Pinch Point 3: Manufacturing Engineers Objectives: Employers report a general shortage of suitably qualified and experienced manufacturing engineers across the UK, which may have an impact on the nuclear programme in the future. In particular, nuclear manufacturers are concerned about the supply of: Increase the supply of: Mechanical and electrical engineers Pressure vessel engineers Welding and fabrication engineers Inspectors NDT specialists Estimators Existing Interventions Specific Actions for 2015/6 Action Date Update Lead Skills Programmes developed in: (2015) Body Inspection Design, with employers, and launch suite of short and medium September Action complete: Semta, – dimensional and length courses combining practical skills training for graduate Pilots took place in Nuclear metrology techniques engineers with nuclear awareness, safety and quality culture July 2015 4 courses AMRC and – Engineers knowledge learning 2 cohorts of 10 leaners. developed in NSAN-M – of CNC and advanced conventional machining and welding machining, advanced Engineering machining, management and measurement & leadership inspection and Estimating for and additive winning nuclear manufacture – contracts awareness courses Supplier approvals, for nuclear control and flow-down manufacturing
Pinch Point 3: Manufacturing Engineers Objectives: Employers report a general shortage of suitably qualified and experienced manufacturing engineers across the UK, which may have an impact on the nuclear programme in the future. In particular, nuclear manufacturers are concerned about the supply of: Increase the supply of: Mechanical and electrical engineers Pressure vessel engineers Welding and fabrication engineers Inspectors NDT specialists Estimators Existing Interventions Specific Actions for 2015/6 Programmes developed in: Inspection – dimensional and metrology techniques Engineers knowledge of CNC and advanced machining and welding Engineering management and leadership Estimating for and winning nuclear contracts Supplier approvals, control and flow-down Action Date (2015) Update Lead Skills Body Design, with employers, and launch suite of short and medium length courses combining practical skills training for graduate engineers with nuclear awareness, safety and quality culture learning – 2 cohorts of 10 leaners. September Action complete: Pilots took place in July 2015 – 4 courses developed in conventional machining, advanced machining, measurement & inspection and additive manufacture – awareness courses for nuclear manufacturing Semta, Nuclear AMRC and NSAN-M
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