Sizewell C surpasses 150 apprentice milestone – with two thirds from Suffolk

• Project passes 10% of its commitment to recruit 1,500 apprentices 

• 166 apprentices now on the project, with 111 from Suffolk  

• New Beyond Boundaries cohort also begins, helping 20 young people from underrepresented communities  

• Project is soon to break ground on new permanent college in Leiston  

Over 150 apprentices have now joined the Sizewell C project – with two thirds (67%) of those from the project’s host county of Suffolk.   

Sizewell C will recruit at least 1,500 apprentices during the course of construction, with 540 of those to come from Suffolk. With 166 now on board, the project has already surpassed 10% of its commitment.   

The current apprenticeships cover a wide range of areas, including project management, civil and nuclear engineering, countryside worker, cyber security, construction quantity surveyor, health and safety and environment, and project controls professional.    

Daisy, 18, was the 150th apprentice to join the project, on a Project Management apprenticeship with the University of Suffolk. Daisy, who has lived in Suffolk all her life and attended Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, is the first in her family to work on a nuclear power project.  

Daisy said: “I joined the Young Sizewell C programme when I was at school, so I was aware there were a lot of opportunities coming out of the project. It was a really simple process to sign up. 

“There’s actually someone else from my school doing the same Project Management apprenticeship too – which was a real surprise when I turned up for the induction! It’s just amazing to have a project of this size on our doorstep.” 

The latest milestone was announced today at the project’s bi-annual local community forum, which celebrated many of the young people involved with the project and in the local community, including its Sizewell C Youth Council. The Youth Council is made up of students from a local secondary school, Alde Valley Academy, who provide insight into the project and who benefit from unique insights and experiences, including a trip to 10 Downing Street and a meeting with the former Prime Minister, Kier Starmer. Fourteen students from the school have so far secured apprenticeships on the Sizewell C project.  

Beyond Boundaries programme aims to change lives of new cohort 

A new cohort from the Beyond Boundaries programme also