PSS Launches new Port Skills Audit service

PSS has launched a new Skills Audit service to support ports in reviewing workforce capability, training arrangements, and competence management across operational and safety-critical roles.

Developed following growing interest from the port sector, and building on a successful pilot audit with Caledonian MacBrayne, the service is designed to help organisations better understand current practice, identify strengths and gaps, and support continuous improvement. Through a combination of document reviews, site visits, and conversations with both leadership teams and operational employees, the audits provide practical recommendations tailored to each organisation’s operations and workforce needs.

As the professional skills and safety membership organisation for ports, PSS is also using insights from audits to help build a broader picture of emerging themes, common challenges, and good practice across the port sector, while maintaining the confidentiality of individual organisations.

More information on the PSS Skills Audit service is available in the link below.