Jacobs and nuclear plant Sellafield collaborate on training

Sellafield's Engineering Centre of Excellence will train a cohort of seven apprentices.

The training is part of Sellafield's plans to expand its annual training programme which welcomes new apprentices each year.

The global technology solutions company Jacobs has sent its first two Cumbrian control systems engineer apprentices for the training.

Jacobs asked Sellafield to collaborate on its apprenticeship pathway, to leverage the benefits each company can offer.

The apprentices will predominantly learn their trade at Sellafield’s Centre of Excellence facility at Leconfield Industrial Estate in Cleator Moor but will also benefit from training from experts at Jacobs throughout the course.

More than 700 jobs are set to be created across West Cumbria as a result of the newly launched community regeneration initiative Industrial Solutions Hub.