About the Skills Academy

Our Vision

"To create, develop and promote world class skills and career pathways to ensure a sustainable future for the UK Nuclear Industry."

The National Skills Academy for Nuclear is an employer led organisation established to ensure that the UK Nuclear Industry and its Supply Chain has the skilled, competent and safe workforce it needs to deal with the current and future UK nuclear programme, including all sub sectors: Defence, Decommissioning, Operations, Fuel Cycle, Waste Management and more recently New Nuclear Build.

 

 Delivering Excellence in Nuclear Skills

The Skills Academy has established a high quality training provider network which is tasked with delivering excellence in nuclear skills.  The provider network has been developed to encompass a range of high quality provision that geographically cover the whole of the UK Nuclear Industry.    This network delivers programmes at all levels from vocational and technical training to post graduate study. The High Quality Provider Network comprises of organisations in the following categories:

  • Quality Assured: FE and Private Training Providers
  •  Employer Assured Training Providers
  •  Employer Nominated Providers
  •  Higher Education Associate Members

 

The Skills Academy has an extensive Employer Membership from across the breadth of the Nuclear Industry, and works with these organisations to respond to the skills needs across the sector.

The Skills Academy puts employers at the forefront of skills solutions which are tailored for their specific needs – enabling Skills Development for the Nuclear Industry, by the Nuclear Industry.