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Sizewell C
A new nuclear power station for Britain
Securing our clean energy future
Sizewell C will be a 3.2-gigawatt power station generating low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes.
It will be a close copy of Hinkley Point C which is already under construction in Somerset.
These new power stations will play a key role in our energy future, supplying reliable, clean electricity for at least 60 years.
Supporting the East of England
Nuclear has been part of life in East Suffolk ever since Sizewell A was built in the 1960s. Sizewell B is producing clean power for millions of homes today.
Sizewell C will begin another chapter of safe nuclear generation in the region.
The new power station will bring lasting economic benefits to Suffolk and has strong local support.
Jobs and skills for young people
Are you aged 16-21 and living in Suffolk or Norfolk?
The Young Sizewell C programme helps connect young people to in-demand career and apprenticeship opportunities in the region. This includes jobs in Suffolk and Norfolk, as well as providing information and updates on the future Sizewell C project.
Whether you’re still at school or college, in or out of the workplace, or not sure about what you want to be, we want to help you fast-track your future. Learn more from our apprentices, graduates and employees on what it’s like to work at a nuclear power station in our employment prospectus.
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Built by Us
Young HPC and our sister Project Hinkley Point C
Bridgwater student, Megan attended the first Young HPC event in 2017 and proceeded to start her apprenticeship as a project controls technician in March 2018.Megan realised that the Project Controls Apprenticeship would be the perfect role to build a career that could be transferable all over the world and across different industries.
Callum is from Bridgwater and went to school at Robert Blake Science College, only a few miles from the Hinkley Point C site. After attending an apprenticeship event, he was inspired to find out what a career as an apprenticeship at Hinkley Point C could bring. He now works for main civils contractor, BYLOR, as a formwork carpenter – a vital part of the concrete pouring process. A rising star on the project, Callum was a winner at the 2018 Bridgwater and Taunton College Apprenticeship Awards.
Watch Megan's and Callum's Story here.
"Young HPC gave me the tools I needed to find my way into an industry that might otherwise be difficult. My apprenticeship also provides an amazing way to study and learn, whilst networking with knowledgeable like-minded people, something you wouldn't always get at college. - Megan Handley Project Controls Apprentice"
“I went to an apprentice event where the team talked about building the first nuclear power station for 30 years – it was really interesting! I really wanted a change in career to something that was a bit more hands on and this was an option that I didn’t even know was available. So far there have been loads of opportunities to grow as a person and to learn more skills for the future”. - Callum Matthews - Formwork Carpenter
- A jobs service where we will work with the local Youth Employment Service and Jobs Centres to ensure local communities know what employment opportunities are available.
- A fund to enhance facilities and resources for colleges and training providers in the region so that we have a local workforce with the right skills.
- A bursary scheme that aims to remove barriers, ensuring education and training is accessible to all.
- Pre-employment training and outreach initiatives to maximise opportunities for economically disadvantaged and hard-to-reach groups. We will do this in close partnership with the Local Enterprise Partnership, Councils, the Department for Work and Pensions and voluntary groups.
Hinkley Point C in Somerset is the first new nuclear power station to be built in a generation. Now four years into construction the project is going beyond what we set out to achieve for job creation, apprenticeships and investment in the local economy. Sizewell has the potential to do the same.
