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27–30 Apr 2026
IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria
Europe/Vienna timezone
The call for abstracts is open!

Scientific Programme

  • National Roadmaps

    • Needs of the international fusion industry (timelines, now and in 5, 10, 20 years)
    • Overview of National roadmaps (with regards to workforce development)
    • Public-private partnerships for workforce development (for example part-funded PhD students)
    • Recommendations to public sector for development
  • Organisational Roadmaps

    • Overview of organisational roadmaps with projections for staff required.
    • Jobs and skills taxonomies
    • Engagement with policy makers, what made the development plan successful
    • Methodology and lessons learned for other organisations/member states to follow
    • Recruitment and retention strategies
    • Identified gaps
    • Inclusion of all people, particularly covering key protected characteristics
  • Education and Training

    • Outreach (engagement with primary and high schools, student outreach)
    • Vocational and Operator training (e.g. technicians, welders, operators)
    • University programmes (bachelors, Master’s, PhD programs, summer internships)
    • Fusion Schools (students, non-fusion industry experts)
    • Re-training specialists from other industries
    • Broader skills (e.g. policy, regulation, social sciences)
  • Knowledge Management

    • Capturing knowledge: Construction, operations, maintenance and decommissioning
    • Building communities of practice
  • Adjacent sectors and industries

    • Lessons learnt from workforce development and knowledge management, including methodologies followed, areas of improvement and metrics of success
    • Development of a funding plan and gaining governmental/organisational support
    • Competition among industries in recruitment and retention of staff
    • Synergies of skills between adjacent sectors and areas for joint development