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A career like no other
Your career is a long-term endeavour, something you build and work towards every day and is made up of the combination of roles, experiences, education, and pathways you choose to take to achieve your goals.
Your career really matters and having a path to follow that ensures that you will grow and develop the skills you need is essential. Whether you are in the early stages of your career, looking to switch from your career anchor or leaving the armed forces, the DNE can help you make a plan that’s right for you.
Early careers
An Early Careers programme which is made up of individual schemes is available to support you in your early career.
Defence STEM Undergraduate Sponsorship Scheme (DSUS)
This is an enviable sponsorship scheme open to anyone studying a STEM subject at university with funding provided. The scheme covers the cost of all tuition fees with an additional bursary per year. There is a 45-day summer placement given every year for those on the scheme and a guaranteed offer of permanent employment within Defence following your graduation.
Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME) Level 6 Apprenticeship
An Ordnance Munitions and Explosives career is challenging, stimulating and dynamic. An OME Professional can carry out a range of technical, engineering and scientific activities which may include laboratory based investigations, engineering studies and scientific experimentation in their specialist field. They will analyse, interpret and evaluate technical information, concepts and ideas and use these to develop subsequent products, experiments or investigations and to propose solutions to problems. This Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship over 5 years is delivered by the University of Wales, Trinity St David.
Service Leavers
As you transition from military to civilian life it is important you know what support and advice is available to you. We believe in empowering our Service leavers to build fulfilling and rewarding futures and to retain the unique transferable skill sets within the enterprise.
Our aim is to ensure that Service leavers receive assistance with finding employment, exploring education and training opportunities, and adjusting to civilian life to succeed in their new pursuits. The Enterprise offers career counselling, skills-development workshops, vocational training courses and online resources.
What is a STEM Returners programme?
Many skilled and experienced professionals take career breaks to care for family members, to travel or study, or for health or other personal reasons. The DNE is dedicated to supporting and empowering individuals to regain skills and confidence as they return to the workplace. We promote an inclusive work environment where everyone is supported to be themselves and achieve their ambitions.
The DNE can offer programmes that are designed to help you transition effectively back to your former STEM career. We have a range of specialisms available, depending on where your experience and interests lie. These are fully-paid opportunities, with technical and soft skills development schemes built in. The length may vary depending on the specific scheme, and all come with the opportunity to achieve a permanent role at the end.
Career Pathways
How can you get to your destination if you don’t know the way? Across the DNE, we rely on our brilliant workforce to deliver our shared goals. Once you are a member of the DNE, we will seek to help you find the way to the right career for you.
