Craft Apprentice Review
at AWE
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Mechanical Engineering
Aldermaston
Review Submitted: March 2026
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
3.8/5
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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
Im a CAD Technician, drawing, modelling and designing mechanical components using CAD software
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Its challenging and also interesting and satisfying if you enjoy engineering design work
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Completely new field of work for me
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
College work is organised but you need to do a lot of your own work towards finding placements and getting the necessary work you need to complete the apprenticeship
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
If I need help I generally get the support I need but some processes are not easy to understand
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
supportive and helpful, the business has a lot of experience with apprenticeships so generally knows how to help you
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
directly supports my work
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
regular events to join all year
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend AWE to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The work is fulfilling and interesting and they tend to actively push you to get more qualifications which they fund for you so long as you can justify it.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to AWE?
their apprenticeship/graduate offers are very good and cover a wide range of occupations so do some research into what you think you want to apply for and apply early as options do get filled up and you may not be able to apply otherwise. Once you're here placements make a big difference in how quickly you qualify and progress so try and get the best placements you can, usually your line manager will help here.
