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Fabricator Review

at BAE Systems

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Engineering

Portsmouth

Review Submitted: March 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
It involves lots of training and leaning that really helps me build my engineering knowledge and im really enjoying it.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
10 stars

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
ive developed and learnt many new skills.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
it organized most of the time with a few hiccups when i dont know what im doing but not everyone perfect.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
supports from all training supervisors
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
lots as i have never trained in this field before and now ive learnt so much
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
i feel as all my skills have developed engineering skills, communications skills and health and saftey knowledge
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
yes we did a team building course in wales called out of bounds was a very fun expirence

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Because it trains well, helps employees and allows for a better understanding of all enginerring skills and maybe some you havnt done before like welding or plate fitting
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
turn up on time for the interview, stay confident and allow your self to be open minded to all of there apprenticeships.
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