Business Management Apprentice Review

I am based in Product safety on 302 Hangar - Typhoon final assembly shop floor. My daily tasks are inputting mems on the SRR register and communicating with actionees and originators to close mems down. I also produce communications to send out to the company. I interact with most of the shop floor and office staff and any originators or actionees also. Im currently working on a project for flight development that entails creating a new single network for their current engineering support system that they use.

Yes I have completed an advanced ECDL qualification and half through a project management qualification on top of my nvq. I have also completed the following internal courses: ELLA practitioners course, STEM ambassadors course and human factors. I have developed my presentation skills and communication skills and my confidence has increased

I enjoy the experience of moving around the business and getting to see how different parts of the business work. I very much enjoy being able to earn whilst I learn and take on numerous training courses and qualifications. I love the company culture as they are very accepting of diverse people and my colleagues are great to work with

I feel valued highly as I get the chance to represent the company through Movement To Work events. I do sometimes feel though that I miss out on opportunities that other apprentices get to be part of. As an apprentice I do feel highly valued as we are told a lot we are the future of the company. That makes me feel proud.

The apprenticeship itself is mainly very structured. I have been given plenty of time to study and never feel like I don't have enough time to complete everything I am given. I receive quite a lot of support and help. I also have a mentor which I find very helpful. I have clear objectives for each placement.

I feel that sometimes I don't always get to spend as much time with my assessor as I would like. However I do know that this is down to the team of assessors being very small and the intake of apprentices is getting higher each year. We do get plenty of support throughout the business though and people are always willing to help.

My employer is very supportive, I am always encouraged to get involved in things and partake in extra training and activities wherever possible. I am always recognised for doing these things also.

As an apprentice I feel our salary for working here is so much better than other apprentices across the country. However, personally for me its still quite a struggle to meet costs on the salary. This is because I am a parent so I have many more costs to pay out and sometimes travel can be a nightmare for me so it tends to cost a lot. I am ok travelling to site I'm based at currently however once I move to the other site the travel will impact me greatly.

Yes BAE always have on-going internal and external events. There are voluntary jobs also that are placed on the intranet as well and charity events.

Yes

BAE are an absolutely fantastic company, they really do value and look after their staff greatly. They have fantastic training opportunities, career wise you can progress as much as you want and they support you along the way,

Research as much as you can, if you can then speak to someone who works there and get advice. Be yourself during the interview. Take your time during the application form and really think about what to put in, any little thing you think will contribute is worth putting in there.