HORIZON Nuclear Power’s third year technical apprentices are set to begin an eight-month placement that includes working at nuclear power stations in Spain.

The group of 10 will gain valuable experience from the visit thanks to Horizon's training partner, Tecnatom.

The placement, which runs from September 11 to April 2019, will see the apprentices working every four weeks in Spain at several nuclear sites, before working for one week back with Horizon in north Wales.

Horizon has also welcomed 12 new technical apprentices to the Wylfa Newydd team, the third cohort since the apprenticeship scheme was launched in 2016.

The new intake means that they now employ 33 apprentices, with the majority of them being Welsh-speakers living on Anglesey.

Initially based at Coleg Menai in Bangor, they will move to the brand new multi-million-pound Engineering Centre in Llangefni when it opens in the coming months.

Executive director of operations development at Horizon, Gwen Parry-Jones said: "The placement in Spain is an incredible once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our final year apprentices.

"Not only will they work in several operational nuclear power stations, but they’ll also have the chance to live and work in a different country with a new culture, language and team.

"I’m delighted we’ve been able to organise this in partnership with our training partner Tecnatom and provide such a valuable experience for our apprentices."

"We’re also very pleased to welcome our newest members of the team to the Wylfa Newydd Project.

"Our apprenticeship programme continues our commitment to investing in the next generation of workers and we hope this opportunity will inspire them to work in this exciting industry once they’ve gained their qualifications."