Skills Academy Welcomes Liverpool University
The University of Liverpool has secured membership of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear High Quality Provider Network. The network of high quality training providers is tasked with delivering excellence in skills for the 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.
The Skills Academy’s high quality training provider network is tasked with delivering excellence in skills for the nuclear and has been developed to encompass a range of high quality provision that geographically cover the whole of the UK Nuclear Industry delivering programmes at all levels from vocational and technical training to post graduate study.
The University’s approach to providing high quality, contemporary CPD programme content, which aims to meet the precise organisational development needs of companies and individuals, puts it in a strong position as a key supplier to the sector.
Chris McLinden, Head of the University’s CPD team said: “The CPD team is delighted with attaining this status as a member of this High Quality Provider Network which complements a similar attainment last year with Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for all UK public services.
“The University is keen to develop external partnerships with similar employer led organisations, professional institutes and sector skills representatives. The depth and breadth of the University’s high calibre research expertise is extensive with subjects ranging from health and veterinary science through to engineering, management and social sciences. As a provider of high quality, research led training and continuing professional development courses we can transfer our knowledge and expertise to deliver real benefits to industrial and business partners, as well as demonstrating essential impact from our research activities.”
Jean Llewellyn Chief Executive of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear said: “We are delighted to welcome Liverpool University to our High Quality Provider Network, their quality research, breadth of knowledge, skills and expertise will be of great benefit to our extensive employer membership. We look forward to working with Liverpool at this exciting time of growth and development for the UK nuclear industry”.
