L4 manufacturing apprentice Review
at BAE Systems
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Engineering, Manufacturing
Samlesbury
Review Submitted: March 2026
Overall Rating
3 /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
2.8/5
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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:
4/5
Solving engineering problems
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
2/5
disparity in pay (other schemes are paid more despite being equal/lower in terms of difficulty). lack of budget compared to other schemes which get to do a lot more exciting activities.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Learnt plenty of skills
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
due to being small scheme we are often forgotten about. missing out on information and most the benefits that other schemes get.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
Good in some areas poor in others
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
My skills coach is very good
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
Some things are relevant some arent
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
3/5
There are some but again as we are a small cohort we miss out on a lot of these benefits
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Good pay and benefits when you are full time employed most working environments are friendly
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Focus on the behaviours and core values bae display and apply them to the interview questions do some research what we do also
