01 Nov 2010
Cogent is exhibiting at Environment and Business: The Challenge and the Opportunity, 1st - 2nd November 2010, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster.
Cogent will showcase a new suite of small qualifications covering topics such as energy efficiency and waste reduction. These qualifications, developed with Edexel, are the first nationally accredited qualifications of their type, and are intended to support training for people with the responsibility for identifying and implementing efficiency measures for:
- energy
- water
- waste
- transport
The qualifications are project based, and require individuals to apply resource efficiency principles to make improvements within their own organisation.
Dawn Hillier, Cogent’s Standards and Qualifications Manager said: "The Government estimates that resource efficiency is worth £6.4 billion in annual cost savings to UK Business, and these qualifications will provide an opportunity for individuals to unlock potential savings within their organisation.”
The qualifications will be delivered through the National Skills Academy Process Industries Accredited Provider network.
The qualifications development is part of a wider cross-sector project Cogent is leading to define the skills and knowledge needed to ensure the sustainable development of businesses. Other partners in this project include: IEMA, Edexcel, Lantra, Improve, Ecitb, Semta, Proskills, EU Skills, SkillsActive, and Chemicals Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network.
At the conference, Cogent is also consulting with delegates on phase 2 of National Occupational Standards (NOS) and qualifications development, linked to sustainable business practice, to find out what skills and knowledge employers feel are critical in delivering sustainability.
Dawn added: “Many employers in the Cogent sector fully understand the significance of sustainability - we are now embedding it into every part of the learning and skills infrastructure. It’s about investing in the longer-term now, to adapt to the inevitable changes that will take place and about being responsive to the sustainability agenda.”
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