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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 […]

Sizewell B schools students in the world of work

Twenty Suffolk students are joining Sizewell B power station to get a taster of the real world of work. Four Engineering students from Suffolk One in Ipswich joined Sizewell B this week. Olly Fisher, 17, Brandon Burgess, 17, Amber Webb, 16 and Connor Fowler, 17, all opted to join the Sizewell B maintenance department. The […]

Sizewell C on the look-out for first apprentices

Sizewell C has launched a recruitment campaign to find its first apprentices in Quantity Surveying, Project Controls and Civil Engineering. The apprentices will study at either the University of the West of England or the University of Exeter and gain work experience at Hinkley Point C, the sister project for Sizewell C, which is under […]

University of Suffolk student recruited for Sizewell C

A law student from University of Suffolk has been selected to join the Sizewell C project as a Legal Intern. Naomi Butt, 21, from Ipswich, a second year student at University of Suffolk, joins the Sizewell C legal team in London working on one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Europe. Naomi is currently concentrating […]

Business leaders put students through their paces

Over 150 Year 10 students at Pakefield High School put their interview skills to the test this week at a special careers event supported by EDF Energy. John McNamara from the Sizewell C community relations team and Roy Cousins from the Sizewell B HR department joined other employers from the region to coach, mentor and […]

Fifteen year old Suffolk student joins Sizewell B

A fifteen year old student from Saxmundham has joined Sizewell B this week to get a taste for the world of work. Scarlett Pastor from Saxmundham Free School opted to join Sizewell B for her work experience after meeting the power station team at a science workshop for girls in Ipswich. So far Scarlett has […]