The new National Skills Academy Process Industries has launched a pilot scheme that will see UK employers assess their own training and qualifications framework against a new Gold Standard for skills, which has been developed by Cogent.

The Skills Academy is now working with a  group of employers across the UK, and the relevant awarding bodies, to develop a practical framework through which skills development can be measured against an industry standard, rather than those of individual employers.

Industry research shows that many process industries employers are likely to have existing staff training programmes in place that already meet the assessment standards of the Gold Standard qualifications. 

The pilot is expected to show that a large proportion of employees will already be eligible for accreditation of prior learning assessment.

Developed by Cogent, there are now six Gold Standards, based on whole qualifications, covering categories ranging from technical competence to generic abilities such as business improvement. 

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