Exploring Future Careers at  BAE Systems

Last Friday Ms Smith and Mr Gee took a group of students to BAE Systems’ ASK Centre for their Early Careers event, focusing on the apprenticeships available for 2026.

The sessions included a presentation on BAE Systems and their apprenticeships, talks from current apprentices, tours of their training facility and hangar, VR Cave demonstrations, market stalls for each scheme and an invaluable workshop on the application process and interview skills.

Careers Adviser and Lead Practitioner for Personal Development, Ms Smith said, 'It is always great to have the opportunity to take pupils around a potential future workplace and to meet their potential future employers, especially when it is a secure business. 

“Students were able to wander at their leisure around different activities and we tailored the day to suit both Engineering and Business students. The Employability Skills Workshop was fantastic and gave an interesting insight into the interview process and expectations. Students have now been sent information on their Year 11 Teams page to assist them with interview techniques'.

One Year 11 pupil said, “Going to BAE gave me a good insight into the workplace. We had a tour of the manufacturing facility and they showed us the current model of the plane they are working on. They also showed us how the planes are manufactured with each person specialised to their job.”
 
Another added, “The visit showed me how they organise the logistics and cost of manufacturing on a large scale. We got to see a real-life working environment and how everybody works together on larger projects. It gave me some really good ideas about my future career and showed me how many different roles could be within a workplace.”