Skills to better our world

We’re here for the industries that use science to power progress. Together, we’re building a safer, smarter, and more resilient future through collaboration, innovation, and skills.

Collaboration That Drives real change

UK science and technology isn’t confined by sectors — it’s powered by what they achieve. At Cogent Skills, we support people and organisations with the skills needed for success across high-impact industries including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, nuclear, and hydrogen.

Whether it’s developing life-saving treatments, securing our energy future, or creating the materials that make modern life possible, our collaborators are united by a shared mission: to build a better world through skills.

Nuclear Skills

From convening employers and delivering essential insight to developing solutions to address workforce challenges — Find out how we support a skilled, and future-ready nuclear sector.

Life Sciences

Cogent Skills connects employers, shapes sector intelligence, and delivers targeted skills solutions to support innovation, growth, and inclusion.

Clean Growth

Cogent Skills supports industry to develop innovative workforce solutions for critical emerging sectors like hydrogen, carbon capture, and sustainable energy technologies.

Next Generation

Inspiring future talent by promoting science careers through outreach, resources, and our early careers platform, NotJustLabCoats — keeps our science industries visible and accessible to the next generation.

Our Impact

As an employer led charity, we reinvest surpluses to promote training, collaboration, and education across the science-based industries.

10878+

Apprentices trained on Cogent supported standards

750+

National Occupational Standards developed

24642

Trained using Cogent and industry supported process safety standards

883+

People trained to inspire the next generation via schools’ outreach activity

Who we work with

Boards should have at least one person who is accountable for process safety performance - who understands how the decisions made at board level, can impact upon safety both now and into the future. Process Safety Leadership training is an effective way of ensuring that these boards have the right level of competency. 2021 major hazard leadership interventions highlighted the links between poor performance on site and a lack of competency in the management of major hazards at senior leadership level.

Amanda Cockton, Chemicals, Explosives & Microbiological Hazards Division, Health and Safety Executive HM Inspector of Health and Safety

Boards should have at least one person who is accountable for process safety performance - who understands how the decisions made at board level, can impact upon safety both now and into the future. Process Safety Leadership training is an effective way of ensuring that these boards have the right level of competency. 2021 major hazard leadership interventions highlighted the links between poor performance on site and a lack of competency in the management of major hazards at senior leadership level.

Amanda Cockton