Students

Making the most of an individual’s talents

At npower we know that there are some important decisions you need to think about before you leave school, college or university. Find out about our Apprenticeship and Graduate schemes and other job opportunities to see if a career in the energy industry is for you!

Advanced Modern Apprenticeship scheme

We offer advanced apprenticeships in electrical, control & instrumentation and mechanical engineering. It is a challenging four year programme for you if you're a school leavers and considering higher education, giving you the opportunity to 'learn and earn'. If you have an interest in science, technology and engineering and want to know if an apprenticeship is for you - Find out more about Advanced Modern Apprenticeships.

Graduate scheme

From Business and Finance Graduates to Engineering Graduates - all our schemes are designed to help you make the most of your talents, so that you can help us make more of our business. Whichever one you decide to go for, you can be sure you’ll be surrounded by people who are among the best in their field. Find out more about how you can join us.

Job opportunities

npower generates electricity and supplies electricity and gas to millions of customers, but the real energy behind our business is our people. Find out more about the opportunities available in roles ranging from engineering, customer service, to operations and marketing.

...and if you’re currently at university and are looking for a real challenge, we have...

npower Future Leaders competition

A UK wide search for young Antarctic explorers!
If you’re an under or postgraduate for the academic year 2009-2010, find out how you and three more students can enter the npower Future Leaders competition to win the ultimate prize of a trip to Antarctica in March 2010. In your team you need to identify a project that will get people in your local community living more sustainably. You need to manage this project from start to finish and ensure it has an enduring impact on your local community. The 10 teams with the best project ideas will attend an interactive team-building weekend in the Lake District and will then need to implement their project ideas before the Grand Final where a panel of judges will select the winning team.
This competition has now closed for 2009.

npower Energy Challenge

The npower Energy Challenge is a well established competition for teams of undergraduates in their final or penultimate year. This competition brings together some of the UK’s brightest undergraduate minds and asks them, ‘What should a power generation company’s response be to climate change?’. Find out more about the npower Energy Challenge.
This competition has now closed for 2009.