Proskills has been awarded its licence to become the new Sector Skills Council for the Process and Manufacturing sector.

The licence was presented at a launch celebration held aboard HQS Wellington on the London Embankment, on 1 November, by Phil Hope, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills.

Proskills, as part of the UK-wide Skills for Business network, works with employers, training providers and other stakeholders to address the skills and workforce development challenges affecting the coatings, extractives, glass, print and building products and refractories industries. These industries together employ almost half a million people in 27,000 companies, generating a combined turnover of £29 billion.

Further info: Proskills, tel: 0121 789 5100 email: info@proskills.co.uk

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Glass Age