Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Euratom Research and Training programme has the following specific objectives:
- improve and support nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning, including the safe and secure use of nuclear power and of non-power applications of ionising radiation
maintain and further develop expertise and competence in the nuclear field within the community - foster the development of fusion energy as a potential future energy source for electricity production and contribute to the implementation of the European fusion roadmap
- support the policy of the EU and its members on continuous improvement of nuclear safety, safeguards and security
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The nuclear and radiation protection sector demands a consistently high level of diverse skills, and is experiencing challenges to attract the younger generation. In this context, the Commission is offering funding through a coordination and support action for a long-term, industry-, research- and training-led public & private initiative to maintain and further develop the skills necessary to ensure the availability of high-level expertise for the safe use of current and future nuclear technologies in the EU.
Overall, the proposed strategy should contribute to maintaining the highest levels of nuclear safety and radiation protection. Achieving this objective requires the strategy to also cover aspects relevant to the recently established SMR Industrial Alliance.
Detailed Call Description
This initiative will prepare a strategy to identify and quantify nuclear skills shortages across the EU, drawing on approaches from different industries the European Human Resources Observatory for the Nuclear Sector (EHRO-N) and Member States, in particular building upon the work already initiated in job taxonomy and national workforce assessments under EHRO-N.
The initiative’s strategy and multi-annual action plan should consider increasing:
- activities across sectors and Member States
- collaboration and transnational mobility
- vocational training programmes and should identify the reskilling and upskilling needs of job holders in the sector (identification, validation and certification of skills), including access to nuclear research facilities.
Additionally, the strategy should identify ways to promote nuclear and radiation protection careers and job paths among young people and with teachers, instructors and professors. At the same time it should improve diversity, inclusion and gender representation in the nuclear sector (fission and fusion), including by sustaining in its current form the existing European Masters in the nuclear and engineering field (i.e. organised and delivered by academics in at least three Member States).
The consortium will involve a wide variety of stakeholders, from industry, research and training organisations, as well as academia, regulatory bodies and professionals from the fields of education and human resources management.
The initiative should leverage existing EU instruments where appropriate, including the Pact for Skills. The feasibility of the proposed strategy should be demonstrated by a pilot action implemented by the consortium during the lifetime of the project.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €1.50 million
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
Email: RTD-EURATOM@ec.europa.eu