From Level 2 site trades to degree apprenticeships in engineering — train with the employers building submarines at Barrow and decommissioning Sellafield.
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Earn while you learn
Apprentices are paid from day one, with college or university fees covered by the employer. Cumbrian nuclear apprentice pay typically starts above the national apprentice minimum because employers compete for the same intake.
A 20-year pipeline
Sellafield's decommissioning mission and the submarine build programme at Barrow both run for decades, so apprenticeships here lead to long-term local careers rather than short contracts.
Routes to chartership
Degree apprenticeships lead to BEng qualifications and professional registration with the IMechE, IET or Nuclear Institute, without student debt.
Perfect Placement · Carlisle, Cumbria
Vehicle Technician with Perfect Placement in Carlisle, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £43,000 – £52,480. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyGattaca PBS · Walney, Barrow-In-Furness
Welder with Gattaca PBS in Walney, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £68,952 – £93,787. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyMorson Edge · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Logistics Professional with Morson Edge in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £46,571 – £62,400. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyMatchtech · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Welder with Matchtech in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £68,952 – £93,787. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyNCG Corporation · Stanwix, Carlisle
Construction Training Coordinator - Apprenticeships with NCG Corporation in Stanwix, Carlisle. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £29,093 – £31,530. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyMillbank Holdings · Sellafield, Seascale
Sustainability Manager with Millbank Holdings in Sellafield, Seascale. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £60,000 – £60,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyFawkes & Reece London · Bardsea, Ulverston
Graduate Planner with Fawkes & Reece London in Bardsea, Ulverston. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £26,000 – £28,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyLand and Sea Resources Limited · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Senior PCG Rotating Equipment Engineer with Land and Sea Resources Limited in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £600 – £700. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyAWD Online · Carlisle, Cumbria
IT Trainer / Software Trainer with AWD Online in Carlisle, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £30,000 – £70,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyAnderson Wright Consulting · Walney, Barrow-In-Furness
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor - Pressure & Steam Systems with Anderson Wright Consulting in Walney, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £49,000 – £49,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyGEN2 · Lillyhall, Workington
Engineering Apprenticeships - General Application with GEN2 in Lillyhall, Workington. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £46,388 – £46,388. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyMorson Edge · Walney, Barrow-In-Furness
Planning Engineer with Morson Edge in Walney, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £112,112 – £112,112. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyMorson Edge · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Planning Engineer with Morson Edge in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £112,112 – £112,112. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyHalfords · Carlisle, Cumbria
Cycle Technician with Halfords in Carlisle, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £23,400 – £27,268. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyTetra Tech · Cockermouth, Cumbria
Graduate Ecologist with Tetra Tech in Cockermouth, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £32,144 – £32,144. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyTXP · Bardsea, Ulverston
Trainee Field Service Engineer with TXP in Bardsea, Ulverston. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £27,377 – £28,352. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyDetail 2 Limited · Carlisle, Cumbria
Mobile Generator Service Engineer with Detail 2 Limited in Carlisle, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £35,000 – £40,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyHalfords · Rickerby, Carlisle
Cycle Technician with Halfords in Rickerby, Carlisle. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £23,400 – £27,268. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyAnderson Wright Consulting Ltd · Walney, Barrow-In-Furness
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor - Pressure & Steam Sy with Anderson Wright Consulting Ltd in Walney, Barrow-In-Furness. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £45,000 – £49,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyAnderson Wright Consulting · Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Mechanical Engineer Surveyor - Pressure & Steam Systems with Anderson Wright Consulting in Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £45,000 – £49,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyTrane Technologies · Carlisle, Cumbria
Apprentice-Technician with Trane Technologies in Carlisle, Cumbria. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £40,212 – £40,212. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View vacancy & applyWelding and fabrication, pipefitting, mechanical fitting, electrical installation, instrumentation, scaffolding and plant maintenance. Usually a mix of block-release college study and supervised time on site.
Maintenance technician, control and instrumentation, quality and inspection, radiation monitoring and laboratory technician routes. Common entry point into Sellafield and the Tier 1 partners.
Mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, nuclear and systems engineering, plus project management and project controls. Delivered with the University of Cumbria, UCLan and Lancaster University alongside paid work.
Planning and estimating, procurement and supply chain, safety, health and environment, data and digital. Often overlooked and less competitive than the engineering intakes.
Two programmes dominate. At Sellafield and across West Cumbria apprentices join the decommissioning mission and its Tier 1 partners, working out of Whitehaven, Egremont, Cleator Moor and Seascale. At BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness the submarine build programme runs one of the largest apprentice intakes in the North West. Beyond them, the nuclear supply chain — fabricators, contractors and consultancies — recruits smaller cohorts all year round.
Our career guide covers vetting, site access and safety training, and the salary guide shows what apprentices typically progress to once qualified.
Most Level 3 engineering apprenticeships ask for grade 4/C or above in maths, English and a science or technology subject. Degree apprenticeships normally add A levels or a BTEC extended diploma with maths.
The large employers recruit on an annual cycle, with most vacancies advertised between autumn and early spring for a September start. Contractors and supply chain firms recruit throughout the year, which is why it is worth watching this page and setting an alert.
Apprentices need baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) checks and nuclear site security vetting before they get site access. Submarine work at Barrow can require SC clearance, which the employer sponsors.
Yes. There is no upper age limit on apprenticeships, and Cumbrian nuclear employers regularly take on adult apprentices moving from other trades or industries.
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