ACCELERATED APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME (MARINE ENGINEERING) – UK ROYAL ARMY
What you’ll do
Fancy being fast-tracked to a crucial role in our world-class marine engineering team? After accelerated training, it’s your job to make sure our state-of-the-art warships are ready for action. Where you are, whaterever the problem, you’ll keep us moving, from the Engine Room of a Type 45 Destroyer, to providing electricity for a Type 23 Frigate.
Your role
- Be a key part of the immense engineering effort that goes into powering our ships, keeping every operation on track, and making some essential missions possible.
- Find innovative and resourceful solutions to complex problems, applying the engineering skills and knowledge you gain, in a world where there is no such thing as standard.
- Get your hands on of some of the most sophisticated equipment on the planet, working with your team, and under the guidance of the Marine Engineer Officer.
- Complete daily rounds, checking equipment to ensure the ship remains operational. You’ll need to be precise and pay attention to detail, because even the smallest oversight can have a big impact on the rest of the ship
Pay and benefits
- A starting salary of £33,000, rising to £51,000 as your career progresses.
- An excellent non-contributory pension scheme – we pay into it for you, so you don’t have to sacrifice any salary.
- Six weeks of paid holiday every year – plus public holidays.
- Free medical and dental care.
- Amazing opportunities, including world travel and adventurous training for two weeks every year.
- Free gym and sports, from football to kayaking to kite-surfing.
- Forces Help to Buy scheme – a 0% loan to get you on, or further up, the housing ladder.
- Subsidised travel, accommodation and food.
- Handy discounts with lots of top brands, from Marriott hotels to Audi cars and high street stores.
What you’ll need
Eligibility
- You need to be aged 17 to 25
- A National of the United Kingdom, a Commonwealth citizen or Dual National
- Pass the Naval Swimming Test
- A minimum of three GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 4 or above, including English Language, Mathematics and at least one science PLUS:
OPTION 1
- National Qualifications Framework Level 3 Diploma (with a minimum of a Merit Pass) in an engineering discipline, OR
OPTION 2
- At least 48 UCAS points in A-levels (or equivalent) in Mathematics and a STEM subject (minimum grade D or above in each subject)
Skills and interests
- A quick thinker, with a passion for working with the latest equipment and technology
- A problem-solver who can work well as part of a team
- A real sense of adventure, with a high level of physical and mental fitness
- Enthusiasm for fixing and maintaining electronic and mechanical systems
HOW TO APPLY FOR ACCELERATED APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME – UK ROYAL ARMY
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