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At Tata Steel, we believe that an apprenticeship is the first step of a rewarding career. We offer a diverse range of professional opportunities across our UK sites, so wherever your career ambitions lie, Tata Steel could be the ideal place for your talent.
As a Tata Steel apprentice, you are offered the chance to gain valuable hands-on experience, access comprehensive training and development programs, work towards professional qualifications and pursue diverse career paths within the company. You will receive competitive compensation and benefits, access a global organisation, and benefit from Tata Steel UK's commitment to health and safety. These advantages make Tata Steel UK a compelling choice for individuals seeking to kick-start their careers and build a solid foundation of skills and knowledge in their chosen field.
You can also explore further opportunities in each of our locations by checking out the tabs on the left-hand side of the page.
We hope this information helps you take the first step towards a fulfilling career with Tata Steel UK.
South Wales is a major operational hub for Tata Steel and we offer apprenticeships in our four sites, which are Port Talbot, Trostre in Llanelli, Catnic in Caerphilly and Llanwern in Newport.
Requirements
Apprentice Programmes - To be eligible for our apprentice programmes you must have achieved, or be expected to achieve, 5 GCSE's at Grade C/4 or above, including Maths, English Language and Science. For our engineering apprenticeships you must also achieve a Grade B/5 in Maths or above.
Higher Apprentice Programmes - To be eligible for our higher apprentice programmes, you must along with the GCSE apprentice requirements, have achieved 2/3 A Levels at Grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications.
Degree Apprentice Programmes - To be eligible for our degree apprentice programmes, you must along with the GCSE apprentice requirements, have achieved 3 A Levels, 2 at Grade C or above and one at at Grade B or above, or equivalent qualifications.
Apprentice Opportunities
We have the below apprentice opportunities available at our South Wales sites:
Port Talbot
Degree Apprenticeships
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
Higher Apprenticeships
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Refractories Engineering
- Technical - Laboratory
- Technical - Surface Inspection
- Manufacturing Management
- Supply Chain, Data Analytics
- Health and Safety
- Process Safety
Apprenticeships
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Finance
- Technical - Laboratory
Llanelli (Trostre)
Higher Apprenticeships
- Technical - Material Science
- Software Development
Apprenticeships
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Manufacturing
Newport (Llanwern):
Degree Apprenticeships
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
Higher Apprenticeships
- Electrical
- Mechanical Engineering
- Technical - Product Quality Control
- Technical - Works Technical
- Manufacturing Management
- Supply Chain
- Supply Chain, Data Analytics
- Manufacturing
Apprenticeships
- Mechanical
- Electrical
Catnic (Caerphilly)
Apprenticeships
- Electrical
Shotton
Apprenticeships
On our Shotton site we offer two IET/IMechE accredited apprenticeship opportunities within Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering. These cover opportunities in the two business units Tata Steel Colors and Tata Steel Buildings Systems. These include opportunities to specialise in mechanical, electrical, process or machinist disciplines. It’s an opportunity to be part of an apprenticeship where you can learn and study towards an NVQ L3 and BTEC L3 qualifications whilst gaining invaluable practical work experience. Following successful completion of your apprenticeship, there are opportunities to further your academic career.
Requirements
To be eligible for our Apprentice Programme you must have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, 5 GCSEs at grade C / 4 or above, including English, Maths and Science.
Manufacturing Apprenticeships
Tata Steel Colors - Manufacturing Apprenticeship is 2.5yrs in duration, you will be employed by Tata Steel Colors and will attend Coleg Cambria part time for two years on a day release basis, completing BTEC L3 in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and NVQ L3 in Performing Industries Operations.
On successful completion of your apprenticeship you will be offered a full time position with Tata Steel Colors based on one of the Manufacturing process lines.
Engineering Apprenticeships
Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeships - Colors
Engineering Apprenticeship is 3.5yrs in duration, you will be employed by Tata Steel Colors or Tata Steel Building Systems and will attend TTE full time for two years.
From your third year you will be based on site at Shotton whilst continuing your apprenticeship and NVQ L3 in Process Engineering Maintenance. On successful completion of your apprenticeship you will be offered a full time position within Tata Steel on the Shotton site.
You will be based at TTE and will study for the following qualifications:
Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Operations and Maintenance Engineering;
Level 2 Functional skills;
RoSPA H&S Basic Certificate;
TTE
TTE is a leading training provider that offers training on behalf of a range of companies in the metals, chemical, petrochemical, process, power, paper, pharmaceutical, nuclear and oil and gas industries throughout the North West. TTE provide a three and a half year multi skilled apprenticeship which is a work based training programme where you gain both practical experience at the TTE training centre based in Ellesmere Port and on site at Tata Steel in Shotton. During this time you will have the opportunity to study for nationally recognised qualifications.
Higher Apprenticeships - Colors
To be eligible for our higher apprentice programmes, you must along with the GCSE apprentice requirements, have achieved 3 A Levels at Grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications.
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