It was great to join Rolls-Royce in Parliament last week at the launch of their Nuclear Skills Academy based in Derby. I met apprentices who shared their career aspirations in nuclear engineering. It is fantastic to see this iconic brand investing in skills for the UK’s defence capabilities, especially my Constituents from Stenson Fields and Melbourne studying Engineering and Procurement, that I met.
Rolls-Royce announced its plans for the Nuclear Skills Academy in May 2022 to huge interest from across the UK. With more than 1,200 applicants for only 200 places in its 2022-23 academic year.
Steve Carlier, President, Rolls-Royce Submarines, said: “We are thrilled by the levels of interest in these apprenticeships, and it highlights how attractive a career in the nuclear sector really is. With the growing demand for clean, carbon-free energy and with our submarines contracts with the MoD likely to sustain us into the next century, this could be a job for life for our new apprentices.”
