The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has announced an upcoming webinar by the Plant Sector Representative Organisation (PSRO), which will provide information on 'plant-based skills and carding'.

The webinar – to be held on Wednesday 17 May – will provide an update on the PRSO's formation, its function, and work being undertaken to support the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) achieve its objectives set out in the skills strategy.

This will include consideration of the implications of the strategy on the construction plant sector.

The webinar will be hosted by Kevin Minton, Chair of the PSRO. Alasdair Reisner, Chief Executive of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), PSRO Board member and member of the CLC People and Skills Committee, will provide an update on the progress being made with the CLC Skills Strategy.


The impact of this skills strategy, designed to help ensure competence across the industry, will then be considered by an expert panel drawn from the PSRO Technical Review Group (TRG) that comprises representation from the HSE, trade unions, as well as employers and employer representative bodies.

The webinar will also provide an opportunity to ask questions of Alasdair and the panel.

Webinar agenda:

• 10.30 am: Welcome and introductions

• About the PSRO and its achievements to-date (PSRO Chair)

• Update to the CLC skills strategy (Alasdair Reisner-CEO CECA and PSRO Board Member)

• Panel discussion with the PSRO Technical Review Group on ensuring and certificating competence within the plant sector (Convened by the PSRO Chair)

• Questions and answers from delegates (convened by the PSRO Chair)

• Meeting summary

12.30 pm: Meeting close

The PSRO skills webinar takes place Wednesday May 17th 2023 from 10.30am until 12.30pm. To book your free place, please email enquiries@psro.org.uk with the title 'webinar' where a link to the meeting will be returned.