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More Females than Males Study Science A-levels for the first time in history
For the first time in history, more female students have studied A-level sciences than male. A-level entries this year revealed that 50.3% of students studying …
Cogent Skills Apprentice Wins ‘Science Industry Apprentice of the Year’
Cogent Skills and Venator apprentice Isabelle Mahoney, who is currently on a Science Industry Maintenance Technician apprenticeship at Hartlepool College of Further Education, has won …
A Celebration of Success – Cogent Skills wins at the Chemical Industry Awards 2019!
Cogent Skills recently won the Chemical Industry Service Provider of the Year award at the Chemical Industry Awards in June. As a proud achievement, we …
The importance of the safety of your workers
Too often we see headlines in the news relating to all kind of incidents within industry, whether this be major hazard, high or medium risks, …
Safety first always! – Experts fear deserted oil tanker off Yemen could explode
According to experts, a deserted oil tanker described as a “floating bomb” that is currently anchored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has the potential to …
Why is so much attention being paid to major hazard leadership?
Neil Smith, Head of Workforce Development at Cogent Skills Training Ltd talks about why so much attention is now being paid to major hazard leadership …
Exciting! – Newly Launched Products this month!
Exciting news this month, we have 3 new industry specific products that we have launched, including accredited training and preferential prices for immediate bookings. You …
Process Safety – How to manage it effectively
The issue of managing process safety lies at the heart of many accidents. In many organisations process safety is seen as being simply the responsibility …
Gas Plant Explosion in Central China Kills at Least 15 people, and 15 more injured
An explosion at a gas factory in central China on the 19th July has killed at least 15 and seriously injured a further 15. The …
HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures
On 3rd July, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2018/19. http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm The provisional annual data for …
Cogent Skills & Pfizer Apprentices receive Aspire Awards for Work With Local School Pupils
Cogent Skills and Pfizer apprentices, Olivia Appleby and Harry Browne have received Aspire Awards for their work with local school pupils. Olivia and Harry are …
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