easyJet’s 2025 Aeronautical Engineering Apprenticeship Programme is now open for applications and takes apprentices through a fully-funded training programme to become licensed mechanics at the airline in two years.
easyJet has teamed up with award-winning social enterprise Stemettes this National Engineering Day to encourage more young women to become engineers.
With recent data showing that women make up just 15% of engineering apprentices in England, the airline wants to inspire more to consider the career and apply for its 2025 Aeronautical Engineering Apprenticeship programme, which is now open for aspiring engineers.
With a fleet of over 340 modern Airbus A320 family aircraft, easyJet recruits 40 engineering apprentices a year to become licensed aircraft mechanics at the airline.
The fully-funded programme provides a competitive apprenticeship salary and bonus, as well as free meals and accommodation during the initial phase of training. Within two years, apprentices will gain the skills needed to be a licensed mechanic and ready to become a full-time member of the airline’s engineering team.
Through initiatives to drive greater awareness of the profession for everyone, including visits to schools and colleges and working with specialist partners like the Stemettes, easyJet hopes to help raise awareness of the profession and, through the experiences of female role models, inspire the next generation of engineering professionals.
Stemettes work to inspire, support and encourage girls, young women and non-binary young people into technical fields, to show that STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) is for everyone.
In a video to mark National Engineering Day, Stemette Youth Board member Bola takes people behind the scenes at easyJet’s aircraft hangar at London Luton Airport where engineering and maintenance work on the aircraft takes place. She also hears from Cara Fabre-Simmonds, a Production Planner who works in engineering at easyJet on how she got into her role and her advice for Stemettes looking to get into engineering.
Katie Edney, easyJet former engineering apprentice and Licenced Mechanic, said: “easyJet has been brilliant at giving me a flying start to become a professional engineer. It’s a hugely challenging, offering great opportunities, which I would recommend to anyone. It is definitely a pathway I would encourage other women to consider, to pursue a career in aviation, and shows how we can challenge traditional role models.”
Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, Head Stemette and Stemettes CEO, said: “Engineering is everywhere and we’re all about ensuring young people can make informed decisions about their future. There are so many options – why not start your career with an apprenticeship?”
easyJet recently launched a new campaign to recruit more military veterans, supporting initiatives to help them transition into rewarding careers, including as engineers. As part of the drive, it joined forces with SAS hero and best-selling author Andy McNab to support the launch of weServed, a platform to create a clear pathway for veterans looking for a new roles.
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