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Zero Waste ScotlandSkills for a Circular Economy

Wednesday 11th November 2015

What is a Circular Economy? ….. How can we #MakeThingsLast?

• Designs value retention into the economy• Move away from ‘take, make, dispose’• Will be enabled by:

• Design for regeneration• Substituting materials• Products to services• Sharing or peer-to-peer economy• Repair and resupply industries

Scotland is at the forefront of this

In a diagram…? www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

Our Goals

Why bother?

1. Business risk

2. Value retention

3. Jobs and growth

4. Climate change

5. Scotland’s comparative advantage

Value creation and retention

Jobs

Climate change

Scotland’s comparative advantage

Scottish Government CE Strategy ConsultationOct 2015

We want to embed the development of new skills and thinking in the next generation of designers, business leaders and innovators. We are proposing actions to help make sure Scotland’s workforce has the right skills to take advantage of opportunities from a more circular economy.

• Builds on existing zero waste progress/extensive evidence programme• Considers a range of actions around ‘loops’ (repair, reuse recycle,

remanufacture)

Skills focus

What is already happening to support skills for a circular economy?

•ZWS Workforce Development Upskilling Programme (RM and CE) Reuse, Repair •SWITCH Forum Competency Framework: standard setting for Resource Management•Engaging with industry partners and academia across a number of sectors (including resource management, resource efficiency, reuse and repair, creative industries and design) to identify skill needs.•Partnership with HE to establish Scottish Institute of Remanufacturing•Scoping out report for remanufacturing skills

ZWS Workforce Development Upskilling Programme (RM and CE)ZWS Short Training Programmes

Frontline Communications Training Updated Core programme + 6 new modules:Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)Street cleansing staff which will be based on the national litter and fly-tipping strategyMaterials Recovery Facility (MRF) Staff based on the new MRF Code of Practice and GuidanceContaminationPromotion of ServicesMaterial Value and Reuse

Repair Skills (Pilot)

MRF Quality Training based on new COP and Guidance

Thematic Workshops

• FLES Award – Working at Heights Unit – optional now • HNC in Sustainable Resource Management• MA in Sustainable Resource Management

Developing the Workforce Programme 2015 – 2018

Mentoring Skills for frontline staff Coaching for Supervisors Planning and Delivering Training to Groups Delivering Toolbox Talks Effectively Assessors

Development of a capacity building programme for SMEs

Skills For Growth Healthy Working Lives

Building Waste Smart Capacity Project - continuation

ZWS Support for Qualifications /Accredited Training ProgrammesSupport for Formal Qualifications

SWITCH aims to create a Resource Management industry that:

•Is safe and healthy to work in•Actively supports education, training, learning and development •Increases workforce capacity and competence•Develops and shares good practice•Creates an industry that is attractive as a career choice•Creates clear career and learner pathways

By•Using an action-focussed and peer-led approach•Encouraging and enabling change to take place•Working collaboratively to identify emerging issues; explore creative solutions; share ideas, promote good practice, work to achieve higher standards across all its working themes

SWITCH Forum

SQA

HSEHealth and Safety Executive

Developments

Executive Steering Group•Development of Constitution•Communication and Engagement Plan •Creation of ambassadors to encourage culture change

H&S Working Group•Promoting WISH Guidance •Contributing to the work of all the WISH Working groups•H&S Events

Current DevelopmentsL&D Working Group

•Resource Management Competence Framework – key Development•Self-assessment Questionnaire and Guide for Employers•Training Mapping•L&D Event – planned 17 Feb 2015

What is a Competence Framework?• Competences are the skills, knowledge and attributes essential to perform certain

functions, critical in specific roles.

• They are what is expected of a person in areas and levels of performance

• It is widely recognised throughout the vocational education and training system that competence is based on “assessment, consistently, over time, in the workplace”.

• A competence framework specifies the core competences for roles within the industry and can be used for:

Job Design RecruitmentPerformance Management Training & DevelopmentCareer development Succession planning

Why do we need one and how will it be used?

• Aimed at providing a baseline for the industry to improve competence, and hence health and safety.

• Includes significant focus on health, safety and the environment.• Organisations can assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of

training in particular induction training.• Support the identification of areas for development.• Support ongoing performance management and assessment.• Inform training needs and programme design.• Support Career planning.

WASTE OPERATIVE COMPETENCIES MRF HWRC COLLECTION DRIVING MANUAL STREET MACHINECOMPLY WITH WASTE LEGISLATION √ √ √ √ √ √

COMPLY WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES √ √ √ √ √ √

COMPLY WITH ENVIRONEMTAL LEGISLATION √ √ √ √ √ √

MAINTAIN HEALTHY & SAFE ENVIRONMENT √ √ √ √ √ √

PROCESS RECEIVED WASTE √ √ √ √ √ √

WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE √ √ √ √ √ √

MANUAL HANDLING -OBJECT HANDLING √ √ √ √ √ √

PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE √ √ √ √ √ √

WORKING AT HEIGHT √ √ √ √

MANUAL COLLECTION OF WASTE √ √

MECHANICALLY HANDLE WASTE √ √ √ √ √

MANUAL STREET CLEANSING √

LOADING WASTE TRANSPORT VEHICLES √ √ √ √

TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE √

OPERATION OF PLANT & MACHINERY √ √ √

CONTROLLING VEHICLE MOVEMENT √ √ √

REPORTING & RECORDING OF INFORMATION √ √ √ √ √ √

SUPERVISION OF OPERATIONS √ √ √ √ √ √

MENTORING AND COACHING √ √ √ √ √ √

RISK ASSESSMENT √ √ √ √ √ √

STATEMENTS LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

MAINTAIN HEALTHY & SAFE ENVIRONMENT

Understand & comply with health & safety and security arrangements relating to the work area within own area of responsibility.

Monitor, maintain and communicate all health & safety and security arrangements within own area of responsibility.

Develop, communicate, implement and manage health and safety policies and procedures and ensure all are adhered to.

Be aware of and communicate to others the known risks that may be present in and around the work area.

Be able to investigate and report accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences on site in line with policies and procedures and implement agreed actions.

Monitor, report and review accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences at site and liaise with external agencies and health and safety department. Have knowledge of RIDDOR regulations.

Understand hazards and methods to reduce risks and follow all reporting mechanisms.

Manage hazards & risks within area of work, also communicating risks to others.

Develop, communicate, implement and manage site security policies and procedures.

Follow organisational procedures to comply with Duty of Care regulations. Report/record accidents/incidents/and dangerous occurrences to relevant persons.

Follow Duty of Care and investigate and report on accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences.

Manage & monitor external contractors.

Understand health and safety implications in own area of work and work in accordance with organisational procedures to minimise incidents occurring. Understand and be aware of the importance of COSHH assessments in all aspects of work carried out.

Understand requirement for health surveillance & monitoring including those within COSHH assessments and ensure they are undertaken as appropriate.

Develop, implement, communicate and review risk assessments including COSHH assessments for working areas.

Ensure compliance with Duty of Care and monitor, report and review accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences at site and liaise with external agencies and health and safety department.

Develop, implement, communicate and review procedures for health surveillance and monitoring.

Potential RM Industry Passport Scheme? • In many industries the acceptance of a common standard for competence and

training across employers has led to significant financial benefits to both asset owners and supply chain partners.

• This has been achieved through:– Reduction in duplicate/unnecessary training– Increased speed in getting people to work– Enhanced competence resulting in a reduction in down time from incidents

• Once approved, the competence framework could be used as the basis for developing such a scheme for the Resource Management and Recycling Industry in Scotland

Learning and Development Event - 17 February Glasgow

• Formal Launch of Competence Framework• Keynote speakers – why education/learning is important• Workshops:

- MAs in SRM (GCC)- HWRC Guide (Renfrewshire)- Occupational Health (Moray)- Funding for training (SDS)- Available Training (ZWS/

• Putting the competence framework into practice:- Wm Tracey’s Training Academy- East Lothian Council Developing People- Fife Council’s Level 1 Induction Programme

- Other examples of how organisations are using it

Skills focusWhat are the key challenges to address in terms of developing required skills?

• Major shifts needed in culture, behaviour and attitude:- need to engage industry at all levels and be clear on the

business case for them

- Society needs to embrace remanufacture and second-hand over new

• Requirement to inform and educate students FE, HE, and school about CE concept

• Lack of awareness of importance / benefits to business and organisations of the CE model

Skills focus What are the main opportunities that could be targeted?

• Opportunities for training providers around building awareness and capacity to meet a range of industry’s needs

• CERMSA (Skills Academy) looking to work with interested training providers to upskill staff in partnership with ZWS.

• For example do we:- Prioritise design as an area for integrating CE into formal qualifications

- Integrate CE into general business skills – Business Studies, MBAs

- Build on existing work to upskill procurement professionals around whole

life costing

- Identify the specific programmes that need to be changed, e.g. SVQs

- Create ready-made qualifications

Thank you.

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