Scaling the Skilled Trades & Crafts Workforce: Training, Partnerships, and Results

Tuesday, August 25|3:30 pm – 5:00 pm|Sapphire

Educational Session|Workforce Development

As nuclear projects expand, demand for skilled trades and craft workers continues to grow. This session brings together industry, labor, and education leaders to discuss how they are building and scaling the workforce needed to support construction and operations. Panelists will examine training models, partnerships, and workforce pipelines being used across the industry, along with lessons learned in attracting, preparing, and deploying skilled workers to the jobsite.

What You’ll Gain:

Learn how industry, labor, and education partners are expanding skilled trades pipelines through practical training models, workforce partnerships, and scalable workforce development strategies.

Who Should Attend:

Workforce development professionals, labor and training leaders, construction and operations stakeholders, anyone interested in skilled trades workforce solutions for nuclear projects.


Moderator

Patrick O’Brien

Director, Government Affairs and Communications

Holtec International


Panelists

Matt Warren

International Representative - Utility Department

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

James Chesnut

Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations

Day & Zimmermann

Sebastien Barruol

Business Development - Nuclear Power

Bechtel

James McDonald

Labor Relations Director

Day & Zimmermann

Matt Faulkner

Chief Administrative and Federal Affairs Office

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)