1 Training Provision and Market Needs for Trained Personnel in Accelerator Science in Europe Philip Burrows John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science Oxford University 1 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

2 TIARA WP5: Education & Training WP5.1 Make a survey of the number of students, courses and teaching resources in Accelerator Science and establish a common resources database WP5.2 Evaluate and develop the “market” for trained Accelerator Scientists (physicists, engineers, technicians) for research, healthcare, industry and public service WP5.3 Determine a plan of action for promoting Accelerator Science and Technology within schools, universities, research organisations, industry and society 2 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

3 TIARA WP5 participants 1CEA: Phu-anh Phi Nghiem, Francois Kircher 2CERN: Roger Bailey (CAS), Kate Kahle/ Agnes Szeberenyi (EUCARD), Louis Rinolfi (JUAS) 3CNRS: Alex Muller, Catherine Clerc 4CIEMAT: Marisa Marco, Diego Obrador, Susanna Falcon 6GSI: Oliver Boine-Frankenheim, Sabrina Appel 7INFN: Vittorio Vaccaro, Francesca Galluccio 8PSI: Lenny Rivkin 9STFC: Philip Burrows, Max Bradbury 10Nordic group: Soren Pape Moeller + Ole Petter Nordahl 11IFJ: Piotr Malecki 3 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

4 Survey of accelerator training 4 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

5 Training survey topics Institutes providing training Personnel involved in delivering training Type of training Numbers and types of students Training materials and facilities Career destinations 5 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

6 www-based survey 6 www-based questionnaire Thanks to Max Bradbury Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

7 Survey responses Survey launched 6/9/11 By April 2012 responses from 88 institutes across Europe This is a fantastic response: thanks to all who completed the survey! We have captured the vast majority of the key players 7 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

8 Responding institutes by country Denmark 1 Finland 1 France 18 Germany 11 Greece 3 Italy 12 Netherlands 1 Norway 1 Poland 5 Spain 10 Sweden 4 Switzerland 4 UK 17 8 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

99 Responding institutes (1) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

10 Responding institutes (2) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

11 Responding institutes (3) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

12 Responding institutes (4) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

13 Responding institutes (5) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

14 Survey report 14 Report available from Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

15 Survey highlights: institutes 88 responding institutes 3060 personnel engaged in accelerator science 75 institutes (85%) provide training themselves 12 institutes plan/desire to train in future 15 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

16 Survey highlights: trainees 1371 people (2011) currently receive training: 34% undergraduates 26% masters 14% PhD 7% postdocs 17% staff 16 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

17 Survey highlights: trainees 17 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

18 Survey highlights: trainees 18 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

19 Trainees / population 19 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

20 Formal training hours / 75 institutes reported ‘formal’ training hours Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

21 Trainees vs formal training hours 21 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

22 Integrated training hours formal training hours provided (2011) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

23 Integrated training hours 23 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

24 % of formal training on accel sci 24 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

25 Training subjects institutes reported on training subjects Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

26 Accelerator school attendance institutes send people to accelerator schools: 339 people (2011) Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

27 Training materials 27 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

28 Use of facilities for training institutes reported using 51 facilities Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

29 Career destinations 29 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

30 Training survey conclusions A surprisingly large amount of training is being provided: 30 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

31 Training survey conclusions A surprisingly large amount of training is being provided: 75 institutes, 1371 people (2011), formal training hours provided (2011) 31 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

32 Training survey conclusions A surprisingly large amount of training is being provided: 75 institutes, 1371 people (2011), formal training hours provided (2011) However, for students, accelerator science is typically a small part of overall training, << 50 hours per trainee 32 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

33 Training survey conclusions A surprisingly large amount of training is being provided: 75 institutes, 1371 people (2011), formal training hours provided (2011) However, for students, accelerator science is typically a small part of overall training, << 50 hours per trainee 11 institutes provide > 100 hours to Master’s stud 33 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

34 Training survey conclusions A surprisingly large amount of training is being provided: 75 institutes, 1371 people (2011), formal training hours provided (2011) However, for students, accelerator science is typically a small part of overall training, << 50 hours per trainee 11 institutes provide > 100 hours to Master’s stud 83 institutes send people to accelerator schools: 339 people (2011) 34 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

35 Training survey conclusions A surprisingly large amount of training is being provided: 75 institutes, 1371 people (2011), formal training hours provided (2011) However, for students, accelerator science is typically a small part of overall training, << 50 hours per trainee 11 institutes provide > 100 hours to Master’s stud 83 institutes send people to accelerator schools: 339 people (2011) At each stage, about 1/3 of trainees go to industry 35 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

36 www-based database front end allow charts, tables, histograms generated by user 36 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13 Max Bradbury

37 Survey of ‘market’ for personnel 37 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

38 Markets surveyed Major laboratories: CERN, DESY, GSI, INFN, STFC, CEA, CNRS, CIEMAT … Universities Large projects/facilities: XFEL, FAIR, ESS, MaxIV, SuperB, IFMIF … Companies Medical facilities: X-ray and hadron therapy, isotope production … 38 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

39 Issues investigated How many accelerator personnel required? Time profiling? Of what type? physicist, engineer, technician … At what qualification level? PhD, master’s, bachelor’s … Dedicated training of staff required? Issues of recruitment/access? Areas of key skills shortages? 39 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

Survey spreadsheet 40 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

41 Responses 70 research institutes accelerator-related personnel companies accelerator-related personnel 993 ‘patchy’ response company data ‘anonymised’ nevertheless some conclusions can be drawn X-ray and hadron therapy facilities 41 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

42 Accelerator personnel 42 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

43 ‘Needs for accelerator scientists’ report 43 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

44 Accelerator personnel: institutes 44 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

45 Accelerator personnel: institutes 45 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

46 Accelerator personnel: companies 46 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

47 Recruitment: institutes 47 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

48 Recruitment: companies 48 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

49 Recruitment difficulty: institutes 49 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

50 Recruitment difficulty: companies 50 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

51 Skills shortages: institutes 51 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

52 Skills shortages: companies 52 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

53 Personnel training: institutes 53 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

54 Personnel training: companies 54 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

55 Medical facilities Europe: 5000 physicists and engineers working in ‘medical physics’ (EFOMP) > 200 PET cyclotrons in EU UK: 700 physicists in 54 radiotherapy depts. Vast majority of systems are turn-key  Not obvious how many accelerator personnel 55 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

56 Medical facilities Europe: 5000 physicists and engineers working in ‘medical physics’ (EFOMP) > 200 PET cyclotrons in EU UK: 700 physicists in 54 radiotherapy depts. Vast majority of systems are turn-key  Not obvious how many accelerator personnel Hadron therapy in Europe (PTCOG): 12 operating centres: accel. staff each +9 in construction, +2 UK  Doubling of trained personnel within 5-10 years 56 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

57 Market survey conclusions Projected growth in personnel 18-20% in 5 years: Germany (+24%), Italy (+55%), Nordic (+68%); largely engineers and technicians 57 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

58 Market survey conclusions Projected growth in personnel 18-20% in 5 years: Germany (+24%), Italy (+55%), Nordic (+68%); largely engineers and technicians Annual recruitment of personnel: institutes 9%, companies 18% 58 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

59 Market survey conclusions Projected growth in personnel 18-20% in 5 years: Germany (+24%), Italy (+55%), Nordic (+68%); largely engineers and technicians Annual recruitment of personnel: institutes 9%, companies 18% Difficulties in recruiting trained personnel, especially engineers (70%) 59 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

60 Market survey conclusions Projected growth in personnel 18-20% in 5 years: Germany (+24%), Italy (+55%), Nordic (+68%); largely engineers and technicians Annual recruitment of personnel: institutes 9%, companies 18% Difficulties in recruiting trained personnel, especially engineers (70%) Skills shortages: RF, vacuum, beam dynamics, instrumentation + controls, magnets … 60 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

61 Market survey conclusions Projected growth in personnel 18-20% in 5 years: Germany (+24%), Italy (+55%), Nordic (+68%); largely engineers and technicians Annual recruitment of personnel: institutes 9%, companies 18% Difficulties in recruiting trained personnel, especially engineers (70%) Skills shortages: RF, vacuum, beam dynamics, instrumentation + controls … Training: 94% institutes, 75% of companies; significant need (c. 60%) for external training 61 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13

62 Recommendations Improving supply of trained personnel Improving access to opportunities for personnel Improving external access to trained personnel Promoting accelerator science in society  WP5 summary talk tomorrow 62 Philip Burrows TIARA Workshop, Daresbury 26/11/13