How BAE Systems is empowering future leaders and driving innovation

BAE SYSTEMS’ EARLY CAREERS PROGRAMME REFLECTS ITS LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO NURTURING CRITICAL SKILLS, EMPOWERING ITS FUTURE LEADERS TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND SOLVE COMPLEX CHALLENGES

Driven by a culture that values diversity and integrity, BAE Systems is a place where everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential, no matter what their background. Last year, BAE Systems announced it will recruit more than 850 apprentices and 400 graduates in 2021, the highest intake in a single year across its UK sites.

Developing the next generation of skills and talent is important to BAE Systems which values the contribution apprentices make to the business and see them as the leaders, innovators and thinkers of the company’s future. engineering degree apprentice, Samantha, who joined the apprentice programme in

January 2021 said: “Over this past year, not only have i been studying for my degree in Aerospace engineering but i’ve had the chance to carry out maintenance work on a real aircraft and i have had the opportunity to network with different people within the business who have so many valuable insights to share. Seeing how my role fits into the bigger picture and knowing that my contribution counts is really fulfilling.”

OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DESIGN AND DEVELOP TEMPEST

BAE Systems’ Air sector is at the start of an exciting journey which will see the company play a significant role in the design and development of Tempest, the Future Combat Air System which will ensure the royal Air Force and its allies retain world-leading, independent military capability for many decades to come.

Apprentices that join the Air sites in Brough and Humberside will enrol on the EDAS Level 6 Software and Aerospace Apprenticeship or the Level 3 engineering Technician Apprenticeships, having the opportunity to enhance their skills and learn how to develop cutting edge technologies.

To find out more about the apprenticeship scheme with

BAE Systems, visit baesystems.com/apprenticeships. The next intake will open on November 1, 2021 and there will be some virtual career events specifically about joining the

Air sector that can be registered for on our website.

Apprentices joining BAE Systems will benefit from a competitive salaried position, on and off the job training, the opportunity to achieve nationally recognised academic qualifications debt-free and a world of future opportunities

As part of this commitment and to the communities in which it operates, BAE Systems is pleased to be supporting the Hull Golden Apples Apprentice of the Year Award for 2021