neaco HEC Kit chats to Cerise Mangat and Poppy Able, apprentices in the Nuclear Industry with EDF Energy. Cerise is a Supply Chain Degree Apprentice for the Hinkley Point C Project, and Poppy is a Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprentice for Sizewell B.

Some of the things they talk about are:• How they first became interested in apprenticeships• The route from high-school, including work experience and A-Levels• What a typical is week like• What kind of support is given from the employer/training provider• The highlights of their apprenticeship• The importance of apprenticeships in this sector given the recent scientific findings presented by the recent IPCC Climate Report

EDF Energy are in the process of constructing Sizewell C, a new nuclear power station on the Suffolk Coast. Take a look at 'Jobs & Training at Sizewell C' (https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/sizewell-c/jobs-and-training) and for those aged 16-21 living in Norfolk & Suffolk, check out the Young Sizewell C project (https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/sizewell-c/jobs-and-training/young-szc).

On Twitter, you can follow EDF Energy at https://twitter.com/edfenergy, Sizewell C at https://twitter.com/sizewellc and Hinkley Point C at https://twitter.com/hinkleypointc.

This episode was recorded on Friday 20th August 2021.

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