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Cyber Security Nuclear Skills Conference 2019 Introduction Katherine Hughes 18 months into my 2 year Cyber Security Apprenticeship Based in Cumbria working for Sellafield Ltd. My Career Journey Always had an interest in the STEM subjects


  1. Cyber Security Nuclear Skills Conference 2019

  2. Introduction Katherine Hughes 18 months into my 2 year Cyber Security Apprenticeship Based in Cumbria working for Sellafield Ltd.

  3. My Career Journey Always had an interest in the STEM subjects Spent 2 weeks at Sellafield with the civil design team for work experience Left Sixth Form in 2017 with A-levels in Maths, Biology, Geography and Philosophy & Ethics Applied for Energus’ Cyber Apprenticeship Scheme in April 2017 and was accepted in July.

  4. Why I chose this Apprenticeship • University wasn’t an option for me • Financial Independence • Direct route into the industry I wanted to work in • Allowed me to stay local • Field of work sounded really interesting

  5. Qualifications Gained • Level 4 BCS – Network and Communication Theory • Level 4 BCS – Security Fundamentals • Level 4 BCS – Security Cases and Design Good Practice • Level 4 BCS – Technology Building Blocks • Level 4 BCS – Employment of Cryptography

  6. My Aspirations • Gain full time employment at Sellafield after my apprenticeship • To work within Information Assurance at Sellafield • Open Source Intelligence and Counter- terrorism for the Nuclear Industry

  7. Filling the Cyber Skills Gap • Apprenticeship Schemes • Cyber First • STEM events in schools • Getting the word out there

  8. If you have further questions: Contact me Katherine.Hughes@the-egap.com or Energus Apprenticeship Coordination Team THANK YOU!

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