1. UKTI Nuclear Conference
27th - 29th January 2014
Nuclear Energy Skills Alliance overview
David Edwards
Chief Executive
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
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Presentation title - edit in the Master slide

2. Nuclear Energy Skills Alliance overview
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3. The Nuclear Energy Skills Alliance
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4. The Skills Alliance approach
• Strength and value is added by working together in collaboration
• Aligned on a single plan of action, bringing coherence, relevant
expertise and excellence of delivery
• Formal Programme Board structure to take this forward
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5. Nuclear Industry Strategy - Investing in the
Right Skills
• Capability and capacity required
to deliver UK nuclear
programmes
• Highest standards of nuclear
professionalism, safety and
competitiveness
• A strong supply chain able to
compete globally

6. The Work of the Skills Alliance
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Occupational and training Standards
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Approval and monitoring of provision
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Competence assurance
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Research and labour market intelligence
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Best practice
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Apprenticeships
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Re-skilling programmes
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Supervisory skills
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Postgraduate and higher skills
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Project management and resource
planning
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7. The benefits of the Skills Alliance
• Ensure the highest standards of nuclear professionalism
• Create opportunities for skilled personnel from other industries
• Clear career pathways to enable progression and development
• Improve the skills pipeline for R&D and Subject Matter Experts
• Industry-wide skills standards and expectations embodied in the
Nuclear Industry Training Framework
• Plan skills investments based on labour market intelligence
• Integrated support for companies to develop the required skills.
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8. Outcomes & Opportunities
Apprenticeships – across the discipline Certificate of Nuclear Professionalism
range
Nuclear workforce model
Post graduate and Post doctorate
Investment in the supply chain
programmes
Nuclear Island programme for
High integrity welding
undergraduates
Steel fixing
Careers promotion and schools
Supervisor competence frameworks
programmes
Triple Bar for Nuclear
Behavioural safety programmes
Talent redeployment tools

9. The Nuclear Plant Lifecycle
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10. Industry wide standards
Training Programmes
BridgingTechnical Skills gap
the skills
Apprenticeships
Project Management
The Skills
Retraining
Alliance
Supervisor Skills
Qualifications
Competence
Safety training
Training Grants
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11. Thank you for listening
www.nuclear.nsacademy.co.uk
www.semta.org.uk
www.cogent-ssc.com
www.dalton.manchester.ac.uk
www.citb.co.uk
www.ecitb.org.uk
wales.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-innovation-skills
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change