Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprenticeship

The Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprenticeship has been developed in collaboration with Rolls-Royce plc for professional engineers in the Nuclear Industry.

The Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer Degree Apprenticeship has been developed in collaboration with Rolls-Royce plc to enable apprentices to gain a workbased qualification suitable for professional engineers in the nuclear manufacturing industry. The apprenticeship provides you with the skills, qualifications and experience needed to design, make, verify, and support the manufacturing operations involved in the production of nuclear power generation units.

As a degree apprentice, you will develop skills in manufacturing nuclear components and systems that can be used in a variety of applications. You will gain a firm foundation in engineering principles and experience across the full breadth of nuclear engineering as you take on a variety of placements across the engineering lifecycle and in different parts of the business, as well as studying for a BEng(Hons) Nuclear Engineering. Your placements may include product and system design, testing, manufacture and in-service support in a mix of day-to-day and project work. All of these experiences will equip you to complete your apprenticeship as a nuclear engineer, with a huge range of opportunities ahead of you.

The degree programme, BEng(Hons) Nuclear Engineering, has been designed to contribute to the on and off-the-job training and the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for the degree apprenticeship, and provide specific skills and knowledge for a general career within the nuclear sector. The technical element will enable you to gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) for the apprenticeship and progress in order for the apprentice to pass their End Point Assessment (EPA).

Apprentice will study in the Nuclear Skills Academy, based in Derby, in the newly fitted out iHub building on Infinity Park. It will be the home of the apprentices on all the programmes, managed by the University of Derby and additionally supported by industry and education experts, including the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, the National College for Nuclear and Derby City Council.

Key Characteristics

Learning takes place both at the University and in the workplace and uses real workbased activities. Your off-the-job learning is additionally supported by industry and education experts, including the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Nuclear Skills Academy and the National College for Nuclear. This ensures that the degree apprentices will have access to the best mentors and facilities throughout their degree apprenticeship.

Whilst completing this course, learners will receive:

• Access to industrial mentors and visiting lecturers, experts in the field of nuclear manufacturing from the industry
• The opportunity to develop interdisciplinary skills and behaviours for a challenging career at the highest level in nuclear engineering
• Emphasis on knowledge and skills acquisition as real-world learning of nuclear engineering Concepts in advanced industrial applications
• Flexible and dynamic delivery methods and curricula
• A personally rewarding apprenticeship programme with nuclear systems focus
• An excellent teaching and learning environment with research-active staff who apply their research in teaching situations
• Study of an accredited degree programme for professional accreditation to Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partial Chartered Engineer (CEng) level
• The ability to gain UKSpec competencies towards acquiring Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.

• Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama
• Students with an overall score of 60% would usually be eligible for the International Foundation Year
• UKVI IELTS 4.5 with a minimum of 4.0 in all components (CEFR B1) is also required

• If you are studying and completing any internationally recognised qualification such as A-levels; International Baccalaureate (IB) or the American Curricula from the International Schools within Jordan, then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree. Please see individual course pages for specific entry requirements
• If you have completed a recognised international foundation programme with good grades
• Advanced entry to year 2 or 3 may be possible. You will need to supply detailed information including courses taken, grades achieved, syllabus and a grading guide