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National Skills Academy for UK nuclear industry

Source: WNN

The UK government has given the go-ahead for the establishment of a National Skills Academy to develop a standardized and coordinated approach to education, training and skills development in the nuclear sector.
An employer-led proposal for a National Skills Academy for the nuclear industry has been approved by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
The Skills Academy will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogent, the Sector Skills Council for the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer industries. It will assist nuclear employers in tackling the current and future skills barriers and challenges facing the nuclear industry, not just in relation to the government's clean-up programme, but also for waste management, defence, fuel processing and enrichment, power production and to ensure the sector has the skills and additional resources available for potential new build.
Using the Nuclear Credit Framework developed in partnership with Cogent, the National Skills Academy for Nuclear will develop a standardized and coordinated approach to education, training and skills development in the nuclear sector. From its head office in Cumbria, the Skills Academy will operate via a network of Regional Training Clusters, developing and accrediting local high-quality provision, and creating "centres of excellence" for the delivery of nuclear specialized training, enhanced where appropriate to respond to specific skills gaps as identified by employers. First courses will start in early 2008 and will create a framework for career progression and development across the sector.
The National Skills Academy network was initiated by the government to address the need for a world class workforce with better skills than ever before.

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