ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY NDA AND DSRL
NDA
Partnering agreement
Workforce transition
Education and upskilling
Support to CNSRP activities
DSRL
2011
The NDA, Parent Body Organisation and DSRL entered into a partnering agreement to develop a
working relationship to maximise the impact of the combined resource and ensure a united
approach in supporting socio-economic activities for the CNSRP.
 Workforce transition strategy completed.
 Co-location of DSRL’s Apprentice Training
Manager to North Highland College’s ETEC
 Continued dialogue with Sector Skills Councils,
businesses and key stakeholders to better
understand future skill requirements.
 Support to Engineering, Technology & Energy
Centre (NHC) as member of Project Steering
Group.
 Support to National Skills Academy, Nuclear
through provision of a DSRL secondee.
 £50K invested in two-year project investing in
the future of young people locally (STEM
project).
 STEM ambassadors support throughout the
year.
 £15K three year funding package to support
the annual Science Festival.
 Part funding of CNSRP programme manager
(£30K).
 Funding and resource support to CNSRP
communications.
NDA
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Support to Economic
Diversification
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DSRL
Identification of activities which was supported
by site personnel from the CNSRP programme.
Continued support in identifying potential
inward investment activities.
Funding package (3 year) for Caithness
Partnership who will become a delivery arm of
the CNSRP.
£25K funding provided to Wick Harbour
towards development of facilities to increase
the facilities at the marina.
£10K funding provided for commissioning of
new socio economic impact study (part funded
with HIE).
Established a socio economic information
room on Dounreay site and rolled out to other
venues in Caithness and North Sutherland.
£100K funding provided to support the
Chamber’s Make the Right Connections
programme.
£90K funding towards operational costs of
Caithness Horizon.
Part funded, with THC, study into Berriedale
Braes
One off payment to Pentland Energy Advice to
retain a ‘new deal’ trainee for a period of six
months.
Administration support provided to set up the
Caithness and North Sutherland Fund.
NDA
DSRL
 Support to studies looking at potential
business opportunities in the area.
2010
Workforce transition
 £808.8K funding towards the Chamber’s
Make the Right Connections programme
Education and upskilling
 £200K – Wick Community Enterprise
Centre
Support to CNSRP activities
Support to Economic
Diversification
 £2M – Scrabster Harbour Trust phase 1
development.
 £143.5K – Caithness Chamber of
Commerce for Business Support
Programme.
2009
 Worked with Human Resource department to
identify requirements for workforce transition
strategy.
 £100K funding towards the Chamber’s Make
the Right Connections programme
 Support to Engineering, Technology & Energy
Centre (NHC) as member of Project Steering
Group.
 Support to National Skills Academy, Nuclear
through provision of a DSRL secondee.
 Funding (£5K) for apprentice rotation
programme.
 £30K part funding for CNSRP programme
managers post.
 Resource to support development of the
CNSRP programme.
 £90K funding towards operational costs of
Caithness Horizons.
 Part-funded, with NDA, a supply chain
development programme to help diversify the
local supply chain into new opportunities.
 Funded a feasibility study into a potential
commercial opportunity.
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NDA
 £10K – Caithness International Science
Festival.
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Education and upskilling
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Support to CNSRP activities
Support to Economic
Diversification
 £180K – North Highland Connections
 £60K – Royal National Mod
 £30K – CNSRP Vision document
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 £120K – Caithness Chamber of Commerce
development of economic activities.
 £4M committed for Caithness and North
Sutherland Fund (associated with planning
for low level waste disposal facility).
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2008
DSRL
Support to Engineering, Technology & Energy
Centre (NHC) as member of Project Steering
Group.
Support to National Skills Academy, Nuclear
through provision of a DSRL secondee.
Sponsored eight full-time students at North
Highland College to assist with living and travel
expense while continuing their advance level
engineering studies.
Seconded a part-time project manager to
support the preparation of concept designs for
the new Engineering, Technology & Energy
Centre (ETEC).
£30K part funding towards CNSRP programme
manager.
£25K part funding towards CNSRP Pentland
Firth tidal energy project manager post.
Explored site activities to try to identify any
with the potential to become commercial
entities in the future.
Part-funded, with HIE, a feasibility study for
Wick airport.
Part-funded attendance at the All Energy
Conference in Aberdeen for the Caithness
Chamber of Commerce.
Provision of people and funding support for
the Caithness Chamber of Commerce.
Education and upskilling
NDA
DSRL
 £2M – Engineering, Technology and Energy  Part—funded with HIE a secondment from
Centre (ETEC) at North Highland College.
DSRL to the National Skills Academy, Nuclear
 £10K – Caithness International Science
to undertake the post of Regional Manager for
Festival.
Scotland.
 £60K– Caithness Archaeological Trust.
 £75K – North Highland Tourism
Support to CNSRP activities
Support to Economic
Diversification
Education and upskilling
Support to CNSRP activities
Support to Economic
 £26.5K - Caithness Horizons
 £465.8K – Wick Harbour
2007
 £10K - Caithness International Science
Festival 2006/07.
 £5K - feasibility study for Halkirk Sports
Facility.
 £20K - North Highland Initiative.
 £38K - Pulteneytown Peoples Project.
 £30K - HIE Caithness & North Sutherland
Socio Economic Study.
 £1.5M funding -North Highland
 £30K part funding towards CNSRP programme
manager.
 £25K part funding towards CNSRP Pentland
Firth tidal energy project manager post.
 Secondment of a project manager to Wick
Harbour Trust.
 £90K funding for operational costs in Caithness
Horizons.
 Part funded a renewable energy project
manager and admin assistance for Ormlie
Renewables.
 Part—funded with HIE a secondment from
DSRL to the National Skills Academy, Nuclear
to undertake the post of Regional Manager for
Scotland.
 £30K part funding towards CNSRP programme
manager.
 £25K part funding towards CNSRP Pentland
Firth tidal energy project manager post.
 Provision of funding and resources to support
the Caithness Conference.
 Secondment of a project co-ordinator to North
Diversification
NDA
Regeneration Fund.
 £100K - Caithness Horizons
 £10K - Feasibility study for Scrabster
Harbour business development.
DSRL
Highland Tourism.
 Secondment of a project manager to North
Highland Initiative.
 Part funded a renewable energy project
manager and admin assistance for Ormlie
Renewables.
 Sponsorship of the Caithness Energy Alliance
formed to develop opportunities in the energy
sector.
 Secondment of a project manager to Wick
Harbour Trust.
 £500K funding towards Pulteneytown People’s
project.
 £90K funding for operational costs in Caithness
Horizons.