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Engineering; Sub-Marine Networks Apprenticeship

  • Company: Vodafone
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Closing Date: 22-05-2022

Description

Start date: September 2022
Starting salary: £21,500; with a yearly salary increase & bonus
Location: This role will be based in Bude, Cornwall for the first half of the programme, with scope to move to other Vodafone locations further into the role. You can only make one application, so please ensure this is your location of choice for the role.
Application close date: 7th February 2022, however, we may close earlier if we have enough game-changing applications, so apply early!

Vodafone Submarine Engineers design, build and operate our world-leading global network, adapting and evolving with changes to new technologies across the subsea network. Undersea cables are the backbone between major population centres, underpin the internet and allowing sharing of business-critical data. Therefore, in these roles you’ll be at the heart of keeping people connected across the world.

Through a combination of virtual and practical classroom-based learning, you’ll take modules in Design Engineering, Electrical Power systems, Analytical methods, Mechanics and Machines, Sustainable engineering technologies and more.

You’ll be a pivotal member of the Submarine community with real responsibility from day one. A combination of this with your degree, means you’ll gain a wide variety of experience that will see you become part of the new generation of Submarine Engineers, leading change in this pivotal business area.

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At the end of the five years, you’ll have an accredited BEng (Hons) Degree in Electromechanical Engineering. 

What you will need

  • To be 18 years old or over as of 1 September 2022
  • GCSE English & Maths at grade C or above (or equivalent qualifications)
  • 3 A Levels (or equivalent), to include mathematics and a technology, engineering or a science-based subject.

OR A National Certificate, Diploma or Extended Diploma (or equivalent) in a science or technology based subject, including merits in mathematics.

  • To be eligible to work in the UK and not in full-time education
  • To have lived in the UK and/or EU for three years or more
  • To be willing to or be located in England for the duration of the Apprenticeship

You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject (e.g. a degree or masters in a similar subject).

We’re committed to recruiting the best people, whatever their background. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we’d be happy to talk to you about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

Apply now or contact student support if you need assistance with your application, we’re here to help!

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