Limited L&D budgets often gatekeep learning, high course fees, travel costs, and the practical reality that someone has to keep production running while others are away. As a result, only a small proportion of people in our sector receive regular, structured training, which contributes to low retention, skills gaps, and greater difficulty in hiring.

Learning Objectives
This talk explores the idea of a collaborative learning network for the plastics industry, showing how accessible, bite-sized education can improve confidence, communication and decision-making across technical and non-technical roles. It will prove the importance of collaboration as the key to building a more skilled, resilient plastics industry.