Pipe fabricator Review
at BAE Systems
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: April 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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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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:
5/5
Creating pipe work systems, this can involve bending the pipes, soldering them together to create systems for liquids or gases to run through.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I really enjoy the course due to it being hands on and needing different ways to solve challenges
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
How to solder and create pipe work systems
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
The programme is structured well with half the week as theory and the other half as practical
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive a lot of support when I am doing both the practical and theory
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I receive a lot of support such as if I’m stuck then I will receive a lot of help to get me past that point and understand it
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
It helps me perform better because I understand the elements of the job better such as how different substances react together.
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
We have been told about the extra-curricular activities that happen in the work place
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It’s a good job and if you can get in it’s a job for life
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Put the work in when you get the job so you can learn as much as possible
