Industry Leadership
As an employer-led organisation, Proskills works very closely with the Printing Industry. This is achieved via a number of routes including the Printing Industry Board and the Qualifications Reform Group for the industry.
The Printing 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 18 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 27,000 businesses employing around 162,000 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 Printing industry this is Richard Moore. If you would like to get involved in shaping the future of your industry, contact Richard Moore on 07910 247734 or richard.moore@proskills.co.uk
Current Board Membership includes:
| Names | Organisations |
| Andy Davidson | De La Rue Plc |
| Bob Hodgson | Graphic Enterprise Scotland |
| Bruce Carter | x |
| Daren Elsley | Artisan Litho |
| Derek Hall | Blackmores |
| Frank Eagle | On Demand Communications Ltd |
| Gail Jessop | Graphic Enterprise Scotland |
| Geoff Southern | Unite the Union |
| George Thomas | Fry Thomas Holdings |
| Glyn Hall | Commercial Facilities and Logistics |
| Ian Wilton | Oxford university Press |
| John Procter | Leeds College of Technology |
| Kathy Woodward | BPIF |
| Marcus Smith | Berkshire Labels Ltd |
| Michael Brown | Trinity Mirror Printing Newcastle Ltd |
| Nigel Chalk | Océ UK Ltd |
| Nigel Hawke | T J International Ltd |
| Peter Biggins | Target Print Leeds Ltd |
| Ray Beswick | Pindar Plc |
| Richard Croft | Wardle Storeys Earby Ltd |
| Richard Moore | Proskills UK |
| Robert O’Shea | Quay Media Solutions Ltd |
| Simon Biltcliffe | Webmart Ltd |
| Simon Jones | Polestar Group Ltd |
| Terry Watts | Proskills UK |
| Tyrone Yearwood | Birmingham Metropolitan College |
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