Nuclear Skills Training
Update your technical skills with four and five day Nuclear FiRST and NTEC courses for engineers and scientists which are available to industrial participants.
Whether you are involved in decommissioning, new build or operations, the technologies of materials, legislation and nuclear physics will be vital.
Nuclear FiRST
Nuclear FiRST four and five day courses are self-contained masters-level introductions to technical aspects of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. They have been designed to be suitable for graduates in any branch of science or engineering and are delivered using innovative teaching methods. These include a component of lecture style delivery, but are coupled with interactive and student centred problem and enquiry based learning techniques. Where appropriate, there are practical classes that allow students to learn ‘hands-on’.
Nuclear FiRST courses are an ideal introduction to aspects of nuclear fuel cycle for anyone new to the nuclear industry or related consultancy practice. They would also help those already working in the nuclear industry to refresh their skills or expand their knowledge base.
The following eight courses will be offered during 2011:
- Introduction to the nuclear fuel cycle
- Environmental radiochemistry
- Geochemical modelling
- Materials science in the nuclear fuel cycle
- Multi-scale modelling
- Nuclear fuels, reactors and special nuclear materials
- Nuclear waste
- Radiation science
Further details and information on how to book a place on these courses will be available in early 2011.
NTEC
The Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (NTEC) offers part-time and full-time masters-level training in nuclear science & technology. A flexible format allows students to select from 22 modules which are available as standalone short courses for engineers and managers in full-time employment who wish to advance their skill and knowledge base. Taking additional modules allows participants to study for a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MSc qualification.
NTEC courses cover an extremely wide range of topics and include:
- Criticality Safety Management
- Nuclear Safety Case Development
- Policy, Regulation & Licensing
- Processing, Storage & Disposal of Nuclear Waste
- Radiation & Radiological Protection
- Reactor Materials & Lifetime Behaviour
- Reactor Thermal Hydraulics
Further details and information on how to book your place are available on the NTEC website.
Nuclear Continuing Professional Development
To help unlock the knowledge and expertise embedded within this community the University has established the Dalton CPD Centre at the heart of the Dalton Nuclear Institute. The Dalton CPD Centre provides a point of focus at The University of Manchester that assists the Nuclear Industry’s skills development and knowledge needs management.
Objectives of the Dalton CPD Centre
- To ensure that the Dalton Nuclear Institute sustains a position at the leading edge of igher-level nuclear training and is recognized around the world for its high quality learning.
- To listen to the skills needs of students and industry building on Dalton’s experience as host for two of the UK’s leading nuclear education programme, NTEC and Nuclear Engineering Doctorate Scheme, and a participant in the Nuclear FiRST Doctoral Training Centre.
- To provide a source of intelligence on nuclear skills and training needs by engaging with nuclear companies proactively and by engaging with Government funded agencies such as Cogent and NSAN with responsibility for skills development.
- To develop partnerships with other bodies that share similar objectives where such partnerships enhance the reputation of the Dalton Nuclear Institute and enable the successful implementation of new training programmes.
- To provide a framework through which academics are encouraged to transform their nuclear knowledge and expertise into appropriate training material that can be offered through a range of open courses or used to meet training or skill needs specifically identified by the nuclear industry.
- To develop tools and best practice to ensure the effective administration and promotion of nuclear training provision.
Further details: peter.storey@manchester.ac.uk