Who is Cogent and what is their role in the process?
Cogent is the Sector Skills Council for the Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Nuclear, Polymers, Petroleum and Oil & Gas industries. Cogent will manage the delivery of the compact and work with the LSC to develop and implement sector specific campaigns for the programme within the Train to Gain marketing and communications strategy. Its key partners will be its Skills Academies, the regional brokerage services and other stakeholders engaging with employers in the sector Cogent will develop operating and marketing plans to deliver the outcomes in the Compact. Where appropriate, Cogent will work with other Sector Skills Councils who are implementing compacts. Operating protocols will be developed in conjunction with the key partners-primarily LSC and brokerage organisations to ensure a consistent approach across all regions. Monitoring and review of progress with targeted outcomes will take place, with inputs from partner organisations. The SSC will not provide training.
