The APM South Wales and West of England Branch held yet another fantastic conference on 18 October 2023.
Speaker: Julie Morris
In 2023, we as project professionals face a world of increasing uncertainty, with political and market conflicts, the continued impacts of COVID-19, and the climate crisis influencing the world we operate in. At the same time, domestic and international sustainability goals, diversity and inclusion targets and new, collaborative technologies are guiding us to build a better future. As a community, how can we ensure we’re ready?
Join us at the APM’s South Wales & West of England branch’s 2023 Conference to explore the ways in which our landscape is changing, and how we as project professionals can stay at the forefront of this ever-evolving world.
2. Why is Nuclear Important to the UK?
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Nuclear makes a massive contribution to the UK!
Integral to our security
• Critical to the security of our NATO partners
Value to our economy
• Extensive reach into our supply chain and broader employers
• Addresses traditional disparities - more than half of jobs in largely rural areas
Energy resilience
• Independent and secure
• Reliable and stable source - transition to Net Zero
3. Nuclear is an Exciting Area of Growth
Defence Integrated Review Refresh reaffirmed UK’s nuclear
deterrence policy
• Threat to the UK and allies has increased in scale, complexity and
diversity.
• Additional funding available to:
-maintain existing fleet
-deliver Dreadnought
-sustain the warhead
-Support AUKUS pact
Civil Powering Up Britain: Energy Security Plan - ambition for up to
24GW by 2050, roughly 25% of our projected electricity demand.
• Hinkley Point C - first new nuclear power station in a generation
• Sizewell C in the mid-2030s
• Launch of Great British Nuclear
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Combined opportunity is tremendous!
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Workforce Demand – Forward Estimate
Sector must grow by nearly 50% by 2030
Average Attrition
7.5%
5. Nuclear has Opportunities for all
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Nuclear is a great place to have a career!
Defence
• Sustaining CASD - Royal Navy
operators, logisticians and
engineers
• Enabled by large delivery network
• Primes/Tier 1 suppliers
• Broad and extensive supply
chain
Civil
• Existing supply chain will expand
• New supply chains will be established
• Modular manufacture - cornerstone
of all future builds
8. What are we doing about it?
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But this is not enough - we need to think differently!
Reduced Demand - Productivity, Simplification, Technology
Increased Attraction - Outreach, Promote sector
Increased Workforce - Early careers programmes
Ramped up engagement - great workplaces, ways of working
Reviewed Employee Value Proposition - inc reward mechanisms, flexible
career pathways
Create opportunities for everyone - to access new talent
9. Nuclear Skills Task Force:
Emerging Themes Nuclear Skills Charter
Mid-Career Entrants- specific actions to address critical
cadres
Interchange - demonstrate career pathways and
mobility – RN to industry
Apprentices – increase intake ,make applying simple
Graduates - increase numbers, enable mobility,
bursary and sponsorship scheme
PhDs- establish top-down strategy and approach to
sustain capability
Associates – options to keep workforce, on part time basis
• Adopt Collaborative
approach - move from
competition to collaboration
• Deepen the Workforce
10. Prestigious Nuclear Sector Leadership Programme, Nuclear
Sector Fastrack cadre
Scale up Destination Nuclear, create community
Joint work in geographical hotspots
Optimise training provision through federated
approach
Better align supporting organisations
Collaborative programme for National Labs
Nuclear Skills Task Force:
Emerging Themes
• Leadership
• Nuclear Sector Communities
• Regional Collaboration
• Training Providers Capacity
and Capability
• Nuclear Landscape
11. Collective assessment of new technologies and impact
for skills
Understand current position and differences to
enable targeted intervention
Opportunities for streamlining
Align and speed up clearance, alternatives whilst waiting
Building Skills for the Nation’s Nuclear Capability
Nuclear Skills Task Force:
Emerging Themes
• Advances in Technology
• Pay and Reward
• Regulation
• Security
