Sizewell C event in host town shows huge local appetite for apprenticeships

• Over two hundred people attend booked-out apprenticeship event in Leiston
• Of 1,500 Sizewell C apprenticeships, 540 will go to people from Suffolk
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Hundreds of local people turned out to a Sizewell C apprenticeship fair this week, as the project looks to employ 540 of its 1,500 apprenticeships in Suffolk.

Over two hundred people attended the event at Leiston Sports and Social Club, with over a dozen of Sizewell C’s suppliers and partners also hosting stalls to showcase the range of apprenticeship opportunities available for the region.    

At the start of the year, Sizewell C announced it was launching 35 new apprenticeship placements – the first of nearly 100 new early careers roles that will be available on the project over the next few months.  

Apprenticeships at Sizewell C will cover a vast range of areas, from cyber security and nuclear engineering to HR consultancy and countryside working.  

Sarah Hancock, HR Director at Sizewell C, said: “Apprenticeships are the lifeblood of our organisation, and they are going to transform and be the future of the construction industry, so we’re really passionate about making apprenticeships a real success here.  

“Of the 1,500 apprenticeships we’re offering, we’ll deliver 540 for Suffolk – so we’re really looking for people who represent our local community. And there’s a real appetite for apprenticeships in this area: this was our first apprenticeship event, but there were people queuing out the door to talk to us and our suppliers. It was fantastic to see and this kind of event is a really direct and effective way of showcasing the many opportunities we have for local people.”  

Sizewell C suppliers and partners at the event included Tru7, Galldris, Dalkia, G4S, Blackwell Earthmoving, VolkerFitzpatrick, Oxford and Cotswold Archaeology, Amentum, Mace, East Coast College, University of Suffolk, College of West Anglia, Suffolk New College & the Eastern Education Group. Sizewell B was also at the event outlining its own apprenticeship opportunities.     

David Wake, Head of Apprenticeships at Galldris, based in Ipswich, said: “The Sizewell C project is giving people living in this area a great opportunity to develop a career. There are opportunities at entry level all the way up. Apprenticeships are a great way of learning and earning at the same time.”  

The Sizewell C project has also launched over 30 industrial placements, with roles ranging from creative content, project management, and quality engineering; 19 graduate placements are also becoming available this year; and the Sizewell C Summer Internship Scheme will open in early 2025, offering paid summer placements to young people hoping to join the nuclear industry.  

Sizewell C – which recently celebrated a year of construction – has pledged that at least a third of the 7,900 peak construction workforce – around 2,600 jobs – will come from East Anglia. Last year, it made a series of more specific regional pledges, aiming to deliver at least 500 jobs to people from both