Modern Engineering Apprentice

Modern Engineering Apprentice

Energy, Oil and Gas

A Modern Engineering Apprentice in a large utilities company trains to carry out repair and maintenance tasks on a variety of equipment within a power-generating facility.

Personal skills

There are no specific entry requirements as inhouse training is provided as part of the apprenticeship. Work experience can be a useful way of getting onto this apprentiship, which provides qualifications including ONC/HNC in engineering. Skills: good technical skills; ability to work unsupervised; attention to detail; willingness to learn; good literacy and numeracy skills.

Salary

£14,000 to £22,000 per year

Key skills

Innovation

Technical

Diagnostic

Energy, Oil and Gas

  • The sector is currently comprised of 1.3 million employees in the UK
  • There are around 30,000 Energy, Oil and Gas organisations in Great Britain
  • The sector contributes over £50 billion to the UK’s Gross Value Added
  • Approximately 25% of the sector employees are female
  • Due to retirements there will be an estimated 150,000 job opportunities over the next 4 years