Training 
The objectives are:
1. Collaboration, standardisation and consolidation of training resources
6. Remove duplication and waste and focussed a combined effort.
6. Make use of the latest technologies to deliver fast effective knowledge sharing.
6. Remove duplication and waste and focussed a combined effort.
6. Make use of the latest technologies to deliver fast effective knowledge sharing.
2. Create a national Centre of Excellence
6. iPPSA is bringing together a group of global businesses to fund and support this facility.
6. iPPSA is bringing together a group of global businesses to fund and support this facility.
3. Publish a definitive list existing training courses all in one place.
1. Include feedback, a scoring mechanism, costs, discounts for members,
1. dates and links to external sites.
1. Include feedback, a scoring mechanism, costs, discounts for members,
1. dates and links to external sites.
4. Develop a set of 12 annual workshops for Print Buyers.
2. Run one per month.
2. Record buyers attendance.
2. These workshops will enable employees new to the industry to have a set method for development.
5. Record skill levels for staff in production companies
3. Set targets for employees to reach within agreed time scales.
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6. Mentoring for young people entering the industry
3. Introduce scheme in all iPPSA printers and suppliers first.
7. Professional print buyer qualifications from The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
3. Introduce scheme in all iPPSA printers and suppliers first.
7. Professional print buyer qualifications from The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
4. CIPS and The Training Co-operative are creating a milestone process so that CIPS
4. can expand on existing transferable skills and create professional qualifications for print buyers.
8. Government Funding
5. To make it easy to apply for and get funding and to understand what funding is available.
Organisations involved
4. can expand on existing transferable skills and create professional qualifications for print buyers.
8. Government Funding
5. To make it easy to apply for and get funding and to understand what funding is available.
Organisations involved
BSI – Brian Sunderland
BPiF – Ruth Exelby
CIPS – David Fox
Clare Taylor Consulting Ltd. – Clare Taylor
Communities and Local Government – Neil Richardson
Development Matters Ltd. – Pauline Gordon
Image-Nut – Bob Marchant
IPIA – Andrew Pearce
LCC – Susan Pandit
Mekon Ltd. – Ed Wills
NAPM – Tim Bowler
Pira Ltd. – Neil Falconer
Print and Procurement Ltd.– Matthew Parker
The Print Circle Ltd. - Simon Edkins
Unity Print & Publishing Ltd. – Andrew Wilson
BPiF – Ruth Exelby
CIPS – David Fox
Clare Taylor Consulting Ltd. – Clare Taylor
Communities and Local Government – Neil Richardson
Development Matters Ltd. – Pauline Gordon
Image-Nut – Bob Marchant
IPIA – Andrew Pearce
LCC – Susan Pandit
Mekon Ltd. – Ed Wills
NAPM – Tim Bowler
Pira Ltd. – Neil Falconer
Print and Procurement Ltd.– Matthew Parker
The Print Circle Ltd. - Simon Edkins
Unity Print & Publishing Ltd. – Andrew Wilson
