A joint project of the British Coatings Federation, the Royal Society of Chemistry, PRA and OCCA is providing training and materials to new Coatings Ambassadors from a spectrum of businesses in the coatings supply chain who will hold careers sessions at schools and universities in the UK. When delivering the course material, ambassadors will introduce the coatings industry, share their own career paths and the varied jobs and opportunities that are available within the sector.
To train the Coatings Ambassadors, a workshop providing guidance on how to reach out to the younger generation, using activities, presentations and creative projects was held at BCF’s office. Run by Cogent Skills, the workshop hosted a diverse group of attendees from organisations including AkzoNobel, Sherwin-Williams, BASF, Lake Coatings, HMG Paints, Mylands, BTC Europe, Indestructible Paints, Fujichem Sonneborn, Neotech Speciality Chemicals and Nordmann.