Creating the Skills Supply Chain for a Nuclear New Build Matt Tudor Director of Business Development & Enterprise, Bridgwater College Building New Nuclear Significant training will be required for the UK to benefit from new job opportunities. Initiatives like the energy centre in Bridgwater College are encouraging, but stronger leadership from Government about the future role of nuclear could help to encourage more people into this area of work Energy and Climate Change Committee Building New Nuclear the challenges ahead: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 201213 Coalition of Colleges in Somerset excellent reputation both regionally and nationally as a highly successful provider of education and training. international community, with students studying from over 35 different countries. leading providers of business training to employers across the South West of the UK The Opportunity Create an innovative training model for large scale infrastructure projects. Develop and maintain an agile and extensive talent pool of UK personnel Gear up further UK infrastructure projects Export UK brand Nuclear New Build success Change lives by creating life chances The Challenge for the Colleges How do we respond to 25,000 will employed over the duration of the project Over 5600 workers at peak 25% of workforce from Somerset 35% from with a 90 minute commute Further Education colleges interfacing a responding with commercial business Investment Concrete Steel Fixers -Challenge Re- skill and up-skill the existing labour force to Nuclear Concrete standards Qualifications and training out-dated Reinforced concrete on the critical path 1000 needed at peak and up to 200 new apprentices Intervention to secure on- time concrete and steel Concrete Steel Fixers - Solution Tri-party approach Lead College Tier 1 Contractor Awarding organisation Result: fit for purpose qualification with Nuclear Behaviours Training & skills underway Right Skills at the right time 9 Creating the Talent Pool HPTA Key Stakeholders Summary Innovation and Development Meeting Nuclear Standards Pre-Training and brokering into the talent pool Removing barriers to entry to new entrants Recycling the workforce through the project Co-ordinating and managing a coalition of providers