Colleges Bring Nuclear Training and Education into the College Credit Fold Dr. Richard P. Coe, Assistant Dean & Dr. Thomas G. Devine, Associate Dean School of Applied Science and Technology Thomas Edison State College National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning, June 2011, Atlantic City, NJ
Kemeny Commission on TMI-2 • Establishment of agency-accredited training for operators and supervisors • Individual utilities should be responsible for training their operators • Training should not end when operators receive their licenses • R&D carried out improving simulation and simulation systems
INPO After Three Mile Island - 2 • Established accreditation process • Required all utilities to seek accreditation: • Operator • Maintenance • Technical • Maintain accreditation • Interim 2 year report
National Academy for Nuclear Training Accreditation Process • Programs developed and implemented using Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) • Programs must be based on specific documented learning objectives • Program content – technically accurate, presented in technically appropriate and effective manner • Trainees periodically evaluated to demonstrate/verify achievement of LO’s
Programs and Eligible Credit • RO – 56 credits • SRO – licensed or certified, 60 credits • NLO – 36 credits • STA – 54 credits, 60 if SRO licensed • ICT – 32 credits • • • EMT – 28 credits MMT – 26 credits CT – 41 credits RPT – 41 credits ESP – 28 credits
College Credit For Nuclear Industry Programs • • • Operations and Support Personnel 10 positions granted college credit Must qualify in INPO Accredited Program NRC License/Qualification Certificate Notarized copy same as transcript
College Credit for Other Related Professional Job Training • • • NRRPT Nuclear Navy FAA NDE Automotive Technology • Prior Learning Assessment
Prior Learning Assessment • PLA for Technical Courses – Common for Nuclear Subjects • Usually Course Match Process • Based on Experiential learning • Possible for Any Courses – Do you think PLA is Appropriate for Graduate Technical Courses?
National Nuclear Uniform Curriculum New Partnerships • • • INPO – NEI – 2 yr, 4 yr Colleges 50 Community Colleges – Nuclear Partner Technical Associate Degree – Certificate Articulation Agreements w/ 4 yr Colleges TESC will accept up to 80 credits from regionally accredited community colleges – up to 120 credits from 4 yr colleges
Industry Workforce Issues • Ageing and retiring • Creating looming shortage – workers/managers • ANS Position #29 – widening gap between qualified workers and existing jobs • NEI – need for new and replacement personnel will grow to 100, 000 by 2011 • Job requirements are being upgraded • College requirements - existing/redesigned jobs • New jobs – US Nuclear Renaissance
New Educational Partnerships • Nuclear Energy – 2 yr, 4 yr Colleges • Seamless training and educational pipeline • Educational opportunities must come to working adult students • Continuing educational opportunities as technology advances
Questions • Academic Program Review? • Prior Learning Assessment for Technical Subjects? • Non-Traditional Technical Programs? • Others
“There is a direct link between a safe operating nuclear facility and a well trained workforce” Dr. Robert L. Long
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