Business Administrator Review
at BAE Systems
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Project Management
Preston
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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.4/5
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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
I am in the project management function and therefore support the project managers with their day to day tasks such as:
Attending meetings and taking the minutes, organising and manning events, networking with stakeholders to complete projects, chasing stakeholders for inputs, ordering safety equipment, problem solving, presenting.
Attending meetings and taking the minutes, organising and manning events, networking with stakeholders to complete projects, chasing stakeholders for inputs, ordering safety equipment, problem solving, presenting.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy the programme as I believe it is pushing me to become a better version of myself. I am being provided with many different opportunities to develop my skills and gain exposure in the business via different routes.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
I have learnt many new skills and developed pre-existing skills since I joined BAE in September. I have developed my people skills, improved my understanding of business fundamentals, developed my ability to speak in front of an audience, my self confidence and my ability to prioritise, plan and organise my tasks.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
I believe it is very organised and structured appropriately to allow us all to develop at a good pace. It caters to everyone and I enjoy the fact that we are made aware of things in good time.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Everyone is very supportive and approachable. I believe that we are well supported as apprentices, not just from early careers but also from those within our placements.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I think they do really support you when it comes to receiving qualifications. They provide brilliant support for our assignments and any annotations made are always to try and meet criteria for a higher grade.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
I feel as though they provide us with the correct knowledge to be able to contribute to our placements in a productive manner and help us to gain understanding of business fundamentals as well as BAE in itself.
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
There are lots of different activities to get involved with at work, ranging from STEM clubs to running events and charity events.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great employer, supportive staff, lots of opportunities and help to become the best version of yourself.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Be yourself and by that I mean don't think that you need to be an academic genius to work at BAE. There are lots of opportunities once here to develop your knowledge and skills and that is what the course is for. Focus on showing who you are as a person because I have found that my people skills have benefitted me more than anything in the past 6 months.
