OPPEN: Skills challenges in the nuclear sector

Stakeholders in the nuclear sector,

As part of the France 2030 project OPPEN The ‘Campus d’Excellence Industrie du Futur – Sud’ and the members of the consortium are delighted to invite you to a morning of information and discussion focusing on the skills and training needs of the nuclear sector.

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IN THE PRESENCE OF: 

- Benoît DELAUNAY, Rector of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur academic region, Rector of the Aix-Marseille academic district, Chancellor of the Universities

- Olivier VANDARD, Deputy Director responsible for education, youth and vocational training within the Prime Minister’s Office

- David NABOULET, Public Affairs and Communications Officer at DINN – Interministerial Delegation for New Nuclear Energy

- Anne CLAUDIUS-PETIT, Chair of the Committee on Energy Transition, Waste Strategy and Air Quality – Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region

- Éric BERTON, President of Aix-Marseille University

- Frédéric BUSIN, Director of Regional Operations for Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur – EDF Group

- Christine BAZE, Chair of the ‘Industry of the Future – South’ Campus of Excellence

The OPPEN project (AMI CMA)

The « Ooffer of Pprofessionalisation Pfor the Ecompanies in the N»nuclear' (OPPEN), aims to: 

  • Anticipating the skills needs of businesses in the sector, 
  • To develop training programmes tailored to the needs of manufacturers, 
  • Supporting the development of workers’ skills and enhancing the appeal of different professions.

Aims of the meeting

PROGRAMME

08.30 – 09.15: Coffee reception, health and safety briefing & welcome address


09.15 – 10.00: General overview

  • Presentation of the ‘Campus d’Excellence Industrie du futur – Sud’ and the ‘France 2030 OPPEN’ project
  • EDF’s presentation – The role of nuclear power in the energy transition
  • Statement by the Interministerial Delegation for New Nuclear Energy
  • Contribution from public funding bodies – the General Secretariat for Investment and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region


10.00 – 12.40: Presentation of the specific initiatives of the France 2030 OPPEN project

  • Presentation of Carif-Oref’s studies on developments in the nuclear sector in the region
  • Progress and management of initiatives in educational establishments
  • OPPEN Training Centre
  • Promoting the sector in our region
  • Specific contributions from the Association of French Nuclear Energy Industries (GIFEN) and the University of Nuclear Professions (UMN)


From 12.45 pm:
Cocktail lunch

Your opinion matters: help make OPPEN a success today! 

To help inform the discussion on skills and training needs, we invite you to complete one of the two questionnaires, depending on your circumstances: 

- Training organisations : Survey on changing training needs in the nuclear sector

➡️ Fill in the form 

- Industrialists : Survey on the needs of businesses in the nuclear sector

➡️Fill in the form

For further information, please contact the event organiser: 

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Pauline BRAIBANT
Project Manager – Growth Support 
Employment, HR and CSR – MOVE2DIGITAL
pauline.braibant@capenergies.fr
+33 6 49 74 58 44

Project supported by the Government as part of the ‘AMI Skills and Careers of the Future’ programme France 2030, operated by the Caisse des Dépôts 

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