21 May 2019
The Department for Education (DfE) has published an update on its planning for T Level placements, and support to employers. It includes a new package of measures so employers can provide the “heart”…More …
16 May 2019
The North West Nuclear Community Apprenticeship Scheme was launched in January and now has 10 apprentices working in a range of small and medium companies in West Cumbria. It is aimed at developing Le…More …
14 May 2019
The inaugural Nuclear Skills 2019 which took place in March, organised by the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group, targeted the key Nuclear Sector Deal (NSD) workforce themes, reflecting on the challenges f…More …
14 May 2019
The Hilton Manchester welcomed the nuclear industry's eleventh annual UK Nuclear Skills Awards on the 21st March, following the high profile Nuclear Skills 19. During the evening the nuclear stars of…More …
14 May 2019
The NSSG’s Apprenticeship survey is an important exercise to gather an even deeper understanding of the uptake of apprenticeships in the nuclear industry and the findings will support the skills dime…More …
14 May 2019
A dedicated web platform for people interested in starting a career in the UK’s nuclear sector www.nssguk.com/nuclear-career-pathways has been launched. The site has been launched as part of the Nucle…More …
14 May 2019
An NSSG Curriculum Survey has now started with background work undertaken by Eunoia Associates. The review will be delivered through a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, loo…More …
14 May 2019
The SME Functional Specification has been developed by the SME-High Level Skills Working Group as a reference document for the nuclear industry on the guiding principles for a SME development programm…More …
14 May 2019
The newly developed Strategy Diversity and Inclusion in the Nuclear Sector sets out how the NSSG and partners will achieve its vision for “a progressive, diverse and inclusive nuclear sector that ins…More …
14 May 2019
NSSG Skills Lead, Beccy Pleasant, took part in a Clean Energy Solutions Center webinar which focused on how the NICE Future initiative hopes to collaborate within the CEM to foster a more diverse and…More …
14 May 2019
Levy paying employers used 22 per cent of their apprenticeship levy funds in the 12 months to the end of January 2019 – a fourfold increase from the 5 per cent drawn down in the first nine months of t…More …
14 May 2019
The IfATE set out a number of objectives and performance indicators for each of their major work areas: Technical Education Apprenticeship Standards Quality Relationships People Influence Chief Exec…More …
14 May 2019
Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton unveils new qualifications based on rigorous national standards to give adults the digital skills they need. Research shows that digital skills have bec…More …
14 May 2019
The Public Accounts Committee has launched a new inquiry on the apprenticeship programme titled The Apprenticeships programme: progress review inquiry. This session was held on 25th March. It was sta…More …
14 May 2019
DfE have published new guidance for training providers, employers and apprentices about the need for, and importance of, recognition of prior learning. The apprenticeship funding rules state that the…More …
14 May 2019
NSSG has unveiled a YouTube channel dedicated to sharing best practice and individual experience of working in the nuclear industry and the opportunities this brings. The channel’s objective is to pro…More …
14 May 2019
In a new report the Welsh Affairs Committee asks the UK Government and Hitachi to capitalise on the geological benefits of the site at Wylfa Newydd, and the skills of people working in the area, by co…More …
14 May 2019
The NSSG recognises that it is critical that the nuclear skills evidence base remains responsive to all potential options, particularly given several key commercial decisions are still to be made. Fol…More …
01 May 2019
The SME Functional Specification has been developed by the SME-High Level Skills Working Group as a reference document for the nuclear industry on the guiding principles for a SME development programm…More …
29 Apr 2019
NSSG Skills Lead, Beccy Pleasant, took part in a Clean Energy Solutions Center webinar which focused on how the NICE Future initiative hopes to collaborate within the CEM to foster a more diverse and…More …
23 Apr 2019
This 5-year plan is intended to provide information to a range of stakeholders about the R&D topics that NDA plans to fund. It includes how these activities will enable them to develop strategy, e…More …
17 Apr 2019
Today sees the launch of a dedicated web platform for people interested in starting a career in the UK’s nuclear sector www.nssguk.com/nuclear-career-pathways The site has been launched as part of th…More …
03 Apr 2019
Last Year Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster (BECBC) in Cumbria appointed a “Shadow Board” of eight young people from a range of member companies. They are bringing fresh ideas as well as sense o…More …
26 Mar 2019
The Hilton Manchester welcomed the nuclear industry's eleventh annual UK Nuclear Skills Awards on the 21st March. During the evening the nuclear stars of the present and future were announced. The awa…More …
22 Mar 2019
The inaugural Nuclear Skills 2019 which took place on March 21st, organised by the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group, targeted the key Nuclear Sector Deal (NSD) workforce themes, reflecting on the challen…More …
14 Mar 2019
The 10-per-cent fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices will be halved from April 1. Levy-paying employers are able to share more levy funds across their supply chains, with t…More …
04 Mar 2019
The NSSG, as the nuclear industry-led strategic group, is responsible for delivering the Nuclear Sector Deal (NSD) Future Workforce theme. The aim is to ensure that the UK skill demand from the future…More …
01 Mar 2019
The Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO) is currently recruiting for the following secondment opportunities. Senior Technical Advisor Senior Strategic and Economic Advisor NIRO is op…More …
28 Feb 2019
Dounreay has been celebrating progress in ED&I at the inaugural Dounreay Professionalism Awards. Highlighting the site’s journey towards decommissioning excellence, the awards recognised its firs…More …
28 Feb 2019
A rainbow flag flew proudly over the Sellafield site as the company became one of the main sponsors of this year’s Cumbria Pride event. With a significant number of Sellafield employees proudly marc…More …
28 Feb 2019
Nuclear Skills 2019 is now a sold out event – and we look forward to bringing all the delegates a fantastic day exploring, debating and sharing experiences on the skills agenda. Led by the NSSG, the…More …
27 Feb 2019
The NSSG facilitated Nuclear Standards Advisory Group (SAG) has now completed its initial review of generic role descriptions in the nuclear industry, and has published 23 new Industry Role Profiles.…More …
27 Feb 2019
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is appointing its first Nuclear Degree Apprentices, adding another career pipeline into the organisation. The Nuclear Degree Apprenticeship Scheme develops A-L…More …
27 Feb 2019
Nuclear AMRC Midlands, a new research and innovation centre to support manufacturers across the region, has opened for business in the iHub at Infinity Park, Derby. The new centre is a major expansio…More …
27 Feb 2019
The new Sellafield supported STEAM trail (which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths) is at Westlakes Science Park, near Whitehaven, Cumbria. The trail is both physical and dig…More …
27 Feb 2019
From April 2019, Cavendish Nuclear will be running a STEM Returners programme with placements based in its team supporting the construction of Hinkley Point C power station, the UK’s first new build N…More …
27 Feb 2019
A major milestone was reached in February as contracts to develop, deliver and award the first three T Levels were awarded by the Department for Education (DfE) and Institute for Apprenticeships and T…More …
27 Feb 2019
February saw the launch of a new Government post-graduate artificial intelligence (AI) drive to boost productivity and create high skilled jobs as part of the modern Industrial Strategy. For the firs…More …
27 Feb 2019
The Guidance has been updated and includes: How will transferring funds work How much can be transferred What transfers can pay for How to start a transfer Guidance for employers who are trans…More …
27 Feb 2019
New Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Chris Skidmore gave his first major speech on science policy during a visit to UKAEA. The UK Atomic Energy Authority’s pursuit…More …
27 Feb 2019
The NSSG recognises that it is critical that the nuclear skills evidence base remains responsive to all potential options, particularly given several key commercial decisions are still to be made. Fo…More …
22 Feb 2019
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has published its latest newsletter, which sets out its name change to as it takes on more responsibility for T Levels. From the end of January it…More …
20 Feb 2019
The University of Manchester has secured more than £19million of research investment after being awarded three Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT). The Centres will train the next generation of docto…More …
14 Feb 2019
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb has called on teachers, parents and society in general to challenge and dispel misconceptions some girls have about Science, technology, engineering and mathematics…More …
31 Jan 2019
From the 31 January 2019 the Institute for Apprenticeships will officially become the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). This change represents the Institute’s form…More …
29 Jan 2019
Sellafield Ltd is funding fifty new apprenticeships for small companies throughout Cumbria. The scheme is supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSS…More …
28 Jan 2019
The Big Assembly is a live video stream to thousands of students across the UK wanting to find out what an apprenticeship could mean for them. The apprentices hosting the Big Assembly will tell scho…More …
21 Jan 2019
Comment from the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group industry members: Horizon Nuclear Power has announced that it will suspend its UK nuclear development programme, following a decision taken by its paren…More …
21 Jan 2019
This inaugural UK Skills Conference will: Cement key exhibitors as thought leaders to an audience of industry decision makers Support the development and maintenance of skills in the nuclear indus…More …
17 Jan 2019
Author, and NSSG Head of Nuclear Skills, Beccy Pleasant said: “It’s clear many in-demand technical, project and managerial needs of the nuclear energy sector are very similar to those in traditional e…More …
09 Jan 2019
The NSSG sets out its journey so far, role in the Nuclear Sector Deal and future plans, in the latest issue of the Nuclear Institute’s Nuclear Future Journal. The article covers the NSSG’s operating m…More …
17 Dec 2018
A statue of iconic Mancunian suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst has been unveiled to mark the centenary of women being given the right to vote. This culminates a year of celebration of the passing of the…More …
11 Dec 2018
Two years after its initial, wide-ranging Nuclear Strategic Skills Plan, the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG) has launched an Updated Strategic Skills Plan at Nuclear 2018, the Nuclear Industry As…More …
11 Dec 2018
Nuclear Skills 2019 led by the NSSG, will bring together nuclear employers, partners and Government on the skills agenda and, for the first time, will present a holistic programme on both nuclear skil…More …
11 Dec 2018
Fiona set out the work of the NSSG at a Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Event at the end of October, in regard to building up a pipeline of talent that will meet the sector’s own needs, and also build a s…More …
11 Dec 2018
On the 7th/ 8th November, a second Franco-British Seminar on innovative approaches to nuclear skills was held in London. Around 50 individuals from the nuclear industry, research, education, governmen…More …
11 Dec 2018
The NSSG is continuing work with the Institute for Apprenticeships on policy issues relating to a newly developing Nuclear Technical Specialist Apprenticeship Standard at Level 8 (PhD level). While wa…More …
11 Dec 2018
Following the Nuclear Sector Deal place workshop, sub-groups have now been identified for 5 priority areas to take forward regional delivery on a collaborative approach to maximise the opportunity fro…More …
11 Dec 2018
The government has announced a package of reforms to ensure the Apprenticeship Levy provides people with the skills they need to succeed. The changes are aimed at providing flexibility for businesses…More …
11 Dec 2018
The Institute For Apprentices is reviewing the funding bands for apprenticeships to ensure they are consistent with funding bands assigned more recently; are based on the most up-to-date information w…More …
11 Dec 2018
The NDA has reached a major milestone in its decommissioning mission with the end of nuclear fuel reprocessing at Thorp. he last piece of nuclear fuel was ‘sheared’ (where nuclear fuel is cut into pi…More …
11 Dec 2018
A training centre that will equip up to 350 apprentices per year with technical skills for the local economy is now taking shape at Culham Science Centre near Abingdon. Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (O…More …
11 Dec 2018
The Department for Education (DfE) has published guidance which sets out how government will support Skills Advisory Panels, and its expectations as to their role, structure and governance. The intent…More …
11 Dec 2018
The Education Secretary set out his plans to get more people into skilled jobs in a recent speech at Battersea Power Station. “We are introducing clear, high quality, technical paths to skilled jobs……More …
11 Dec 2018
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a £400 million funding boost for the Dreadnought programme, as he opened a new training academy and revealed the name of the second Dreadnought submari…More …
10 Dec 2018
The Nuclear Bursary provides financial support to individuals for education and training opportunities to help with starting or furthering their professional career in nuclear. The Nuclear Bursary sc…More …
06 Dec 2018
Two years after its initial, wide-ranging Nuclear Strategic Skills Plan, the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG) has today launched an Updated Strategic Skills Plan at Nuclear 2018, the Nuclear Indus…More …
29 Nov 2018
Sellafield Ltd has launched the UK’s first ‘project manager’ degree apprenticeship. The four year scheme will create project managers for any industry, not just nuclear, equipping people with an inte…More …
29 Nov 2018
Nuclear Skills 2019 led by the NSSG, will bring together nuclear employers, partners and Government on the skills agenda and, for the first time, will present a holistic programme on both nuclear skil…More …
