Welding and Fabrication Apprenticeship

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

Bournemouth, United Kingdom Babcock International Group Full time

Programme title: Welding and Fabrication Apprenticeship
Salary: £17, (Year 1) increasing to £22, (Year 3) 
Level: 3
Location: Bovington
Application closing date: April 
Programme start date: September

About the programme 

As a Babcock Defence Support Group (DSG) Technical Apprentice on our Welding and Fabrication Apprenticeship, you’ll work on a wide range of Military Land Equipment, tackling challenging and varied tasks in an exciting environment. Your work will play a crucial role in ensuring the armed forces have equipment they can depend on. 

No two days are the same as you provide vital services that assist critical military exercises and training. It's a chance to launch a career that makes a real difference to national security.

Apprentices will be trained to a Welding and Fabrication apprenticeship standard to achieve a fully accredited Level 3 qualification. The academic aspects of the apprenticeship will be delivered off-site. The rest of the time, you'll be working from your selected home location, with opportunities to work from alternate sites for brief periods to broaden your overall experience.

Your education/training

Your apprenticeship will follow the Welding & Fabrication standard to qualify with an Advanced Apprenticeship. 

During your apprenticeship, in both an academic setting and through practical experience in the workplace, you will:

Develop practical skills and skills working with hand tooling.  Gain a full understanding of all welding and metalworking techniques, including how to complete weld repairs on a wide range of military vehicles. Understand technical information and diagrams. Be able to write reports, describing the repairs and services you have carried out.  Understand and follow health and safety regulations.

Additionally, you will be given the opportunity to gain extra professional competencies and welding codifications.


What you’ll need

GCSE Level 4 or above in Maths and English. Able to demonstrate, through testing, an aptitude and understanding of mechanical or electrical components and engineering. Be capable of carrying out instructions accurately and methodically. Demonstrate the ability to work in a team. Demonstrate knowledge and application of IT. Many of our early careers roles are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which roles you are eligible for. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK ( For our early careers roles, you must be able to achieve BPSS and many of them require you to be eligible for Security Clearance.

What you’ll get 

We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career. 

In addition, you’ll benefit from: 

Fully funded qualification  Personal development training and opportunities Minimum 28 days holiday allowance including bank holidays Competitive pension scheme  Employee share scheme Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme and employee shopping savings portal Attractive overtime rates of pay

You’ll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities, which our apprentices find incredibly rewarding.

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