On 4 June, the NI welcomed John Robertson as the new chair of its education and training (E&T) committee. Robertson, who has also recently been appointed to the NI's board of trustees, brings a wealth of experience to the role through both his past career as an educator with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and through his current role as director of education and nuclear skills with engineering and technology training firm Gen2. Speaking after the announcement, Robertson said he hoped to see the NI at the forefront of efforts to develop a new wave of high-quality nuclear professionals. "I am delighted and honoured to be elected to the board of trustees of the Nuclear Institute and I am really looking forward to my new role as chairman of the education and training committee," he said. "The UK is facing an unprecedented challenge in developing nuclear professionals to meet the demands of several large, simultaneous national nuclear projects: continued operation of the current nuclear fleet and associated fuel cycle activities, decommissioning and legacy waste management, plutonium disposition, nuclear defence and nuclear new build.
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