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Business Administration Apprentice Review

at BAE Systems

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Business Operations

Glascoed, Gwent

Review Submitted: April 2026

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 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
3.8/5 - 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 create price builds and have meetings about costs of projects
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
i love what i do but the company that provided my college course wasn't very good and wasn't very relevant to my job

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
learnt lots more people skills, IT skills and communication skills

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
good asides from the online college
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
very supportive in my learning and development
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
received as much support as they could provide as often the college work made no sense to us both but the thought that counts with the trying to help
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
2/5
barely relevant to what i do but was good to get a digital literacy qualification out of it as thats not a thing in england where i went to school
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 football, netball team maybe being set up and squash courts as well as a gym

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
its a great place to work all in all and most of the education providers are better than who i had for mine
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
research the company beforehand and our values and moto, be confident in what your saying and have a passion for defence
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