TSA Insight Magazine Issue 7 - Magazine - Page 7
In focus
Katie Woods-Ruddick joins Cogent
Skills Board as employer representative
of TSA
atie Woods-Ruddick, Head of HR at px which provides operations management, engineering
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services and energy management solutions to partners in highly regulated industries, has
been appointed to the Board of Cogent Skills. She will represent the skills interests of
members of The Tank Storage Association (TSA) who are engaged in the storage of bulk
liquids such as crude oil, petroleum and chemicals and the provision of related products and services to a
range of industrial sectors. Cogent Skills is the UK’s sector skills body for the advancement of science and
technology skills required by UK science-based industries including chemicals, downstream petroleum,
process manufacturing, life sciences and medical technologies. Katie’s position with the px group means
that she will bring insight into key focus areas across the sector including includes apprenticeships, process
safety, engineering skills, and competence management.
Katie Woods-Ruddick, Chartered MCIPD Head of Human Resources, px group, said: “I am delighted to
join the Cogent Skills Board and look forward to working together with Board members from companies
across the sector to address the future challenges we face in the UK. My role will be to ensure that the
tank storage sector’s distinctive skills needs are considered at an industry level including considerations
around the Apprenticeship Levy, standards and attraction of a new talent pipeline.”
Joanna Woolf, Cogent Skills CEO added: “We are delighted that Katie is joining the Cogent Skills Board,
bringing an expert view on ensuring the skills needs of the industrial sciences sector are being met and
particularly in ensuring that Cogent Skills represents the tank storage sector on key areas of government
skills policy, including skills investment and technical and vocational education. Cogent Skills represents
the skills interests of companies in a key strategic sector of the economy. The px group’s continued
representation on the Cogent Skills Board will add to this strength. This sector faces a number of skills
challenges, not least the need to increase the supply and take-up of apprenticeships and we look forward
to tackling these challenges head on to ensure a highly skilled, resilient and sustainable sector workforce.”
For more information, visit Cogent Skills at www.cogentskills.com
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