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7 Workforce Development Considerations
7 Workforce Development Considerations
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The panelists were Olivia Blackmon, Oak Ridge Associated Universities; Trevor Falk, North America's Building Trades Unions; Matthew Warren, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Nickolas B umpaous, United Association Local Union 598 - Plumbers and Steamfitters; and Lisa Marshall, American Nuclear Society and North Carolina State University. OPENING REMARKS Advancing nuclear energy is a complex problem that will rely heavily on multi-sector, public–private collaborations in education and workforce training.
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As a result, a cross-community, multi-stakeholder effort is required to produce the tradespeople needed to build large-scale projects like new nuclear reactors. It is also essential for training programs to hold students to the nuclear industry's high standards and forge partnerships 1 Oak Ridge Associated Universities, "Partnership for Nuclear Energy," https://www.
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Instead of a pipeline, she said she views education as an ecosystem, which can grow and evolve by communicating the role of nuclear power in the clean energy transition, clearly conveying the breadth and depth of opportunities, and helping students from all backgrounds find fulfilling employment. PANEL DISCUSSION Aligning Workforce Development with Workforce Needs Arndt invited panelists to expand on considerations for aligning workforce training with job availability.
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Casting a Wide Net Through Collaboration In light of some of the unique facets of nuclear energy and public perceptions of it, Marshall said that it is important to convey how nuclear plants approach safety and security concerns and address broader questions about nuclear careers. To cast the widest net possible, she highlighted the value of employing translation services, partnering with professional affinity groups and minority-serving institutions, and facilitating in-person reactor visits to familiarize the new generation with nuclear energy.
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She noted that American Nuclear Society ambassadors can help arrange such workshops and send experienced and passionate presenters. Strengthening Local Communities Arndt noted that in some cases, the local workforce is not large enough to fill the need, and outside workers may be needed.
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As a result, he said that aggressive and large-scale local recruitment leveraging the types of partnerships and strategies panelists described is essential to meeting permanent staffing goals, especially given that the nuclear industry is competing with other industries for workers. Bumpaous agreed that cultivating a local workforce is an important goal and said that union members support that by investing in local apprenticeship programs.
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She said that a coordinated, collaborative communication and recruitment strategy targeting future workers and the general public through social media, social scientists, and outreach to teachers, students, and parents can better illuminate the safety, security, and opportunities within the nuclear industry. Warren added that while critical job actions and standard operating procedures are important to embedding nuclear culture, it is also crucial to dispel myths about nuclear energy and elevate the national conversation through site tours, classroom visits, and other public engagement mechanisms that can positively influence perceptions of nuclear energy.
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