Assystem, the world’s second largest nuclear company, is investing £5m in the next generation of female engineers in the UK through its Technical Graduate Scheme.
This recruitment program is part of a five-year investment, launched in 2021, that will support the training and development of at least 100 women by 2025-6 in new nuclear power plant construction positions. Applications for the 2022 program are open, and this year the company is looking to attract another 20 female STEM graduates.
The new nuclear power stations designed and built today in the UK, such as Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C and the small modular reactors, will form the cornerstone of the UK’s drive to reach the net zero. These low-carbon power plants will create high-value jobs for decades to come and Assystem, a Tier 1 supplier on these projects, is committed to ensuring that women play an influential role in the development of these new technologies.
As a leading global company in the field of energy transition, providing engineering services and digital services, Assystem will offer graduates a unique environment to train on the most innovative low-carbon projects built. today, using the most recent methods and digital tools for the realization of the projects.
Assystem designed the new graduate program to create a more equitable path to nuclear and overcome barriers that discourage women, as well as other underrepresented groups, from joining the nuclear sector. This move is in line with the objective of the nuclear sector agreement, which aims to reach 40% of women in the nuclear industry by 2030. Currently, women represent 20% of the workforce. nuclear in the UK.
Assystem’s “Technical Graduate” program aims to alleviate the low number of women studying engineering at university (19%) by inviting all STEM graduates to apply, which opens the opportunity to the 35% of women studying technical and scientific subjects.
This investment is a flagship project of Assystem’s gender diversity program, #INCREDIBLEWOMEN, which focuses on the recruitment, retention and development of women in the company, with the broader objective of achieving greater high representation of women in science and engineering careers.
Graduates who join the Technical Graduate Scheme will be mentored by members of the Assystem team and will benefit from an 18-month training and development program covering the technical, commercial and project management aspects of the business. Assystem. They will also receive training within Assystem’s specialized internal training unit, the Assystem Nuclear Institute, and benefit from other learning and development opportunities, such as participation in conferences and events.
Kason Bala, Senior Business Unit Director New Nuclear at Assystem UK, said: The Technical Graduate program aims to create a solution today to ensure that women are at the forefront of projects that drive the energy transition for the decades to come.
“In 2021, we welcomed our first cohort of female graduates, who began their journey with us through the program, and we are excited to attract another 20 female graduates in 2022.
“Assystem is a leading supplier to the nuclear industry in the UK, carrying out key work on all of today’s major nuclear projects, which our new community of graduates will be directly associated with.”
Graduates wishing to apply to join Assystem’s Technical Graduate Scheme can send a CV and cover letter to [email protected].