Science apprenticeships
The Department currently runs two apprenticeships within the science discipline:
Level 3 Laboratory Technician
This is for people who have no experience of working in a laboratory but would like to start. The course gives you the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out both routine and one-off laboratory testing (and manufacturing where relevant) and perform a variety of technical support functions across the Department.
Level 6 Technician Scientist
This course will develop your skills further so you can carry out established laboratory-based investigations and scientific experimentation using bench and instrumentation techniques.
By undertaking an apprenticeship with the Laboratory Technician team, you will learn how best to support and assist research.
The Cavendish Technical Services offer a Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification apprenticeship:
Get in touch to find out more and apply.
“I chose an apprenticeship because I felt I had more to learn.”
Hear our apprentices explain in their own words how they developed hands-on skills, discovered new perspectives and took important steps to an exciting career in physics through our apprenticeship programmes.
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Thinking about what to do after you leave school?
If you are 16 years or older, insatiably curious about science and excited by the prospect of on-the-job training at the place of pioneering physics, then an apprenticeship offers an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn.
Or maybe you already work at the University and want to gain new skills or change roles. An apprenticeship at the Cavendish Laboratory could be the right path for you as you develop your rewarding career in physics.
Who can apply?
Anyone living in England* who is over the age of 16 and not in full-time education can apply, as well as existing staff at the University of Cambridge.
How long does an apprenticeship last?
Depending on the skills and levels required, an apprenticeship can last from one to four years.
What level of qualifications are required?
We have flexible entry levels, from GCSE and A Level and all the way up to Master’s.
How can you benefit from an apprenticeship at the Cavendish?
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study, and can be your path to a wide choice of careers. You’ll get the chance to work alongside leading physicists who want to make positive, real impact through their work and who will challenge and encourage you along the way.
*Residency requirements:
Find out more on the University Personal and Professional Development (PPD) website