BAE Systems

mark out, burn to cut steel, grind it into shape and weld together. making sure wearing correct ppe and following health and safety

Shadowing team members on the job to get hands on practical training and completing log entries for each job.

It invokes having a lot of knowledge of what you are doing within the job and understand procedures and following the WS.

Hands on and classroom based learning.

Learning to prepare surfaces ready for the application of coatings to prevent corrosion and also to apply the coatings in accordance with MOD specifications.

Currently in college doing course work once finished with time in college will move into a training facility

Burning, grinding and gouging fixing faults in welds and preparation for welders

I am a caulker apprentice so day to day i will be given different jobs. There are 3 aspects to my job: Grinding, OxyFuel Cutting/Burning and Gouging. Day to day i will be accompanied by a fully qualified tradesman and we will complete jobs together taking...

On a normal day i will either log onto my laptop from home or go into the office my day to day jobs are things like raising purchase orders updating notes revising and negotiating T&C's i also go to visit suppliers and have daily meetings with lots of dif...

Pipe welder, carry out multiple different TIG welding applications and use multiple different materials forming pipeworks.

I have four placements over the course of my scheme and my role varies in the placement i am in. I do diary management, administration support for the teams i work with, security requests and safety assurance.

Different placements have had wildly different day-to-day roles. Most of these are protected under the Official Secrets Act however generally I am helping the journeymen with the jobs for the day.

my apprenticeship is to learn how to protect the materials being worked on. this involves sewing, technical drawing and engineering covers

The role of a welder is very important as it is the glue of the boats.

Learning bench joinery doing different projects, learning new skills, practising techniques for how to continuously improve my work

Grinding welds flush against units and frames, gouging repairs and backgouging welds. Burning preps onto frames and cutting and washing away lifting lugs off of units.

We are involved in the preparation and removal of metal from different stages of submarines. We help prepare for different processes such as fitting, putting together, or removing parts of the submarine.

Business administration

learning joinery based skills in an active workshop/ tiling on the sub

In sask learning all of the skills needed for 2 shifts a week then at college for 1 and a half days every week