National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN)

🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that NSAN has been shortlisted for the EPAO of the Year (SME category) at the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Awards 2024! This recognition celebrates our dedication to high-quality EPA and innovation in assessment. Congratulations to our amazing team and all the finalists! 🌟 Zoe Whittington, Head of Business Development and EPAO Lead at NSAN, expressed her excitement about the nomination: "These awards highlight and honour excellence in the awarding and assessment sector. We are delighted that we have been selected as finalists. This recognition is a testament to the dedication and hard work of the NSAN team, who prioritise customer satisfaction and excellence in every aspect of their work. Being a finalist at the FAB Awards is a significant achievement, and I congratulate all finalists in all the categories and wish them the best of luck." Read more: https://lnkd.in/ecTrZPBD

❗ Nominations are now open❗️ The 2025 UK #NuclearSkillsAwards nominations are now open! The UK #Nuclear Skills Awards are an excellent opportunity to highlight & reward some of the outstanding members in your organisation! To nominate, learn more about the award categories, & the support packages available, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e_PaW3nQ Cogent Skills #graduate #apprentice #STEM

Nuclear Training Network member The Oakridge Centre are hosting a FREE lunch & learn session for NSAN members! Join 'Thinking Differently, Together' with Ben Miller, Lead on Neurodiversity for The Oakridge Centre, for a practical review of your thinking and discuss how we can embrace differences of thought within our workplaces. The event is FREE to NSAN Members and will take place 12 pm - 1 pm on Wednesday 2nd October via MS Teams. More information & register here: https://lnkd.in/egJaMdYm

It’s an exciting start to the week today as we kick off the first session of our INsight to Nuclear course today! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have 14 amazing companies joining us on this journey to explore the opportunities within the nuclear sector. Stay tuned for updates and a huge thanks to everyone involved! If you’d like to learn more about INsight to Nuclear? Check out the link: https://lnkd.in/e5wtvnJb Kaberry Construction, Collis Engineering Ltd , Survey Solutions, ProQS Quantity Surveyors, AQ Wiring Systems Rockford, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Fowlers of Bristol (Engineers) Ltd. (Est.1918), Anglian Larder, AUS Ltd, JAMES WALKER MOORFLEX LIMITED, Extract Technology Ltd, Technical Control Systems Ltd, Lion Engineering Ltd, Tenet Consultants Ltd

❗ Nominations are now open❗️ The 2025 UK #NuclearSkillsAwards nominations are now open! The UK #Nuclear Skills Awards are an excellent opportunity to highlight & reward some of the outstanding members in your organisation! To nominate, learn more about the award categories, & the support packages available, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e_PaW3nQ Cogent Skills #graduate #apprentice #STEM

We're running our Triple Bar for Nuclear Manufacturing course online on 19th & 20th September 2024, delivered by, Nuclear Training Network member, Beehive Coaching and Leadership Development Ltd. More info: https://ow.ly/pI6z50STSK5 The TBNM provides individuals working in the #manufacturing sector a sound understanding of what differentiates #nuclear from other industries.

NSAN is running a Member Insight Session on Mentoring. This is a virtual event that will take place on 11th September 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00 via Microsoft Teams.  The Insight Session is open to all NSAN Members and stakeholders who are interested in learning more about mentoring training and support, and who want to improve their mentoring practices and outcomes. The session is free of charge, but registration is required.  To register, please visit the NSAN website https://lnkd.in/edmRQ7Bn If you have any questions or queries, please contact NSAN at enquiries@nsan.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you at the session and sharing views and experiences of mentoring in the nuclear sector. https://lnkd.in/eJnWUv68

❗ Nominations are now open ❗ It's that time of year again... Nominations for the 2025 UK #NuclearSkillsAwards are now open, and this year we have 2 new exciting #Graduate categories! 🌟 The UK #Nuclear Skills Awards are an excellent opportunity to highlight & reward some of the outstanding members in your organisation! To nominate, and learn more about the award categories, & the support packages available, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/e_PaW3nQ Deadline for nominations is 31st October, 4pm. We are unable to offer extensions beyond this deadline. Cogent Skills #graduate #apprentice #STEM #SkillsforNuclear

NSAN is running a Member Insight Session on Mentoring. This is a virtual event that will take place on 11th September 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00 via Microsoft Teams.  The aim of the session is to provide you with information about the range of training and support available via the Nuclear Training Network (NTN) to help you to establish and run effective mentoring schemes for your new employees and trainees. The session will feature five presentations, each covering a different aspect of establishing and running effective mentoring programmes. The presenters are: - Aidan Brooks from Inspiring Learning, who will share three examples of mentoring challenges and solutions from large intake, apprenticeship provision, and diverse talent pools.  - Sinead Cannon and Jeremy Benson from University of Cumbria, who will introduce their coaching and mentoring training courses, including online, accredited, and bespoke options.  - Jenni Killick from Nuclear Institute, who will showcase the NI's mentoring programme and platform for members, and explain the benefits and access options.  - Mark Sykes and Sara Lodge from Beehive Coaching and Leadership Development Ltd and b.SAFE Safety Culture, who will discuss the organisational preparedness for introducing mentoring, and the factors to consider for success, such as contracting, ethics, safeguarding, and supervision. - Katherine Higgins from Blackpool and The Fylde College, who will present their apprentice mentor course, which introduces the mentor to different coaching and mentoring techniques and highlights the importance and nuances of the mentor role within apprenticeships. As well as presentations, the session will include the opportunity for questions and answers, including a panel discussion with the full panel of five presenters. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/edmRQ7Bn

NSAN are pleased to announce that Cogent Skills high-hazard training division has joined our Nuclear Training Network! This partnership strengthens the ongoing collaboration between NSAN and Cogent Skills, who have had a strategic alliance on skills for #nuclear since 2008. Tricia Austin, Managing Director of NSAN, commented: “We are thrilled to formalise our collaborative approach with Cogent Skills high hazard-training through membership of the Nuclear Training Network. Our ongoing partnership since 2008 has been instrumental in advancing nuclear skills in the UK, and this new chapter will allow us to further leverage our expertise and resources to meet the sector’s future challenges. This partnership will expand the range of training options available through the NTN, ensuring the UK's nuclear workforce remains highly skilled and adaptable to the evolving demands of the industry.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/efB-CEEe