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Charity CEO says Sizewell C will make positive impact to deprived areas

Sizewell C gives Suffolk the opportunity to address some very real social issues that pockets of the county are living with. At Inspire Suffolk we work directly with people living in these areas. We specialise in youth work with our Head Office based in South East Ipswich and outreach work through rural locations reaching up […]

Hinkley Point C has already brought opportunities for Suffolk students

The Sizewell C sister project, Hinkley Point C, has already brought opportunities to the students of East Coast College, Suffolk and has enabled positive relationships to be created. As the Principal of East Coast College, the nearest college to the Sizewell C site in Leiston, Suffolk, I speak from experience as to the positively formed […]

New figures show evidence of Sizewell C’s boost for jobs in Suffolk

New figures released by EDF Energy demonstrate the potential of a new nuclear power station at Sizewell C to create local jobs and skills. A report into Sizewell C’s sister station, Hinkley Point C shows that 1,700 people are already employed locally – just two years into construction and that more than 380 apprenticeships have […]

Sizewell B new apprentices and their families visit the station

A group of new EDF Energy apprentices have taken their families to meet the Sizewell B station director and find out more about the next steps of their apprenticeship scheme. The group of four and their parents got to look around the Sizewell B visitor centre and talk with the station director, Paul Morton, and […]

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce & Sizewell C talk about job opportunities

Nearly 250 Suffolk businesses packed Trinity Park in Ipswich earlier today (January 13th) to hear at first-hand how they could benefit from EDF Energy’s plans for a new power station at Sizewell at an event jointly hosted with Suffolk Chamber of Commerce. Jim Crawford, Sizewell C project development director at EDF Energy, outlined the next steps after the […]

Sizewell C sets out jobs opportunities for Suffolk

Today, Sizewell C has set out a vision for skills and training in the region to help local people fill thousands of posts at the proposed nuclear power station. The publication of “Sizewell C, Skills and Opportunities in the East of England” comes as the number of apprentices hired at the Hinkley Point C nuclear […]

Sizewell B apprentices recognised in EDF Energy awards scheme

Three EDF Energy apprentices based at Sizewell B have been recognised for their award winning skills. The apprentices, who are all in the second year of the EDF Energy apprenticeship scheme, were selected amongst their peers working across EDF Energy’s eight nuclear power stations. Sizewell B apprentice Glen Bunting, 17, scooped the top title of […]

Sizewell C champions diversity in the nuclear industry

Over 100 business leaders gathered to support the launch of the Sizewell C women’s network. The new network will support women at the proposed new nuclear power station in Suffolk. Adrienne Kelbie, Chief Executive of the Office for Nuclear Regulation, said: “Diverse teams make better decisions and that needs women to play their full part. […]

Widening access to jobs at Sizewell C

A partnership between Inspire Suffolk and Sizewell C to open up access to jobs at the proposed power station has taken another step forward. Students on Inspire Suffolk’s ‘Step Up’ training course have visited Sizewell B to learn how their local energy sector can provide long term well paid rewarding jobs that tackle climate change. […]

Education leaders gather to plan for Sizewell C

Education leaders from across Suffolk and Norfolk came together this week to plan the courses that will help local people get work at the planned power station. In a workshop held at the Sizewell visitor centre the group discussed the roles needed to build Sizewell C and learnt about progress at the Sizewell C sister […]