The Conference on Nuclear Training and Education is more than an invitation to a meeting, lecture, or video. CONTE is part of the incredible next steps in providing a safe, reliable source for our clean energy economy. This conference comes at a crucial time on every front for America's nuclear industry and education. Learning methods, systems, and technologies are rapidly transforming before our eyes to allow learning to take place essentially anywhere the learner may be and in a delivery format that they may choose. Almost every higher educational learning institution is offering the ability to take courses remotely using flexible scheduling, with materials that are easily accessible, eliminating the need to carry a book bag or notes from location to location. Virtual learning environments allow students to experience being in-field task performance in a safe environment without being exposed to radiological or industrial safety hazards of a complex nuclear plant while learning.