Have a question about our Nuclear Engineering Apprentice Scheme? Then take a look at our FAQs below.
Where could I be based within the Apprenticeship scheme?
As an Apprentice, you will be based at one of EDF Energy’s nuclear power station sites within the UK. This station will be your home location, and you will be based here on a full-time basis during the third year of your scheme and onwards. During the first two years of the scheme you will be based at HMS Sultan near Portsmouth, although you will have the opportunity to work at your home location outside of term time (for example at Christmas, Easter or during the summer)
What happens within the Apprenticeship Programme?
After an initial induction, you’ll spend your first two years at the Royal Navy base at HMS Sultan, where you’ll be introduced to basic engineering and will start studying towards NVQ and BTEC qualifications. You’ll also be given the option to enrol in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, along with other activities. These will help you to develop the communication and personal skills you’ll need to become a valued member of one of our maintenance teams.
After these two years, you’ll join one of the maintenance teams at your base nuclear power station. Over the final two years of the scheme you’ll put the skills you’ve learned into practice. You’ll not only gain valuable practical experience working alongside skilled professionals, but you’ll also complete your academic and vocational studies – for example, for an HNC or a Foundation Degree. When you’ve successfully completed the four-year scheme, you’ll gain a nationally recognised qualification – the advanced modern apprenticeship certificate in engineering.
What is there to do at HMS Sultan in my spare time?
In your free evenings and weekends, you’ll be able to take advantage of a superb range of sport and leisure facilities. There is plenty to do at HMS Sultan for people with a wide range of interests. You may wish to join on of the bands set up by Apprentices on site, join a local golf club, hit the shops in Portsmouth or Southampton, work out in the on-site gym, or play a game of tennis or football with one of the many teams based at HMS Sultan.
We’ll pay for your accommodation, food and a number of return journeys home each year, so you can focus on taking advantage of the facilities available and focus on developing your abilities.
Do you provide relocation assistance?
As an Apprentice you will need to be able to travel to your home station location on a daily basis during holiday periods in the first two years of the scheme, and on an ongoing basis in the third and fourth years and thereafter. It is the responsibility of every apprentice to ensure that they are able to commute to site, and an offer would be made to you on the basis of you being able to fulfil this requirement. All Apprentices are entitled to a number of paid journeys home from HMS Sultan in the first 2 years of the Apprenticeship scheme, and where there is a requirement to transport large amounts of baggage to and from HMS Sultan assistance will also be provided with this.
What happens to my application after I have applied?
It will be received by Recruitment Services and processed after the closing date. We will email you when your application status changes during the recruitment process.
How long will it take before I hear whether my Apprenticeship application is being progressed?
If you have been successful in proceeding to the interview stage, you will be notified, on average, within 4 weeks of the closing date.
What security checks will I undergo?
Under the Nuclear Generating Stations (Security) Regulations 1996 there is a requirement for security clearances. Should you be successful at interview, the post for which you are applying will require your security clearance before an unconditional offer of employment can be made.
The security clearance is in two parts:
- A check to confirm proof of identity and references
- A criminal record check
No security checks are carried out prior to acceptance of a conditional offer with EDF Energy.
Will I have to complete a medical?
Yes, you will under go a medical check prior to starting your new role. Your conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory medical results. The medical will include a drugs and alcohol test.
Is EDF Energy an Equal Opportunities employer?
Here at EDF Energy we're committed to building a company we can all be proud of; one that's admired in the community and recognised as the UK's centre of operational nuclear expertise. To achieve our aims, it is imperative that we continue to attract, recruit and retain the very best talent from the widest possible pool. EDF Energy is committed to achieving true equality of opportunity at work. We are open to all, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability. We recruit purely on merit and treat all individuals fairly and impartially, without prejudice, and never tolerate harassment in any form.
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