Steelworker Review
at BAE Systems
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: March 2025
Overall Rating
2.7 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
2/5
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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:
3/5
On a day to day basis we are put in to a bay and grind non stop for 12 hours a day it is very repetitive and is not a proper representation on what we actually do out in the business
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I enjoy the program with the people that i am with and we have a good laugh with the tutors too in sask, but in the college I don't enjoy it because its 2 years when it should have been one
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes I learned new skills with the tools that we are given and are continuing to develop them as we go
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
Not well organised at all the workshop that is provided for us was not even up and running and when it did come up it went down just as fast due to being bad extraction.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
I receive enough support in the workshop all the way up to your Phase test then you are on your won with no help and that's fine but in college you get no support at all they don't do much with the tutors we have only 2 are good the others are not good at all
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
1/5
College have not supported us at all they are clueless with what they are doing and it is frustrating due to the fact that even when i have everything complete and is at a pass grade or above one of the tutors tries to keep adding things to keep us working but he makes things more confusing whilst doing so.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
The college does no help towards my role at all we are doing things that are not even for our trade
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
We have open days for when people come round we can show them round and talk about our trade we also have high profile visits that we can talk to about the trade too
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The money that is the only reason people work here
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Just be yourself and pray you are in a squad with good people makes the days better with good people
