Associated British Ports: does its engineering, marine pilot, marine operations and port sponsor a UK visa?

Unconfirmed. Associated British Ports publishes no sponsorship policy for its engineering, marine pilot, marine operations and port, so we cannot state a firm answer. Associated British Ports owns 21 UK ports and is the country's largest ports operator. Its apprenticeship range is four named routes with published levels and durations. Engineering runs four years at Level 3 for Electrical Engineer or Maintenance and Engineering Technician, needing GCSE English and Maths at grade 4 or C plus a full UK driving licence. Marine Operations runs three years at Level 3 for Marine Operations Officer on the same academic entry. Port Operative runs 12 to 18 months at Level 2 and requires only that the applicant is 18 or over with a full UK driving licence. The outlier is the Marine Pilot route, two years to Level 5, which is not a school leaver programme at all: it requires an Officer of the Watch Certificate of Competency Unlimited and 12 months of sea time, so it is a conversion route for serving seafarers. ABP also runs a Graduate Training Scheme launched in 2019 and a virtual work experience programme. Nothing on the apprenticeship page addresses visa sponsorship.