ECITB Chairman Jim Rowland re-appointed
Posted: 14 October 2003
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Young People and Adult
Skills, Ivan Lewis has re-appointed Mr Jim Rowland CBE as Chairman
of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
for a period of 18 months, from1 April 2004 to 30 September 2005.
This re-appointment will enable Mr Rowland to see through the planning
and implications of the outcomes of both the Government’s
quinquennial review of the Board and its own review.
Skills Minister Ivan Lewis said: "I am pleased that Jim Rowland
has agreed to continue his appointment as Chairman of the ECITB.
His depth of knowledge and experience will be important following
the Government’s latest review which has highlighted the need
to focus strongly on customer needs.
“The Government wants strong partnerships with industry to
boost investment in skills. Through our skills strategy a new, regionally
focused structure is being implemented to support employer’s
skills needs, underpinned with a planned 50 per cent growth in qualified
apprentices.”
About ECITB
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is
the centre of excellence for advice, information and skills development
for the engineering construction industry. The ECITB manages training
programmes, distributes grants for training and develops qualifications
for people across the industry. Companies in the industry design,
construct and maintain process plants for the oil, gas, water, environmental,
food, power generation, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.
The ECITB is also the Standard Setting Body for the sector and
the Awarding Body for the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs)
and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). It is also responsible
for the National Apprenticeship Scheme for Engineering Construction
(NASEC), the National Skills Development Scheme for craft and technician
disciplines (NSDS) and the Supervisory Management Training and Development
Scheme (SMTD).
The ECITB financially supports the training and development of
over 18,000 people each year.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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