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Technical Apprentice Review

at BAE Systems

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Rochester, Kent

Review Submitted: March 2025

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 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4.4/5 - 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 role involves many different task but it could be a maintenance task or some fault finding or repairs, mostly practical work.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy the work and the challenge a lot in my role.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
yes i have learnt lots of new skills such as soldering.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
very good structure, we have a good understanding of the different steps and what is required of the apprenticeship.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
we have a huge amount of support from the people around us and our employer.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
we get a good amount of support related to our qualification at all times.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
we have learnt information and skills which give us the ability to understand and undergo the work given to us,
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
yes, we do have different opportunity's.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It is a great company to work for where there is loads of opportunity to develop and get hands on with the work.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Be confident in yourself and what you could bring to an engineering environment.
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