Apprentice Steelworker Review
at BAE Systems
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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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 fabricate steel, mark out engineering drawings on steel, burn steel using a burning torch,i have a toolbox full of tools, rulers, clamp, engineering square etcetera and they allow me too do my job precisely
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
i enjoy it
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Yes developed my practical skills within enginering and my social skills
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
its understandable but not the best
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
not much really in the "support" aspect
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
a lot
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
it has made me confident in myself and in my ability too do the role by practicing over and over again doing a plethora of things akin too what i will be doing in the real setting
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
2/5
i geninunely have no clue
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Recognised company, good benefits, good pay, work contracts for decades too come, amazing staff, good work/life balance
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Research the company
