In 2017, the approval of a programme to build a fleet of new nuclear power stations meant the number of skilled workers in the sector needed to increase by up to 25% over the next twenty years.
DAS was commissioned to develop a workforce planning model able to assess the future supply of skills into the sector. We developed a model that could generate projections of workforce supply over the next twenty years. It enabled different approaches to increase the nuclear workforce to be explored, such as changing intakes to university, upskilling the workforce, and improving retention rates. Significantly, the model took less than five seconds to run, leading to rapid strategic insight. It also incorporated the workforce skill requirements from previously completed demand modelling. This enabled a comparison between supply and demand requirements. Our model has been used to develop nuclear skills strategy, supporting the sector to ensure they have the long-term skills to deliver critical programmes of work.
