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Level 3 Apprenticeship

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Barrow-in-Furness

Review Submitted: March 2025

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - 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
Bae provides the best opportunities and career advancement in the area, they offer world class training in all areas of engineering.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
My program brings me joy through developing myself and meeting others

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
My hands on skills are always being developed and learning new skills everyday

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
The course is structured with a clear plan of your apprenticeship
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Bae support all their employees and have no discrimination on learning disabilities such as dyslexia
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
We receive constant support and feedback on our progress towards our qualification
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
The training provider Furness college lacks in all areas. They are under staffed and the quality of lessons they have tutors for are an awful quality with under educated staff who are covering lessons they are not qualified to teach
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
Bae offer STEM activities and an experience called outward bound which is 5 days in the Lake District with the people you will be working with performing tasks and developing life skills

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Bae is the best opportunity in the area for a long prosperous career that can take you globally
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Applying to Bae is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed
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