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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 […]

Sizewell C – once in a generation opportunity for the region

Education and business leaders of Suffolk and Norfolk have come out in support of Sizewell C on the day that its sister project, Hinkley Point C, marks its biggest milestone yet on schedule – the completion of the base for the first reactor. Hinkley Point C also announced a new initiative with the local Bridgwater […]

Suffolk students put jobs and training at the top of benefits wanted from Sizewell C

Jobs and training have emerged as the biggest benefit Suffolk students want from the proposed new power station at Sizewell C. EDF Energy’s ‘Schools Roadshow’ asked young people for their views on plans for Sizewell C, as well as asking what benefits they would like to receive from the development. The roadshow has met 1,500 […]

Sizewell inspires girls to choose STEM

Over 60 female students from four Suffolk high schools came together this week to discuss gender stereotypes. Scientists from the Sizewell visitor centre ran the workshops to inspire females to consider a career in STEM. The workshop is running during the consultation for Sizewell C which would require 25,000 people during construction and 900 staff to […]