With an estimated 150,000 skilled people needed to meet the UK’s target of 24GW of nuclear power, the Nuclear AMRC supports companies and industry groups on skills development and training.
Companies are only as good as their people, and we are committed to helping the UK’s nuclear supply chain recruit and retain suitably qualified personnel.
There is a shortage of qualified staff across the nuclear sector, and we are working with our partners to help close the gaps. Our industrial advisory board for skills includes representatives from Westinghouse, UKAEA, Jacobs, Rolls-Royce and Sellafield.
In 2023, we launched a new Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprenticeship provided by the AMRC Training Centre.
In 2022, we worked with Rolls-Royce’s submarines business, the National College for Nuclear and University of Derby to launch the Nuclear Skills Academy, which is now training 200 apprentices a year.
We work in partnership with the National Skills Academy for Nuclear to provide expert training for industry needs, and with the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group to ensure a joined-up approach across the sector. We actively support industry skills and recruitment initiatives such as Destination Nuclear.
We also work with the other centres within the High Value Manufacturing Catapult on future workforce development across the full range of the UK’s advanced manufacturing sectors.
We regularly engage with young people at schools and colleges and through events to promote study and careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), with several of our staff trained as STEM Ambassadors.
