Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

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No: 1107

Conference: Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

Title: The Role of Education and Training in a Slovenian Nuclear Services Company

Theme: Education for Sustainable Nuclear Power

Author(s): Andrej Androjna, Andrej Lešnjak

Contact : Andrej Androjna

E-mail: andrej.androjna@numip.si

Address: NUMIP inženiring, montaža, vzdrževanje in proizvodnja d.o.o.
1000 Ljubljana

Country: Slovenia

Apart from generation exchange taking place in the nuclear industry, numerous planned new constructions dictate to each entity participating in this area to maintain and improve personnel knowledge and skills on the long run.
To ensure capable personnel is not a paramount objective only for the regulatory bodies, institutes, research facilities and nuclear power plants. The same also holds true for the industry that provides products and services in support of maintenance and operation of existing plants, as well as for the whole supply chain for the new builds.
The paper explains a specific situation in Slovenia with only one nuclear power plant, and a new unit planned for the future.
Further presented, is a case on the leading Slovenian nuclear service provider NUMIP Ltd. and its daughter company Q Techna Ltd. They have been systematically developing an education and training program in support of their services to nuclear power generation. Apart from domestic education and training programs, opportunities are seized in cooperation with foreign companies and institutions to gain and maintain knowledge and skills. Experience from jobs at foreign nuclear power plants complements that.
For service providers such as NUMIP and Q Techna, it is of crucial importance to assure a balanced mix of well trained and educated personnel. Apart from engineers and some postgraduates, there is a tremendous need for capable technicians and highly skilled workers of different trades. Consequently, apart from education and training of their own and supplemental personnel, both companies have recognized the need and started to provide training and certification to other companies and individuals in the market. On the one hand, NUMIP has started its welding school, whereas Q Techna has launched its non-destructive training and qualification center.
In the not so distant future, both companies plan to provide support to both, maintenance of the existing plants and new constructions, thus their personnel have to be ready for that.

No:	1107
Conference:	Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009
Title:	The Role of Education and Training in a Slovenian Nuclear Services Company
Theme:	Education for Sustainable Nuclear Power
Author(s):	Andrej Androjna, Andrej Lešnjak
Contact :	Andrej Androjna
E-mail:	andrej.androjna@numip.si
Address:	NUMIP inženiring, montaža, vzdrževanje in proizvodnja d.o.o. 1000 Ljubljana
Country:	Slovenia

Apart from generation exchange taking place in the nuclear industry, numerous planned new constructions dictate to each entity participating in this area to maintain and improve personnel knowledge and skills on the long run. To ensure capable personnel is not a paramount objective only for the regulatory bodies, institutes, research facilities and nuclear power plants. The same also holds true for the industry that provides products and services in support of maintenance and operation of existing plants, as well as for the whole supply chain for the new builds. The paper explains a specific situation in Slovenia with only one nuclear power plant, and a new unit planned for the future. Further presented, is a case on the leading Slovenian nuclear service provider NUMIP Ltd. and its daughter company Q Techna Ltd. They have been systematically developing an education and training program in support of their services to nuclear power generation. Apart from domestic education and training programs, opportunities are seized in cooperation with foreign companies and institutions to gain and maintain knowledge and skills. Experience from jobs at foreign nuclear power plants complements that. For service providers such as NUMIP and Q Techna, it is of crucial importance to assure a balanced mix of well trained and educated personnel. Apart from engineers and some postgraduates, there is a tremendous need for capable technicians and highly skilled workers of different trades. Consequently, apart from education and training of their own and supplemental personnel, both companies have recognized the need and started to provide training and certification to other companies and individuals in the market. On the one hand, NUMIP has started its welding school, whereas Q Techna has launched its non-destructive training and qualification center. In the not so distant future, both companies plan to provide support to both, maintenance of the existing plants and new constructions, thus their personnel have to be ready for that.