Environmental Management Degree Apprentice Review

Item: Environmental Management Degree Apprentice at Ministry of Defence - Submarine Delivery Agency
Rating: 3.3
Author: Anonymous

at Ministry of Defence - Submarine Delivery Agency

Degree Apprenticeship

Government, Sustainability

Bristol

Review Submitted: May 2026

Overall Rating

3.3 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

2.8/5 - 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

The overall work the business does is interesting, and there is some interesting work around and challenegs to solve, but overall the work can be quite boring and removed from the actual design of submarines. It involves a lot of document writing, reviewing and policy reading.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

Overall the scheme provides a lot of good opportunities.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

A lot. Everything i do in my job i learnt on the job. The knowledge required to do the job is taught at work well. I have developed good communication and work based skills.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

2/5

As a small programme, the 6 of us on it have to do a lot of heavy lifting to keep the scheme on track. But this is good responsibility on us.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

3/5

From management teams, not too much. But on my placements my managers have been very helpful in helpong me develop.

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?

2/5

Very little. It helps with certain soft skills but the actually hard skills you learn at university are not transferable from what I have experienced. But it is still valuable.

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

Yes, but I think this could be a lot more frequent and facilitated a lot better.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Ministry of Defence - Submarine Delivery Agency to a friend?

Yes

Why?

The work is interesting, and the schemes provide a lot of opportunity for development of hard and soft skills.

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Ministry of Defence - Submarine Delivery Agency?

Learn as much as you can about the issues faced by the business. What global and national threats are challenging the delivery of the UK Submarine programme and why is maintaining the UK Submarine programme a top priority.

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