National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) Centres of Excellence Playbook
The National Shipbuilding Office’s Centres of Excellence Task and Finish Group has launched a Centres of Excellence (CoE) Playbook, developed in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult.
A digital copy of the CoE Playbook can be found here
The CoE Playbook launch presentation can be found here
The Centres of Excellence Task and Finish Group comprised of a breadth of industry representatives across the Shipbuilding Enterprise; led by industry – for industry.
This cross-cutting work gives the UK Enterprise a greater understanding of the value and potential that Centres of Excellence can offer.
The CoE Task and Finish Group vision is to cultivate a strong community of practice between Centres of Excellence, industry and government to maximise opportunities across the UK Shipbuilding Enterprise. The aim is to encourage knowledge sharing, promote collaborative behaviours and connections.
The key focus objectives of the CoE Task and Finish Group were to:
- Create a CoE Playbook – provide best practice guidance to industry, Centres of Excellence and government on CoE engagement for those seeking to deepen their involvement with the Shipbuilding Enterprise.
- Conduct a CoE Gap Analysis – identify where the UK industry and CoE initiatives already support the Shipbuilding Enterprise in particular strengths, and to identify where gaps exist in provision by CoE initiatives.
- Make CoE Recommendations - develop options to enhance collaboration across the Shipbuilding Enterprise and make recommendations to identify new concepts and proposals for CoEs. Outputs were presented via a CoE Final Recommendations Report.
- Set up and curate a CoE Digital Directory – Provide industry with a mechanism to increase visibility of the CoE capabilities that exist which can support the development and signposting of collaboration opportunities across the UK Shipbuilding Enterprise.
(The CoE Digital Directory is currently in development).
Further information
For further information, a summary overview presentation of the CoE Task and Finish Group aims and activities can be found here.
For a PowerPoint version of the Launch Pack or overview presentation, please email: nso-communications(at)mod.gov.uk.
Any other enquiries relating to the CoE Task and Finish Group should be directed via email to nso-communications(at)mod.gov.uk.
The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) drives transformative change to empower a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise that works for all parts of the UK.
The NSO oversees all of the Government’s interests in UK shipbuilding, supports growth in the sector, and works with industry to improve productivity and competitiveness.
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