Huge demand for power station jobs in Hartlepool - and now there's more time to put your name forward

Bosses at EDF have decided to extend the deadline for the apprenticeship positions after 250 people put their names forward. They want to ensure that everyone interested gets a chance to be considered.

It comes just days after a story in the Hartlepool Mail which told of EDF’s search to find applicants to join the company’s renowned training scheme.

Originally, EDF said all applications must be sent in by Wednesday, January 6 but now the deadline is Sunday, January 24.

The site has a great track record for training its apprentices, with the first two years of the four-year programme spent at Bridgwater College, which is home to the National College for Nuclear organisation.

Once they are at the college, Hartlepool’s new recruits will join apprentices from other EDF Energy power stations.

The apprentices will learn basic engineering skills in their first year, before specialising in their trade in the second year.

They will also get opportunities to develop their ‘life skills’ as part of the apprenticeship programme before completing the final two years back at Hartlepool power station.

As the training takes just a few miles from the new build site at Hinkley Point C the apprentices will be able to see the UK’s newest nuclear station being constructed but will also get a chance to visit both Hinkley Point A and B, sites as part of the training programme.

Recruitment for Hartlepool’s apprentice programme can be found at https://careers.edfenergy.com/content/Apprenticeships-and-Degree-Apprenticeships

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