Apprentice Development Programme
The Apprentice Development Programme is a series of high-energy, face to face and online masterclasses spread across the year, and ending with a week’s stay at an Outdoor Activity Centre.
Delivered by experts in their fields, the key areas of focus within the programme are:
Mental & Physical Wellbeing
- Learn how to boost your wellbeing every day with the right practical skills and psychological techniques.
- Explore strategies for energy management, getting the best out of your diet, having more restful sleep and practising mindfulness.
Your strengths and personal impact
- Find out why playing to your strengths is more important than improving your weaknesses.
- Learn about your top five strengths and create an action plan to use them more frequently.
Delivering high performance goals
- Learn how to set powerful goals and put plans in place to achieve them.
- Improve your mindset, routines and resilience to help you elevate your performance.
Communication skills
- Understand how to build a story arc to get your ideas across.
- Find ways to overcome nerves and learn how to deliver a presentation with impact.
Performance psychology
- Explore interesting case studies about human performance in top class athletes and business leaders.
- Explore the human performance curve and learn how to effectively manage thoughts and emotions.
Residential week
- Join other apprentices across Babcock for a range of challenging and fun activities designed to help you grow and develop your skills.
- Stay in fantastic accommodation with modern facilities and plenty of outdoor space to relax in, as well as a heated swimming pool.
“During the first year of my apprenticeship, we had an incredible opportunity to attend a residential week at an Outdoor Activity Development Centre. We took part in activities to help us learn skills in areas such as problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership.
The week helped me prepare for various scenarios at work and taught me how to handle them. It also allowed me to bond and make new friends with other apprentices, building important working relationships.”
Jack, Fabricator Apprentice
Early careers support
You’ll be assigned a member of the early careers team or a business mentor who can help guide you through these early stages of your career. You’ll have regular catch-ups where they’ll provide you with advice, resources and support throughout your apprenticeship.
“At Babcock I have a huge support network. My support network at work includes my line manager, my mentor, the fellow apprentices, my colleagues and the early careers team.”
Kane, Supply Chain and Procurement Apprentice
Networks
As part of our commitment to supporting our employees, we sponsor a variety of employee networks within the business. These networks cover everything from neurodiversity through to STEM, disability, PRIDE and more. Networks support their members in a variety of ways, including connecting people across the business and empowering them to achieve their potential.
Find out more about our employee networks.
Social and community life
We have a wide network of apprentices and graduates who join Babcock each year and there’s always a social event for you to get involved with. Whether it’s sports like football or cricket, or interest-based groups like photography – our social clubs are a great way to make new friends and have some well-deserved down time. Here’s what apprentice Abby says:
“There are lots of ways to get involved at Babcock. I am part of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) community at Babcock – I attend school events in the local area to help promote careers in STEM. I also took part the Babcock 10k Series this year, completing three 10km running races across the UK.”
Abby, Project Management Apprentice
