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Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Program

Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Program. Objectives. Regional workforce needs Safety Culture and Fitness for Duty Career Focus NET program overview Important Dates. Regional Workforce Needs. NEI workforce study indicates:

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Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Program

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  1. Nuclear Engineering Technology Associate Degree Program

  2. Objectives • Regional workforce needs • Safety Culture and Fitness for Duty • Career Focus • NET program overview • Important Dates

  3. Regional Workforce Needs • NEI workforce study indicates: • ~35% of nuclear employees will be eligible for retirement over the next five years • Average employee age is 47 • For skilled positions at nuclear plants: • 14% of operations employees are under 33 • 6% of maintenance employees are under 33

  4. Regional Workforce Needs • In addition to projected retirement attrition: • Expanding nuclear industry with new generation units • Within two hours of Augusta Tech’s campus, four nuclear units are in the early stages of construction, including Southern Nuclear’s Plant Vogtle 3 & 4, which will be the first new nuclear units built in the last 30 years • Each two-unit site employs approximately 850 highly-trained and well-paid workers

  5. Existing Workforce Needs

  6. New Workforce Needs

  7. Principles for a Strong Nuclear Safety Culture 1. Everyone is personally responsible for nuclear safety. 2. Leaders demonstrate commitment to safety. 3. Trust permeates the organization. 4. Decision-making reflects safety first. 5. Nuclear technology is recognized as special and unique. 6. A questioning attitude is cultivated. 7. Organizational learning is embraced. 8. Nuclear safety undergoes constant examination.

  8. Fitness For Duty (FFD) • NRC: requires Fit for Duty program at nuclear facilities • Reference check of work history • Background check • Psychological assessment • Pre-access drug and alcohol testing

  9. Career Focus • Non-licensed Operations • Electrical Maintenance • Mechanical Maintenance • I & C Technician • (Instrumentation and Control)

  10. Career Focus • Excellent pay (Current pay rates listed) • Entry-level nuclear technician: $16.46/hour • Beginning with apprentice level, pay ranges from $22-$32+/hour ($47-$65,000+ per year) • Outstanding benefits and overtime possibilities • Long-term career opportunities

  11. Program Overview • Associate Degree based on INPO nuclear uniform curriculum • Math and Science intensive

  12. Program Overview • Internship • Paid approx $12/hour • Five 40 hour work weeks • Must meet FFD standards

  13. Fall 2011 Admission Requirements • Application deadline is March 1, 2011 • HS/GED ANDall official college transcripts due by April 1, 2011

  14. Admission Requirements (cont.) • Competitive Admission • The program will use a combination of factors including all or some of the following components: transferred college credit, placement examination scores, and grade point average.

  15. Admission Requirements (cont.) • No provisional admission • May receive transfer credit • Currently offered day only

  16. Program Costs • Tuition (current quarter) • $45/credit hour • Full-time student cost is ~$760/qtr • Books: average $350/qtr • Program will be Pell Grant and HOPE Scholarship eligible • Estimate for semester at 1.5 X quarter rates

  17. Important Dates: • March 1, 2011: admission application • April 1, 2011: financial aid completed, COMPASS test, and transcripts submitted • May 2, 2011: acceptance notification • August 22, 2011: First day of class

  18. Information Sessions

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