Meet - Babcock
Babcock is an international defence, aerospace and security company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets with potential to become focus countries.
Join Babcock as an apprentice and you’ll have the chance to work on some truly inspiring projects. We’ll give you the training you need to make the most of the skills you already have and to gain plenty of new ones. We’ll support you; we’ll empower you; we’ll listen to you. Because in a company that’s defined by innovation, the next big idea could be yours.
Skills we look for
What makes us a great employer
Competitive starting salary
Earn while you learn with a Babcock apprenticeship. We offer a competitive apprentice starting salary for apprentices, ranging from £12,000 to £30,000 per annum. Salary is dependent on factors such as the apprenticeship level, discipline and location. You can find the specific salary on the individual job posting.
Early careers support
You’ll be assigned a member of the early careers team or a business mentor who can help guide you through these early stages of your career. You’ll have regular catch-ups where they’ll provide you with advice, resources and support throughout your apprenticeship.
We also provide an Apprentice Development Programme, which is a series of high-energy, face-to-face and online masterclasses spread across the year. For more information on our Apprentice Development Programme, visit: Development and support · Babcock Early Careers.
Further training opportunities are available during and after your apprenticeship.
Our benefits
A Babcock apprenticeship doesn’t just offer excellent career prospects, you’ll also enjoy a superb package of benefits, including:
- Minimum of 28 days holiday
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted shopping and half price cinema tickets
- ‘Be kind’ volunteering days and much more.
Social and community life
We have a wide network of apprentices and graduates who join Babcock each year and there’s always a social event for you to get involved with. Whether it’s sports like football or cricket, or interest-based groups like photography – our social clubs are a great way to make new friends and have some well-deserved downtime.
Networks
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees, we sponsor a variety of employee networks within the business. These networks cover everything from neurodiversity through to STEM, disability, PRIDE and more. Networks support their members in a variety of ways, including connecting people across the business and empowering them to achieve their potential.
To find out more about our networks, visit: Inclusion and diversity · Babcock Early Careers.
Apprenticeships Details
Our Apprenticeships
As a Babcock apprentice, you will gain practical experience in the workplace while also undertaking a part time course with a training provider.
We have apprenticeships across Marine, Nuclear, Land and Aviation in:
- Business
- Engineering and skilled trades
- Science
We are very proud that apprentices choose to stay with us long after completion of their apprenticeship. In fact, many of our senior managers started their careers as apprentices in Babcock.
Apprenticeships in Marine
As an apprentice in the Marine sector, you could help support projects such as:
- Design and build of warships
- Warship through-life support
- Submarine and equipment through-life support
- Weapons handling and launch systems for ships and submarines
- Design, build and support of secure military communications systems
- World-leading commercial liquid gas engineering systems
Apprenticeships in Nuclear
As an apprentice in the Nuclear sector, you could help support projects such as:
- Complex engineering support to the entire UK nuclear submarine fleet, and to international navies
- Management of critical national infrastructure
- End-to-end engineering integration partnership for AWE deterrent production
- UK civil nuclear new build, generation support and decommissioning projects
- Growing international nuclear services portfolio
Apprenticeships in Land
As an apprentice in the Land sector, you could help support projects such as:
- Military vehicle build and systems integration
- Strategic asset management and through-life engineering support for military equipment
- Engineering services in power generation and transport networks, and through-life support of mining equipment
- Modern individual and collective training for customers with critical missions
Apprenticeships in Aviation
As an apprentice in the Aviation sector, you could help support projects such as:
- Military training for the two largest Air Forces in Europe (France and UK), training pilots and operators from university through to combat operations
- Through-life support of operational military flying assets
- Critical air operations for governments, saving lives and protecting communities
Applying for our Apprenticeships
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The only way to apply is through our website. Once you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be taken to our application site. Set up a candidate profile and you can start applying for roles at Babcock.
Make sure to save your application as you go along (you don’t want to lose anything if you get timed out or want to come back later).
When uploading your CV to our homepage, please keep it as simple as possible by avoiding fancy graphics or tables. Please submit your CV as a PDF or DOC file.
When you have created your account, you will receive an email with a link to your account where you can check on the progress of your application.
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If you’re shortlisted, you’ll be asked to complete some online assessments. These help us select candidates to invite to our assessment centres or interview.
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Our assessment centres and interviews typically run from November to March around the UK and online. This is our chance to find out more about you and your chance to find out more about us.
Once you’ve attended your interview or assessment centre, you might also be asked to attend a final selection interview.
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Soon after your final assessment, we’ll let you know if you’ve secured a place.
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Need some extra support?
If you require any support or reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].
What our apprentices do!
“I never imagined I would acquire the skills and knowledge I’ve gained through this programme. It’s remarkable to think that I had never worked with tools before, yet soon I’ll be a fully qualified tradesperson”.
“Finding this graduate apprentice role was an absolute dream come true. I loved that I could follow my passion for engineering and get paid. Being able to gain a degree at the end of my studies, as well as gaining work experience was exciting”.
“My favourite part of the job is building friendships with the people I work with. We all get on well with each other and we have fun together. It’s nice working with different types of people from different backgrounds and I like chatting with new people”.
“My favourite part about the job is getting to meet loads of new people and make new friends. I also get to challenge myself daily with each task that I complete. I love that I’m doing my dream job!”
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Babcock and Apprentices
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