National Skills Academy for Power
The National Skills Academy for Power is a skills academy for the energy and power industry in the UK. History The National Skills Academy for Power (NSAP) was first announced in October 2008 by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Steve K Davies was made the Chief Executive in September 2009. It was given formal government approval on 18 March 2010. It was the 15th National Skills Academy. £2.9 million of funding for the project was allocated from the government. The Skills Academy was match funded by the energy and utility sector. Within 2.5 years NSAP became financially independent and continues to operate under the umbrella of the Sector Skills Council, Energy and Utility Skills NSAP held its first Annual Conference and Awards Dinner on 9 March 2011 at Twickenham Stadium hosted by Sir Clive Woodward. This also included the inaugural "People in Power Awards". Structure It is based near Monkspath on the A34. It is a partnership between the Sector Skills Council, Energy and Utility Skills, and several energy companies: Alstom Morrison Utility Services (based in Stevenage) E.ON UK Scottish Power CE Electric UK Carillion Utility Services National Grid plc EDF Energy ABB Group Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions