Machinist apprentice Review
at BAE Systems
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Barrow-in-Furness
Review Submitted: April 2026
Overall Rating
2.6 /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!
2.5/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
2.4/5
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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:
2/5
From the start its been chaotic and unorganised, overall been underwhelming from expectations, but hopefully coming out of college full time this should clear up and looking forward to it.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
Overall machining is quite enjoyable, i have liked learning a new skill
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
New skills like CAD work and reading engineering drawings. Even working a lathe has been a good skill
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
Terrible couldnt really be much worse for the time that we have been here a lot is unexplained/ not told to us. Its left the feeling to be tossed aside.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
Not a lot at all a few good times where teachers have came in and assisted, but majority of the time thats just a bandaid fix to a problem that they caused/ not forseen
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
Overall the quality of the course hasnt been awful its just left large holes to be filled in by the training provider
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
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
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I would for the long term benefits being extremely strong but this first year absolutely not and its incredibly difficult to get inspired working alongside getting forgotten or just left to do nothing
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems?
Just take the first year as it is, for me its been very demoralising as i came into this expecting a lot of good things but you will be disappointed generally
Graduate Aerospace Integration Engineer
at BAE Systems
- Graduate Scheme
- Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
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4.5
