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Proskills works towards glass industry standards

Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for the glass and glazing industry is working with companies in the sector to develop a new nationally recognised set of standards for the industry.

Proskills says the ultimate aim of the initiative is to encompass all job categories at three competency levels, creating a tool to help with career path development and multi-skilling.

John Devine, managing director of Independent Glass Glasgow, and a member of the Proskills Glass Industry Group, said: "In today's competitive environment training is of the utmost importance. The increasing use of high technology means that skilled employees are more valuable than ever and, in addition to retaining and up-skilling existing staff, we also need to attract an increasing number of high calibre youngsters.

"To achieve this we need to offer staff a defined career path and ensure that they are properly rewarded for attaining additional skills. This initiative will help the whole industry survive and thrive."

According to Proskills, employees will be recognised through a joint certification programme, held by a partnership of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), Proskills and GQA (Glass Qualifications Authority). The organisation says required competencies would build through each level, on three skill or knowledge areas: firstly, a knowledge base, encompassing items such us the importance of customer relationships and company safety policy, secondly, appropriate core skills, for example specific machine operating techniques, and thirdly, clearly defined job-specific skills.

Proskills says that when completed, this certification framework will mean that companies can ascertain, when they interview someone for the position of "glass cutter", exactly what skill levels that person has achieved.

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