Cogent Skills Safety Culture Solutions is delighted to congratulate Urenco Chemical Process Operations (CPO) on winning the Skills Award at the Chemical Industries Association Awards 2026.
The Skills Award, presented at the ceremony in Manchester on Thursday, 18th June, recognises an employer that has made an outstanding contribution to the acquisition and development of skills across its workforce.
Urenco CPO was recognised for its approach to workforce development, including a Competence Management System benchmarked against the Cogent Gold Standard, alongside its investment in apprenticeships, on-plant training, digital tools and human factors.
Over the last 3 years Urenco has strengthened its approach to Competence Management and Human Factors, supporting the development of a structured framework for managing and demonstrating competence across safety-critical roles. The hard work put in by the Urenco team has included establishing greater consistency in assessment and clearer processes for developing, maintaining and assuring workforce competence, as well as rolling out the Workplace Competence Assessor course.
Congratulations to everyone at Urenco on a thoroughly deserved achievement. Cogent Skills Safety Culture Solutions is proud to have supported the team on its competence management journey and to see its commitment to workforce capability recognised by the Chemical Industries Association.
“This is a flagship UK industry award with high visibility across the industrial sector. Being recognised alongside peers is a strong external endorsement of the standard we have reached, and recognition from the CIA is particularly meaningful for Urenco in the wider chemical context.”
Ruggero Pellegrin, Director of CPO, Urenco Chemical Process Operations (CPO)
"Urenco CPO have shown what can be achieved when competence management is treated as a strategic business priority rather than simply a compliance requirement. Their CIA Skills Award win is thoroughly deserved, and we are proud to have supported them on that journey."
Rob Bevan, Workforce Development Manager, Cogent Skills Safety Culture Solutions
