Education and training

STFC provides education and training to ensure the expertise at STFC is disseminated outside the research community. We also support people starting their careers by providing training for post graduate students in transferable skills and offering apprenticeships. We have a mission to offer training for students, academics and high technology companies and have an expanding offering of high value, hands on short courses led by experts in the field.

• CASE studentships - STFC funds case studentships which provide support for research students working for a PhD in collaboration with an industrial partner.
  Contact: Studentships for more information.
  
  
• Micro and Nanotechnology Centre (MNTC) training courses - STFC has an immense concentration of high technology equipment and expertise which you can use under various 'Open Access' schemes. We have a mission to offer training for students, academics and high technology companies and have an expanding offering of high value, hands on short courses led by experts in the field.
  Contact: MNTC Project Office.
  
  
• Skills for Technology (link opens in a new window) - STFC leads the Skills for Technology Project. Co-financed by South East Regional Development Agency (SEEDA) and the ESF (European Social Fund) the project aims to address the skills gap and shortages within the small to medium companies based in the Southeast region by providing fully funded courses in ICT, Electronics and advanced instrumentation.
  Contact: Taryn Kimber.
  
  
• OXETA - OXETA aims to address the skills gap in the advanced engineering sectors across the UK by the integration of a unique blend of current and future talent into a dedicated space at the Harwell Innovation Science Campus. Contact the STFC education project coordinators (below) for further information.
  Contact: Taryn Kimber.
  
  
• Roberts Funding - STFC along with the other Research Councils provide funding and organise short transferable skills courses for post graduate research students to enable them to manage their projects, communicate their finding and improve future employability.
  Contact: Taryn Kimber.
  
  
• Apprenticeships - STFC offers a number of electrical, electronic and mechanical apprenticeships based at the STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. A Council apprentice is taken on for 4 years of paid training, supervised by the Council. The salary is competitive and the apprenticeship is an ideal start to a career in engineering.
  Contact: Taryn Kimber.