What are the benefits?

Nuclear Skills Passport- Benefits to the Nuclear Sector.

• A clear demonstration that the nuclear industry is firmly committed to the training and development of the workforce to nationally recognised standards.
• A clear identification of future skills of the Nuclear industry’s needs can be developed using the Skills Passport system to enable effective forward planning and budgeting.
• Fully Maximise the use of the UK Nuclear Skills Base. The UK currently has a well skilled workforce but not always located and deployed when and where required, the Nuclear Skills Passport will provide a broad skills analysis of the UK and enable people deployment more effectively.
• An effective and nationally recognised system of demonstrating achievement of SQEP requirements.
• Enables increased workforce flexibility and mobility of the UK Nuclear workforce, safely responding to the peaks and troughs of demand.

Benefits to SLC s.

• Help to support the demonstration of SQEP to the regulators.
• The need for repeat training is reduced across the contractor workforce, due to cross site recognition of training standards.
• Enables the Supply Chain to operate in a more timely and effective manner, with clear validated records demonstrating competency and capability to the SLCs.
• Enables increased workforce flexibility and mobility of the UK Nuclear workforce, safely responding to the peaks and troughs of demand.
• Increased retention of high quality skills in your organisation, employees can be re-trained to work in changing sectors.
• Demonstration of workforce competence.
• Accessible secure database of the skills and training of each member of your workforce, together with access to contractor transferable qualification and training records.
• Enables Skills Forecasting for your organisation/Site.

For the Supply Chain and Contractors.

• Significant cost savings due to the reduced need for repeat and duplicate training.
• More productive workforce and cost effective contract delivery due to reduced amount of time spent on repeat and duplicate training.
• Demonstrates your workforce competence to Site operators, providing strong supporting evidence in tender submissions.
• Flexibility and Mobility: Supply SQEP people to the right place at the right time - Multi Site Licensed Company site access.
• Accessible secure database of the skills and training of each member of your workforce.
• Real Time Data/Reports provide instant evidence of your workforce’s skills base.
• Enables Skills Forecasting for your organisation.
• Increased retention of high quality skills in your organisation, employees can be re-trained to work in changing sectors.
• Increases your organisations’ efficiency of delivery.

Benefits Employees:

The Passport will allow an individual to record all their skills development and training in a clear and coherent manner recognised by all nuclear employers.

The Nuclear Industry Training Framework, will enable individuals to gain new qualifications and training over time, again rewarding and accrediting the time they spend on skills development. This provides a sense of achievement and leads them to achieve far greater career development and opportunities. As one area of the sector is diminishing the Passport will ensure individuals remain competitive in a changing labour market.