Babcock
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset | United Kingdom
Job description
Programme title: Welding and Fabrication Apprenticeship
Salary: £17,850 (Year 1) increasing to £22,472 (Year 3)
Level: 3
Location: Bovington and Warminster
Application closing date: March 2024
Programme start date: September 2024
About the programme
As a Babcock Defence Support Group (DSG) Technical Apprentice on our Welding and Fabrication Apprenticeship, you’ll work on a wide range of Military Land Equipment, tackling challenging and varied tasks in an exciting environment. Your work will play a crucial role in ensuring the armed forces have equipment they can depend on.
No two days are the same as you provide vital services that assist critical military exercises and training. It's a chance to launch a career that makes a real difference to national security.
Apprentices will be trained to a Welding and Fabrication apprenticeship standard to achieve a fully accredited Level 3 qualification. The academic aspects of the apprenticeship will be delivered off-site. The rest of the time, you'll be working from your selected home location, with opportunities to work from alternate sites for brief periods to broaden your overall experience.
Your education/training
Your apprenticeship will follow the Welding & Fabrication standard to qualify with an Advanced Apprenticeship.
During your apprenticeship, in both an academic setting and through practical experience in the workplace, you will:
Additionally, you will be given the opportunity to gain extra professional competencies and welding codifications.
What you’ll need
What you’ll get
We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career.
In addition, you’ll benefit from:
You’ll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities, which our apprentices find incredibly rewarding.
Your career development
It’s hard to beat the variety of fantastic opportunities and business experiences you’ll receive. You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.
Plus, when you join us, you’ll be automatically enrolled onto our Apprentice Development Programme. Through a series of digital and face to face sessions, presented by wellbeing and performance experts and our external partners, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to thrive and perform at your very best on your programme and beyond.
Closing dates
Please be aware that if there is a high level of interest in this programme, applications may close earlier than advertised. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this programme, please submit your application as early as possible.
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