Machinist Review
at BAE Systems
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: March 2025
Overall Rating
3.8 /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
4/5
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Skills Development
3.4/5
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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
Start college at 8:30-9:00 starting with either a classroom lesson or a workshop session depending on the day and working through assignments or assessment within the workshop
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy the pace of the programme as the workload isnt too harsh and provides you with enough time to work through assignments whilst having time out of work to do other things
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Developed many transferable skills that can be used in all aspects of life and also learning how to use many machines and use other tools and work with different materials
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Overall the programme is well structured however Furness college has certain issues such as staffing but apart from that it is well organised
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
The support is good and there is many different people you can speak to if any help is needed and many different departments for different issues you may have
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
They provide a lot of help with showing us various road maps and allowing us to speak to various people to get an idea of what we will be doing and how we can prepare
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
They provide us with many transferable skills and knowledge that can be transferred over to a practical setting so to prepare us to go on site
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
1/5
No
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Because they have a good reputation and provide all the necessary skills to excel in your job role and also provide the transferable skills that can be used in the case you don’t stay at the company
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Research the job role you are thinking of applying to get a good idea of what it might involve
