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Earn while you learn on our Engineering Design Degree Apprenticeship
The 5-year degree apprenticeship scheme at Wigan & Leigh College gives you the opportunity to earn a salary while gaining essential experience. After studying full-time at college in Year 1, Years 2 to 5 will bring you into the Tenet office in Birchwood, Warrington four days per week, working alongside our apprentices and engineers.
The degree apprenticeship is split into 2 stages:
1. Nuclear Technician Apprenticeship followed by a HND in Engineering
2. Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Apprenticeship followed by a Bachelor’s Degree
Entry Requirements
In addition to a passion for engineering, you will need to
- Have gained a minimum of 5 GCSE’s, Grades 4 – 9, including Maths and English
- Be studying STEM or Engineering-related subjects at A-Level / BTEC
- Be proficient in IT, particularly Microsoft products, with a basic knowledge of CAD and other modelling software.
We are Gold Members of The 5% Club
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Gold accredited membership via The 5% Club’s
2022-23 Employer Audit Scheme. This award recognises our significant contribution to the continued
development of all our Employees through “earn & learn” schemes such as our Apprenticeship Scheme.
We are Gold Members of The 5% Club
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Goldaccredited membership via The 5% Club’s 2022-23 Employer Audit Scheme. This award recognises our significant contribution to the continued development of all our Employees through “earn & learn” schemes such as our Apprenticeship Scheme.
Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprenticeship
The 5-year degree apprenticeship scheme at Wigan & Leigh College gives you the opportunity to earn a salary while gaining essential experience. After studying full-time at college in Year 1, Years 2 to 5 will bring you into the Tenet office in Birchwood, Warrington four days per week, working alongside our apprentices and engineers.
The degree apprenticeship is split into 2 stages:
Entry Requirements - In addition to a passion for engineering, you will need to -
Our Pathways
Mechanical Design Engineer Apprenticeship
If you follow the mechanical pathway, you can expect to become an integral part of an engineering team delivering the safe design of systems and equipment, including material handling systems, shield doors, piping systems and material containment systems. While your focus will be mechanical design, you will become part of a multi-disciplinary team along with engineers from other areas, such as electrical, control and chemical engineering, and learn how mechanical equipment and the mechanical design process interact with each of these. You will become familiar with the nuclear industry’s safety culture and see how nuclear and conventional safety is the number one priority when undertaking any work.
Tenet’s varied and interesting portfolio of clients and projects means that you can expect to be asked to contribute to equipment and system designs at any stage of the process, i.e., from initial sketches and concepts, through the detail and design for manufacture stages right through to testing, installation and setting to work. You will be encouraged to visit the manufacturer’s premises and client sites wherever the opportunity or need arises, for example, to witness equipment testing or conduct site surveys. You can expect to use a range of industry-standard Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, including Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD and Navisworks.
All activities will be completed under the guidance and mentoring of Tenet’s qualified and experienced mechanical engineers, but with an increasing level of independence as you gain skills, knowledge, and experience while progressing through your apprenticeship. Tenet’s intention with our apprentices is always that they become valued members of our team and choose to stay with the company upon completion of training. Tenet aim to provide a professional, but warm and friendly working environment with the flexibility needed to achieve a good work/life balance.
Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Design Engineer Apprenticeship
If you follow the EC&I pathway, you will be entering into a sector on the cusp of rapid growth and investment, gearing up for the challenges of meeting 21st-century energy and security needs. You will be involved in a wide range of design projects, including the design of electrical infrastructure and building services such as lighting, fire alarms, CCTV, and radiological protection, as well as the design and implementation of control and safety systems and associated technology used to monitor and safeguard critical plant systems. Typical applications your designs will be used in include crane and material handling control systems, heating and ventilation systems, waste treatment and processing plants and nuclear-rated electronic safety systems.
Under the guidance of Tenet’s experienced senior colleagues, you can expect to be involved in hands-on support to the construction and commissioning phases of your designs, gaining critical insight into the challenges and constraints of working on some of the most high-profile and demanding UK Nuclear infrastructure projects. As part of a fully integrated multi-discipline engineering team, you can expect to regularly use a range of IT software, including AutoCAD to create and modify drawings and DiaLUX to calculate and model lighting levels for lighting projects, Trimble ProDesign for electrical system calculations and SISTEMA for Safety System performance levels.
Tenet have a well-proven track record in developing aspiring engineers from apprentices to fully qualified professionals and will offer you all the technical and pastoral support you need to excel in your studies and career. You will complete your studies having gained invaluable on-the-job experience and be in a fantastic position to quickly progress your career and work towards professional registration with the IET as a Chartered Engineer.
Apprentice Testimonials
Scott, EC&I Design Apprentice
“Tenet Consultants have enabled me to progress my career year on year with the introduction of new, diverse projects. I am currently undergoing my third year of the Degree Nuclear Technician Apprenticeship with Wigan & Leigh College, which has allowed me to gain knowledge of not just my own discipline but others which I will take with me as my career develops.”
Joe, Mechanical Design Apprentice
“I applied for the Degree Apprenticeship Scheme at Tenet because I wanted to join a company that aims to constantly grow and improve. Being part of a consultancy that serves a wide range of clients means the workload is varied but balanced, which allows me to develop my technical skills across all areas with close support and mentoring from the whole team. It is clear to me that Tenet are committed to developing their staff, apprentices included.”
Joe, Mechanical Design Apprentice
“I applied for the Degree Apprenticeship Scheme at Tenet because I wanted to join a company that aims to constantly grow and improve. Being part of a consultancy that serves a wide range of clients means the workload is varied but balanced, which allows me to develop my technical skills across all areas with close support and mentoring from the whole team. It is clear to me that Tenet are committed to developing their staff, apprentices included.”
Why Work at Tenet?
We are a small company compared to others in the industry, but we don’t see this as a bad thing. Our size has helped us to create a unique, collaborative working environment in which our apprentices have 1-1 mentoring from experienced engineers and exposure to a huge variety of projects and knowledge from their first day in the office.
Upon joining Tenet, you can expect to build close relationships with your colleagues, see first-hand the inner workings of a nuclear decommissioning site, and gain invaluable experience in your chosen field. We view apprentices as the future of our company and will continuously invest in you alongside the rest of our employees.
Read About Our Other Benefits Below
We offer a competitive salary and annually review salaries for all employees.
Pension and Life Insurance benefits offered to all employees upon commencement of contract.
We offer a well-being scheme through Health Assured which includes medical assistance, therapy sessions and a helpline service.
Support, training courses and opportunities to develop your skills throughout your apprenticeship.
You will receive an additional day of annual leave for your birthday.
Apply for our Mechanical or Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Design Engineer Apprenticeship using the form below and one of our team will contact you shortly.
