Project Management Degree Apprentice Review
at BAE Systems
Degree Apprenticeship
Engineering, Business Operations, Logistics and Operations
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
My day-to-day tasks Include:
Scheduling meetings.
Creating and maintaining matrixes and spreadsheets, including producing reports on them.
Engaging with key stakeholders
creating process maps
creating and developing SharePoint sites
Attending University every Wednesday for my degree
satisfying my 20% off the job requirement with uni work and work towards APM.
Scheduling meetings.
Creating and maintaining matrixes and spreadsheets, including producing reports on them.
Engaging with key stakeholders
creating process maps
creating and developing SharePoint sites
Attending University every Wednesday for my degree
satisfying my 20% off the job requirement with uni work and work towards APM.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I thoroughly enjoy my programme and being part of the business. The history behind the business is imbedded into the heart of the local community and i feel like I am making my mark. I am less enthusiastic about the academic portion of my apprenticeship as I am a "do'er" and quite a practical person, However, I understand it a necessary part of my career.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt many new skills throughout my time in the Scheme, mostly in learning about different software.
The key software I have improved upon is:
SAP
Excell
Sharepoint
Outlook
Visio
PiaB
In particular my Excell skills have developed drastically, learning how to create macros and how and when to use certain formulas, to improve the quality of the work I output.
The key software I have improved upon is:
SAP
Excell
Sharepoint
Outlook
Visio
PiaB
In particular my Excell skills have developed drastically, learning how to create macros and how and when to use certain formulas, to improve the quality of the work I output.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
I trust the Early careers team and overall am happy with the way in which my programme has been ran to this point. However, with being the first year to test the new format of the scheme, there has been a few hiccups over the past 3 years and levels of confusion/miscommunication regarding the scheme and its structure, some of this is still going but EC are working hard to resolve this as to be expected with a new scheme.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
The business is fully committed into supporting its apprentices and this can be seen from my personal account. The team at Early careers, creates a support tree for its apprentices to make sure that there is always someone to go to for assistance. when I have been struggling I have always been given the right support where needed and I am very grateful for this.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
Support from our university tutors is always provided and additional 1 to 1 sessions can be booked for further information / questions. The tutors are very helpful and create a multitude of resources for us to explore and use to further our knowledge of subject areas. I am Dyslexic so this type of support is very important to me and the university have always provided me with extra time and access to a laptop for written work.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
I believe this is difficult to quantify as I work in such a specialist field of work. so Projects and programmes are never really bog standard. However, a lot of similarities can be made between the academics of project management and the work i do, it is just harder to link them together. over all the degree still improves my project management knowledge overall, which intern helps me fulfil my role further.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
As an apprentice year group we will often organise nights out and away days as a way to socialise and improve our working relationships. furthermore, we all attended 2 weeks at outward bout to further build these functional working relationships and increase out networking capability. STRETCH activities are regularly offered which offer a range of working projects to get involved in, often regarding engaging with the local community.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I would recommend joining the business to a friend as I have only encountered positive things since joining the business, I believe many people are passionate about the work we do in the business and that's not something you can say very often regarding work. I thoroughly enjoy my scheme and my role and I think my friends would too.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Dream big and jump into every opportunity offered to you. Go into placements with an optimistic mind set, as in my experience the placements that I have thought sounded boring, have more often then not been the highlights of my time with the business. My last tip would be to get to know the history of business as knowing this will better help you understand the business in todays date and spark that passion.
