Employer scheme

BAE Systems

Runs one of the UK's largest apprentice intakes across aerospace, submarines and shipbuilding in Lancashire, Barrow and Glasgow.

Preston UK-wide England

Trades they train

Engineering & Manufacturing

Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Inspect, service and repair aircraft to airworthiness standards.

Pay
£30k–£55k
Level
L3
Train
3 years
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Heritage craft

Boatbuilder

Build, fit out and repair boats in timber, composite and metal.

Pay
£26k–£42k
Level
L3
Train
3 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Engineering Design & Draughtsperson

Turn concepts into the 2D drawings and 3D models that everyone else builds from.

Pay
£28k–£46k
Level
L3
Train
3 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Engineering Fitter

Assemble, install and adjust mechanical assemblies and machinery so they run right.

Pay
£32k–£48k
Level
L3
Train
3 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Machinist / CNC Technician

Produce precision components on lathes, mills and CNC machines to tolerances measured in hundredths of a…

Pay
£30k–£46k
Level
L3
Train
3.5 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Maintenance Engineering Technician

Keep production plant running — mechanical, electrical and control systems, planned and reactive.

Pay
£35k–£52k
Level
L3
Train
3.5 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Metal Fabricator

Cut, form and assemble steel and sheet metal into structures, vessels and components.

Pay
£31k–£46k
Level
L3
Train
3.5 years
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Engineering & Manufacturing

Welder

Join metal by hand to a standard that can be X-rayed — a skill that travels worldwide and pays for it.

Pay
£32k–£55k
Level
L2
Train
1.5 years
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