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Educational Partnership Proves Successful

Learn about the successful partnership between FPL College, Miami Dade College, and Indian River State College in addressing the critical shortage of skilled workers in the nuclear energy sector. Discover how this collaboration has resulted in robust pipelines for licensed and non-licensed operators, technicians, plant managers, and engineers. See the program expansion plans and future initiatives aimed at meeting the growing demand for skilled workforce in the nuclear energy industry.

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Educational Partnership Proves Successful

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  1. Educational Partnership Proves Successful James Auld, J.D., FPL College Coordinator Jose Farinos, Dean of Advanced Technology, Indian River State College Richard White, Ph.D., Director School of Computer and Engineering Technologies, Miami Dade College

  2. The Challenge: Where will we find skilled: Licensed Operators Non Licensed Operators Instrument and Control Technicians Electrical Technicians Mechanical Technicians Radiation Protection Technicians Chemistry Technicians Plant Managers Engineers

  3. Fact The nation is experiencing a critical shortage of skilled workers in the nuclear energy sector. The Nuclear Energy Institute reports: “As much as 35 percent of the incumbent work force may be eligible to retire within five years”

  4. Fact Consumption of electricity continues to increase. The Center for Energy Workforce Development reports: “Electricity consumption in the United States to grow by at least 40 percent by 2030”

  5. Worker Pipelines Three Possible Pipelines

  6. I. Military Pipeline Advantages: Highly Skilled Disciplined Disadvantages: Transient workforce

  7. II. College Pipeline Advantages Grow your own - Local individuals, educated locally, will commit long term to local employer College serves to filter out aptitude deficient individuals College program and required internship effectively results in a two-year job interview Robust Pipeline for well educated and highly skilled workers. Disadvantages Requires a high level of commitment between college and industry partner

  8. III. Referral Pipeline Advantages: Recommended by employee Disadvantages: Unknown commodity May require significant training

  9. Preferred Pipeline“Grow Your Own”Local Talent For Local Companies

  10. Benefits College Partners Joint program with industry Feeder program to growing industry in addition to FPL Well defined program Florida Power & Light Local educated resource Exemption of fundamentals training Community partnership

  11. Current Specialties Miami Dade College Instrumentation & Control Technicians Electrical Technicians Mechanical Technicians Indian River State College Instrumentation & Control Technicians Electrical Technicians Mechanical Technicians

  12. Results to date: • The Power Plant Institute at IRSC graduated 25 students in August of 2008 • MDC’s Electrical Power Program graduated 12 students in August 2008 • New Pipelines are currently full: 24 students in IRSC and 30 in MDC • Significant number of program candidates on waiting list at MDC and IRSC. • Planning to start a New Power Plant Institute for NLO and RP and Chemistry Technicians.

  13. First graduates join FPL’s work force

  14. Program Expansion University of South Florida Power Center for Utility Exploration Articulation from AS degrees to four-year and graduate degree programs i.e. Health Physics, Engineering, Power Plant Management. Collaboration in joint projects and proposals. Miami Dade College Non Licensed Operators Alternative Energy Indian River State College Radiation Protection Chemistry Technician Non Licensed operators Alternative Energy

  15. Going Forward at Miami Dade College Richard White, Ph.D., Director School of Computer and Engineering Technologies, Miami Dade College

  16. Program Expansion Non Licensed Operators Implementation of the Uniform Curriculum Guidelines Alternative Energy

  17. Laboratories

  18. Mechanical Lab

  19. Instructor explains function of Air Operated Valve

  20. Calibrating the Instrumentation

  21. Lab Expansion

  22. Miami Dade College Guest Speaker Series

  23. Dr. Richard White, Ms. Maria Povoines-Bishop, Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Dr. Michael Whitt

  24. Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, Dr. Richard White, TPN Site V.P. William Jefferson

  25. Miami Dade College Awards

  26. Program recognized for fostering diversity

  27. Jose Farinos, Dean of Advanced Technology, Indian River State College What’s Next For IRSC?

  28. Indian River State College and FPL partner to create a new training facility: The Energy Center. Nuclear, Fossil, Hybrid and Alternative Energies converge under same roof. Energy-efficient building design becomes part of the Energy complex. Nanotechnology applications for thin solar film. Photonics and Optics.

  29. Coming up: The Energy Center at IRSC: Expanding the partnership between Industry and Education

  30. Coming up The Energy Center at IRSC: Expanding the partnership between Industry and Education

  31. Nuclear Energy Laboratories

  32. Alternative Energies Lab Solar, Wind, Fuel Cell Technologies, Biomass, Hybrids

  33. Energy Efficient Building Design

  34. Nanotechnology and Photonics

  35. Mission-Critical elements of sustainability and growth for the Nuclear Power Industry • Effective training programs • Efficient use of resources • Adequate facilities • Partnerships between industry and education • Knowledge transfer strategies • Responsible leadership • Commitment

  36. Energy Supply: A National Priority Nuclear Energy: a major part of the solution

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