The Company is recruiting for more than 2,400 new apprentice, undergraduate and graduate roles in 2025, which will result in a record number of 6,500 in training, making up approximately 15% of its UK workforce.
An anticipated £230 million investment in education and skills next year will take the total amount spent on upskilling people across the UK since 2020 to beyond £1 billion.
The funding, which has grown year-on-year since the COVID-19 pandemic, is spent primarily on UK apprentices, graduates and experienced employees, as well as education outreach, helping to build on the Company’s reputation as a leader in growing the nation’s industrial skills base, whilst also contributing to local and national economic growth.
Our investments have enabled BAE Systems to open its third multi-million pound skills academy in Glasgow this year, which expands on its established academies in Barrow and Samlesbury.
The Company also has a range of partnerships with colleges, universities and social mobility champions, like Movement to Work.
The Company is recruiting for more than 2,400 new apprentice, undergraduate and graduate roles in 2025, which will result in a record number of 6,500 in training, making up approximately 15% of its UK workforce.
An anticipated £230 million investment in education and skills next year will take the total amount spent on upskilling people across the UK since 2020 to beyond £1 billion.
The funding, which has grown year-on-year since the COVID-19 pandemic, is spent primarily on UK apprentices, graduates and experienced employees, as well as education outreach, helping to build on the Company’s reputation as a leader in growing the nation’s industrial skills base, whilst also contributing to local and national economic growth.
Our investments have enabled BAE Systems to open its third multi-million pound skills academy in Glasgow this year, which expands on its established academies in Barrow and Samlesbury.
The Company also has a range of partnerships with colleges, universities and social mobility champions, like Movement to Work.
With more than 60 programmes available, there are opportunities at every level, from steelwork and engineering to cyber security, software development, finance and project management.
In order to maximise its talent pool, BAE Systems is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, which is vital in developing a future skills and talent pipeline. This year, 30% of the Company’s new apprentice starters are female, compared to 15% in the UK engineering community. One in three of its new graduate starters this year came from ethnic minority backgrounds.
