Switch Governance

SWITCH is registered with OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator and has a Chair, Treasurer and Secretary who are known as the trustees of the organisation.

Current roles are as follows –

• Chair – Jim Brown
• Treasurer – Alasdair Meldrum
• Secretary – Gail Orr

Co-opted trustees are –

• Charlie Devine
• Duncan Simpson
• Fiona Craig
  
  

The chair of each of the working groups will be a trustee (either elected or co-opted).

Trustee members will have suitable experience and will incorporate members from the public, private and third sector wherever possible.

All trustees will sign the code of conduct and will also abide by their responsibilities in terms of operating a SCIO.

Trustees will be selected in accordance with the SWITCH constitution.

Further information on SCIO can be found here.

In addition the trustees will be responsible for –

• Provide strategic direction to both working groups
  
• Ensure the work undertaken is within overall aims and objectives of SWITCH
  
• Agree new work streams and plans
  
• Coordinate and evaluate events
  
• Promote SWITCH

The Trustees will aim to ensure

• SWITCH comprises of representatives from key stakeholders such as Scottish Government, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Zero Waste Scotland, Health and Safety Executive, SQA, Local authorities, 3rd sector and private companies
  
• Qualified and experienced H&S and training specialists for the sector

MEMBERSHIP

SWITCH MEMBERSHIP – IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WORKS IN THE WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SECTOR

SWITCH AIM TO:

• Provide an e bulletin on current activities within health and safety, training, learning and development, and technical competence in the Scottish resource management industry
• Actively share work which comes out of the Health and safety and the Education, training and competency work groups
• Actively share developments from WISH
• Aim to host one annual conference per annum

AS A SWITCH MEMBER PLEASE HELP US BY:

•  Help promote SWITCH and its objectives
• Actively promote SWITCH activities within their organisations and across their networks
• Support events and other promotional activities; e.g. by providing speakers for events, developing case studies, writing articles and demonstrating good practice
• Promote Health and Safety
• Promote Learning and Development

Join now.

SWITCH MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO:
THE HEALTH & SAFETY FORUM OR EDUCATION, TRAINING & COMPETENCY FORUM
WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE SWITCH AMBASSADORS

As a SWITCH ambassador your responsibility is to

•  Help promote SWITCH and its objectives.
• Actively promote SWITCH activities within their organisations and across their networks.
• Support events and other promotional activities; e.g. by providing speakers for events, developing case studies, writing articles and demonstrating good practice.
• Promote Health and Safety
• Promote Learning and Development

To carry out the work of SWITCH we rely on the good will and voluntary contributions of our SWITCH ambassadors. SWITCH ambassadors can volunteer to attend either of the two groups.

• Health & Safety: Supporting continual improvement in health and safety
• Education, training & Competency: Creating training, learning and development opportunities
  
   

The Group Lead shall agree new members to accept onto each of the groups but will be based on the following –

• Experience and / or organisation you represent is relevant to group. For example specific H&S, training and education experience / knowledge
• Current make up of group from private, public sector and third sector
• Manage the numbers in each group to the optimum size

A code of conduct has been developed and all members will be asked to complete this prior to joining one of the working groups.

A number of ambassadors will be considered to be key stakeholders and in addition to representing their own organisation they may also represent a key stakeholder group such as CIWM, SESA, ZWS etc.