Keeping the lights on

The project name is derived from the current term ‘Keeping the lights on’, which sums up the power production, transmission and distribution challenges of the future. The small area addressed by this activity is the massive skills shortage that is looming within the power industry. The aim of the project was to provide a taster of the training available at universities and interest employers/ees in undertaking more extended courses. The taster also provided valuable learning resource in its own right on key topics within the power industry. The aim of this session will be to provide an overview of the technologies used for delivery, the integration with the parallel masters programme and the feedback from students and staff within industry. Some of the key challenges and successes both within HE and industry with also be discussed.