Working on RWE’s wind farms as an apprentice

Apprenticeships at RWE

RWE has one of the largest fleets of offshore wind farms in the UK, and all of its apprentice technicians train with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, as well as going out on-site with experienced senior colleagues on wind farms like Rampion on the south coast of England, Rhyl Flats in north Wales, and Sofia in the North Sea.

Applications for the Level 3 maintenance technician programme, which has so far seen more than 100 enrol, open each January, with the course beginning in August.

Apprentices train to work on a specific operational site, with all of those who have qualified so far offered permanent positions with several former apprentices having undertaken further study and progressed to working in management.

Alongside its maintenance technician course, RWE also runs a Level 4 High Voltage Advanced Apprenticeship, a new scheme with the first apprentices starting March 2025, a Level 6 Apprentices in SCADA and Level 6 Accounting.