Working In The Industry
- The Coatings Sector
- Coatings Sector Statistics (2006)
- Working in the Coatings Manufacturing Industry
- Supply and Demand
- Jobs in the Coatings Manufacturing Sector
- Coatings Manufacture and our Environment
- Qualifications and Skills Valued by Coatings Manufacturing Sector Employers
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
- How Coatings are Made
Qualifications and Skills Valued by Coatings Manufacturing Sector Employers
Businesses in the Coatings Manufacturing Sector employers need enthusiastic and skilled employees that can: help them win new orders, continuously improve the range and quality of products, engage in the production process creatively and flexibly, act safely at all times and play a major role in improving the environmental performance of the business, its products and manufacturing systems.
Stephen Falder, Proskills' Chairman, and a Director, HMG Paints Ltd., said:
The skills of a workforce are the most valuable sets of any business. Skills provide competitive advantage, quality and efficiency. A skilled team creates the ability to evolve business to meet new challenges and this in turn creates profit and security for the company and increased opportunity for its employees.
Recent research has shown that the top "skill" that employers are looking for in their people is a positive attitude. (Proskills Sector Skills Agreement, 2006).
The qualifications Coatings Manufacturing Sector employers value includes any work-related courses/qualification undertaken whilst at school or college. They also value:
- GCSEs, A and A/S levels, degrees (for higher level jobs), although practical skills count for a lot!
- Apprenticeships (which can be used by older workers as Continuing Professional Development – "CPD")
- National & Scottish Vocational Qualifications (N/SVQs), including an NVQ in Producing Surface Coatings, Laboratory and Associated Technical operations.
- BTEC Diplomas and Higher National Certificates/ Diplomas (HNCs and HNDs)
- City and Guilds qualifications
- Certificate in Coatings Technology (which offers a modular approach to training - leading to nationally recognised qualification) - more information on this is available at www.coatings-certificate.org.uk
