Education & Training
 United Kingdom
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The Nuclear Institute, NI, was created on January 1st 2009 by the merger of the Institution for Nuclear Engineer and British Nuclear Engineering Society. It is the learned society for nuclear engineers and scientists in the UK. Various classes of membership are possible and it can also provide a route to chartership. It supports national conferences, events and local evening lectures for both members and the general public.
The Nuclear Industry Association, NIA, is the trade association and representative voice of Britain's civil nuclear industry. It represents more than 250 companies including the operators and vendors of nuclear power stations, those engaged in decommissioning, waste management, nuclear liabilities management and all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear equipment suppliers, engineering and construction firms, nuclear research organisations, and legal, financial and consultancy companies.
The Nuclear Academic Industry Liaison Sub-Committee of the NI, NAILS, is a forum in the UK at which representatives from both the academic and industrial nuclear sectors meet to discuss trends, implications and opportunities. Meetings occur twice a year and have representatives from most of the major academic institutions, companies and public sector organisations. It is also responsible for organising the annual Universities Nuclear Technology Forum, UNTF, (www.untf.org.uk)
The National Skills Academy for Nuclear, NSAN, was established in 2008 with a role to create, develop and promote world class skills and career pathways to support a sustainable future for the UK Nuclear industry. It is an employer led organisation established to ensure that the UK Nuclear Industry and its Supply Chain has the skilled, competent and safe workforce it needs to deal with the current and future UK nuclear programme
The UK Power Academy has been established to address the looming skills shortage in power engineering through a combination of financial support and workplace mentoring for students.
Cogent is the UK's industry skills body for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer businesses. As an employer-led Sector Skills Council (SSC), Cogent works with industry to research and forecast skills needs and develop fit-for-purpose standards and qualifications and other skills solutions. Employers and national and regional partners work with Cogent and the National Skills Academies to ensure that individuals and the companies they work for can develop higher skills and achieve higher productivity.
nucleargraduates is a national two year graduate scheme that is backed by over twenty different organisations who work within the nuclear industry. Initially established by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2007 it has now been expanded to cover all aspects of the nuclear industry in the UK.
Contact
Dr John Roberts, The University of Manchester
Email: j.w.roberts@manchester.ac.uk
Article: The nuclear Issue. Your New Passport is on it’s way in Industry Link, The Magazine of the UK Nuclear Industry Association, Issue No. 29, Autumn 2010
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