Apprenticeships

By choosing an apprenticeship at Diamond you will be earning while you learn, and working at a cutting-edge science facility that challenges the boundaries of Engineering. You’ll be working alongside leading scientists and engineers from all over the world, delivering world-changing research. 

Diamond is the UK's national synchrotron science facility. It's shaped like a huge ring, and is a bit like a giant microscope. Diamond speeds up electrons to near light speeds, producing a light 10 billion times brighter than the sun. These bright beams are then directed off into laboratories known as ‘beamlines’; here scientists use the light to study everything from viruses and vaccines to fossils and jet engines. Learn more about Diamond.

• Level 3 Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship with academic qualification. On completion you will have the opportunity to become professionally registered as an EngTech with the Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Entry requirements are 5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or equivalent, including Mathematics, English and a Science
• Future opportunities to study to higher levels including a degree
• Year 1 study full time at the brand new Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) training centre in Culham with consolidation weeks spent at Diamond.
• OAS training provided by MTC (Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre) 
• Years 2 – 4 one day per week study at OAS in Culham
• 42 – 48 months duration
• On the job training will be work placements around different departments within Diamond with exchange placements available at other companies.
• Employed as an apprentice on a fixed term contract for 48 months, includes employee benefits.
• Our Advanced Engineering Apprenticeships follow the Product Design and Development Technician apprentice standard.

Our team is also at many school career events. Contact us if you have any questions about career fair attendance, or other events of interest.