b'26 Partner News Winter 2022CorporateMeet engineering apprentice, Cailey Miller MIET Former Apprentice of the Year and Silver Medallist atI learned that NUVIA UK offered apprenticeships for students straight from the WorldSkillsUK final, Cailey Miller MIET shares herhigh school in both mechanical and electrical engineering. After spending some time experience so far as an apprentice at NUVIA UK, andreflecting on which of the two I enjoyed the what her plans are for the future.most, it was mechanical engineering that came out on top.How are you finding your apprenticeship and what work/projects When did you decide you wanted are you involved in?to become an Engineer? I am currently part of a team responsible for I have always been interested in STEMthe design of a Waste Transfer Area (WTA) from an early age. Throughout school Ithat will provide Intermediate Level Waste particularly engaged more with the sciences(ILW) packaging facilities for the Dungeness and maths in comparison to the moreA Site.creative subjects. For that reason, it only seemed natural that I pursue a career inIn addition to learning how the integrated STEM. process will work, I have been assisting the civil/structural team specifically with the When it came to honing in on one of theproduction of the shield wall and process four academic disciplines, engineering wasplatforms. It has been great to work under an easy choice since I have always hada different discipline as it has helped to a passion for problem solving and oftenbroaden my engineering knowledge.questioned how things worked.What has been a stand out Was there any reason you chosemoment in your career so far?mechanical engineering in particular? I have been fortunate enough to have a I attended a week of work experience atcouple standout moments so far. The first NUVIA UK at the start of my final year ofone was being awarded Apprentice of the school. The company came into the schoolYear from my training provider after the first for a careers fair and their stall, in particular,year of training had been completed.caught my eye. I have been fortunate enough Another standout moment for me was During my work experience I spent timeto have a couple standoutwinning the silver medal at the WorldSkillsUK with all the disciplines within the business,moments so far. The first National Final in the Mechanical Engineering: including mechanical, civil/structural/ one was being awardedCAD category, which subsequently led architectural, process, HVAC and electrical.to being invited to join the SquadUK and Each has a different role to play withinApprentice of the Year fromtrain for a chance to go to the WorldSkills engineering as a department. my training provider afterInternational Skills competition in Shanghai By the end of the week, I had spoken to athe first year of training hadlater this year.multitude of people in the business aboutbeen completed. Read Caileys full article in ourhow they found themselves in the role theyPartner Spotlight series at:were in, and the most popular response washttps://www.theiet.org/involved/the apprenticeship route. partnerships/partnerships-case-studies/'