonathan Ledger. If you would like to get involved in shaping the future of your industry, contact Jonathan Ledger on 07711 751537 or jonathan.ledger@mps-academy.co.uk
Current Board Membership includes:
| Names | Organisations |
| Baines, Roger | Ennstone plc |
| Berridge, Jack | Institute of Quarrying |
| Best, Gordon | Quarry Products Association Northern Ireland |
| Bird, Richard | British Aggregates Association |
| Blagden, Jill | CEMEX UK |
| Bowtell, Tom | Proskills UK |
| Boylen, Graeme | Tarmac Limited |
| England, Richard | The Concrete Society |
| Hargreaves, Craig | Cleveland Potash |
| Hayward, Roseanne | Mineral Products Qualifications Council |
| Huxtable, Peter | British Aggregates Association |
| Isles, Martin | Mineral Products Association |
| James, Brian | Mineral Products Association |
| Jones, Barrie | Mines Rescue Service Limited |
| Lambert, Jon | Brett Group |
| Ledger, Jonathan | Proskills UK |
| Morter, Anthony | Institute of Asphalt Technology |
| Reynolds, Neal | Livox Quarry |
| Rostron, Brian | Coalpro |
| Sharman, David | Hanson UK |
| Sheffield, Billie | UK Coal Limited |
| Sheridan, John | QPA Scotland |
| Tagg, Steve | Aggregate Industries |
| Verity, James | Lafarge Aggregates |
| Watts, Terry | 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