{"id":35579,"date":"2023-08-01T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T08:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=35579"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T08:45:55","slug":"uk-establishes-nuclear-skills-taskforce-to-boost-nuclear-expertise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-establishes-nuclear-skills-taskforce-to-boost-nuclear-expertise\/35579\/","title":{"rendered":"UK establishes Nuclear Skills Taskforce to boost nuclear expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Nuclear Skills Taskforce will be chaired by Sir Simon Bollom, the former Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support. The initiative aims to advance nuclear expertise across the UK\u2019s civil and defence workforce.<\/p>\n
The UK nuclear sector currently supports hundreds of thousands of jobs, such as scientific and engineering roles, logistics, and project management. Also, it offers a range of apprentice and graduate opportunities.<\/p>\n
However, with nuclear set to become an essential aspect of national security due to its energy and defence applications, upskilling the country\u2019s workforce will be essential, which is the goal of the Nuclear Skills Taskforce.<\/p>\n
Sir Simon Bollom commented: \u201cI am absolutely delighted to have secured this extremely important role. The Nuclear Sector is vital to our nation, and I am proud to have been given the opportunity to lead such an important Taskforce to ensure that we have the people and skills we need to deliver our Programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Nuclear Skills Taskforce will devise a strategy that will help fill the considerable skills gap expected in various civil and defence nuclear roles.<\/p>\n
The government understands that the UK faces strong international competition in these jobs, so it will support the UK\u2019s nuclear industry by developing a long-term, reliable pipeline of skilled nuclear professionals to ensure the sector\u2019s future success.<\/p>\n
James Cartlidge, the UK Minster for Defence Procurement, explained: \u201cBy developing nuclear skills, we are not just investing in the UK economy but our national security.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe creation of this new Taskforce will challenge the whole of the UK\u2019s nuclear sector to be ambitious in addressing the nuclear skills gap.\u201d<\/p>\n
The announcement of the Nuclear Skills Taskforce arrives after the recently launched Great British Nuclear<\/a> (GBN), which aims to expand the UK\u2019s nuclear capabilities rapidly.<\/p>\n GBN aims to position the UK at the forefront of the global nuclear landscape, developing cutting-edge technologies to deliver clean and cheap energy to consumers.<\/p>\n