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Retail Qualification Working Group

Members:

John Coppock - Itchy Feet Ltd

Rodger Maguire - Tiso GroupLtd

Harvey Mills - Learning Results

Don Gladstone - Anatom

Louise Ramsay - OIA

by invite - Retail Skillsmart Ltd

The OIA’s main objectives are to raise training standards and get parity across the outdoor industry; promote retail as a more aspirational and rewarding career path; look at how to get more people into the outdoor sectors, in this case the retail sector specifically.

The Working Group for this will therefore be tasked with:

- Identifying the objectives and outcome
- Identifying the key issues and challenges
          - in retail in general
          - in retail within the outdoor industry
- Approach and framework of a qualification scheme
- Funding and parameters within which funding can be accessed
- Delivery of the scheme
- Promotion and marketing to stakeholders: retailers, employees and consumers.

First meeting is being held 12th October 2009.

Research Working Group

Members:

Sarah Wilson - Berghaus Ltd (Chair)

Matthew Eastlake - Camping and Caravanning Club

Chris Lines - Press Ahead

Neil Bradley  - Haglofs UK

Peter Luscome - Outdoori

Louise Ramsay - OIA

The OIA research steering group which is instrumental in ensuring the OIA continues to move forwards with providing the industry with relevant and meaningful data.

The first meeting is being held on 29th October 2009.

 Lobbying and Legislation Working Group

Members:

Tony Wood - WL Gore & Associates (Chair)

Mark Held - European Outdoor Group

Brian Smith - HF Holidays 

Matthew Eastlake - The Camping and Caravanning Club

Louise Ramsay - OIA

The OIA Lobbying and Legislation Group will be working on behalf on the outdoor industries to lead, inform and provide a single, strong and influential voice.   

The first meeting is being held on 17th December 2009.

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