EDAS Software Engineer Review

2 days a week in university, half day a week Diploma and hybrid working environment with your team working with varying applications and languages.

Started the apprenticeship with no software experience at all and within two years between university and office working developed C++, C#, Ada, WPF, working with simulators and applications of varying ages and ability.

The people at BAE Systems are lovely and it's very uncommon to come across brash managers, in the low chance any issues occur, their is a strong apprentice team who sort everything for you.

Many of the issues that do arise come from the un-organisation of UCLan. But the university has since been changed for new starters. The structure of the rest of the programme is well laid out and you know exactly where you stand and how much work you have to complete form the start.

You get support from you placement manager who you work under everyday, your apprentice team has a skills coach, support manager. You also have support of HR and wellbeing teams, giving you lots of manger lines to go down. Although support can sometimes feel constant.

UCLan has some amazing, kind lecturers but unluckily these get outshone by a high amount of incompetent and lazy lecturers. The course is interesting and there's a lot of range for you to get stuck into.

The languages, applications and concepts we get taught in university directly link with the work I have done in my office role.

BAE Systems has events called stretch assignments where you can use your diploma time and additional time if approved where you can get involved in a large range of activities from coding projects, trips across the UK and working with apprentices from other companies.

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Great people work at the company, the opportunities are endless, great money share systems which helps you save passively.

Do your research, understand why you want to work there. Think about any transferable skills you have if you don't come form a software background.