European Human Resources Observatory for the Nuclear Energy Sector
Mapping of nuclear universities and stakeholders in the E & I countries
The Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011 has definitely slowed down the expansion or development of nuclear power programs. However, a number of countries are still decided to embark on nuclear power or to expand their existing programmes in the coming years.
4th Workshop for an ECVET Job Taxonomy
The 4th Workshop for the preparation of an ECVET-oriented Nuclear Job Taxonomy shall take place in Bergen NH (The Netherlands) between 13 and 17 of May 2013. In this opportunity the meeting is planned to be fully devoted to group review of the job profiles prepared so far, together with those to be drafted and peer-reviewed by the contributors in the coming weeks.
Job Taxonomy Progress Report
EHRO-N undertook in the second half of 2011 the preparation of a taxonomy of nuclear jobs. Its objective is to identify and describe in terms of competence requirements the typical jobs present in the three life-cycle phases of a nuclear power plant, applying the principles of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET).
Job Taxonomy
The preparation of an ECVET-oriented Job Taxonomy has three main objectives:
- Promote the implementation of the ECVET principles in the nuclear education and training.
- Contribute to a common language for nuclear jobs and job requirements.
- Facilitate the design of competence-based qualifications.
ECVET INTRODUCTION
The European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training/ECVET is established as EU instrument in the Copenhagen Declaration in 20021, involving 33 European countries in its implementation.
Post-Fukushima Policy
As of March 2012 there are 133 nuclear power reactors in 14 member states of EU-27.
Germany
The first commercial nuclear power plant started operating in the 1970s.
