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BAE Systems Submarines Prospectus Submarines Early Careers 2020 Prospectus 2 Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus 3 Contents 1 Managing Director’s Welcome 2 Principal’s Welcome 4 Five decades of nuclear-powered submarine building 7 Submarines sites in the UK 8 Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge 9 Diversity and Inclusion 10 Celebrating success 11 Community Outreach 12 Careers advice and guidance 14 Intermediate and Advanced Apprenticeships 18 Higher/Degree Apprenticeships 22 Graduate Accelerate Programme 26 Gaining experience of the workplace 4 Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus 1 Managing Director’s welcome In BAE Systems Submarines we take pride in delivering an essential edge to the Royal Navy, supporting them to protect what matters most. We are proud of our reputation for designing, building, testing, and commissioning world class submarines, and every one of our employees is here to make a vital contribution. Today’s nuclear-powered submarines are among the most complex engineering products in the world, and require a vast range of skills to deliver successfully, offering exciting opportunities for anyone joining our business. The shipyard has a proud and distinguished history of shipbuilding, with 140 years’ experience in supplying ships to the Royal Navy. We built our first submarine in 1886 and our first submarine for the Royal Navy in 1901. As an ambitious, determined and hard-working Apprentice, Higher Apprentice or Graduate, you could be part of our continuing success story. Today we continue to deliver world class submarines for the Royal Navy. As we build the Astute and Dreadnought classes, we are creating challenging and exciting opportunities for the next two decades and beyond. To deliver some of the world’s most complex challenges, we need world class talent across a wide range of disciplines, trades and professions. If you have what it takes to help us rise to the challenge and deliver for the Royal Navy, a career at BAE Systems Submarines can provide a challenging, varied and rewarding career opportunity, giving you the chance to have a real impact on our business, our customer and our nation. Our Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge demonstrates our determination to invest in our future success. I hope you will be part of that, and I look forward to meeting you soon. Cliff Robson Managing Director Submarines 2 Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus As Principal of the Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge I am pleased that you are considering beginning your career with BAE Principal’s Systems, and taking up the fantastic opportunity to learn in such a dynamic and innovative facility. Whether you are considering an apprenticeship, want to join us for a welcome summer internship, or you are a graduate looking for a position after university, you will be spending a considerable amount of time in our state-of-the-art academy. And what an inspiring place it is to learn and begin your career. I began my own career as an apprentice and I am passionate about providing our people with the opportunity to learn new skills, no matter what their age or point in their career. My 33 years in the business have helped me to understand the importance of providing people with the right environment in which to learn and thrive – and the Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge offers just that. I want to see each of you seize this opportunity and gain new skills, giving you the confidence to contribute towards the business’s aims and objectives. As a team, we will be working hard to make sure you receive all the support you need to help you fulfil your potential. I am committed to playing my part in developing the skills we need for our future success – both for our business and our community. There is no more exciting time to be joining our Early Careers programmes. Janet Garner Principal - Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus 3 4 Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus Five decades of nuclear-powered submarine building at BAE Systems We have been designing and building submarines at our Barrow-in-Furness site for more than 100 years. More than 300 submarines have been built in Barrow since 1886. The first submarine constructed for the Royal Navy, Holland 1, could only be submerged underwater for up to 20 miles. Now, the Astute class and Dreadnought class submarines will be able to circumnavigate the globe without ever surfacing. The submarines built today are constructed from more than a million individual components and present one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges. 50 years of nuclear powered submarines HMS Dreadnought HMS Churchill HMS Trafalgar (21 Oct 1960) (20 Dec 1968) (1 Jul 1981) HMS Dreadnought HMS Churchill HMS Trafalgar Audacious HMS(21 Dreadnought Oct 1960) (20HMS Dec Churchill 1968) HMS(1 Jul Trafalgar 1981) Audacious HMS Dreadnought HMS Churchill HMS Trafalgar (21 Oct 1960) (20 Dec 1968) (1 Jul 1981) Audacious HMS Dreadnought HMS Churchill HMS Trafalgar Anson (21 Oct81 m1960) (20 Dec 1968) (1 Jul 1981) Audacious m 85.4m (21 Oct 1960) (20 Dec87 1968) (1 Jul 1981) Audacious Anson m 81 m 87m 85.4 Anson 81m 87m 85.4m AnsonAgamemnon 81m 4000t 87m 85.4m Anson 81m 4900t HMS87m Courageous (7 Mar 1970) 5208t 85.4HMS mTurbulent (1 Dec 1982) Agamemnon 4000t 4900t Agamemnon 5208t Agincourt 4000t HMS Courageous (7 Mar 1970) HMS Turbulent (1 Dec 1982) Agamemnon 4900t 4000t HMS Courageous (7 Mar 1970) 5208t HMS Turbulent (1 Dec 1982) Agamemnon 4900t 4000t HMS Courageous (7 Mar 1970) 5208t HMSHMS Turbulent Tireless (1(17 Dec Mar 1982) 1984) Agincourt 4900t HMS Astute HMS Courageous (7 Mar 1970) 5208t HMS Turbulent (1 Dec 1982) Agincourt HMS Tireless (17 Mar 1984) (8Agincourt Jun 2007) HMS Astute HMS Tireless (17 Mar 1984) Agincourt HMSHMS Tireless Torbay (17 (5 Mar Mar 1984) 1985) (8HMS Jun Astute 2007) HMS Astute HMS Valiant HMS Tireless (17 Mar 1984) (8 Jun 2007) HMS Astute HMS Torbay (5 Mar 1985) (8 Jun 2007) (3 Dec 1963) (8 Jun 2007) HMS Valiant HMS Torbay (5 Mar 1985) (8 Jun97 2007)m HMS Trenchant (3 Nov 1986) HMS Valiant HMS Swiftsure HMS Torbay (5 Mar 1985) (3 Dec 1963) 97m HMS Valiant HMS Torbay (5 Mar 1985) (3 Dec 1963) (7 Sep 1971) HMS Trenchant (3 Nov 1986) HMS Valiant HMS Swiftsure 97m (3 Dec 1963) HMS Trenchant (3 Nov 1986) 97m m HMS Swiftsure 97 (3 Dec87 1963) (7 Sep 1971) HMS Talent (15 Apr 1988) 7400t HMS Ambush (Named 16 Dec 2011) HMS Swiftsure HMS Trenchant (3 Nov 1986) 97m (7 Sep 1971) HMS Trenchant (3 Nov 1986) m HMS Swiftsure 87 (7 Sep 1971) HMS Talent (15 Apr 1988) 7400t HMS Ambush (Named 16 Dec 2011) m 82.9m 87 (7 Sep 1971) HMS Talent (15 Apr 1988) 7400t HMS Ambush (Named 16 Dec 2011) 87m 4900t 87 HMSHMS Talent Triumph (15 Apr (16 1988) Feb 1991) 7400t HMSHMS Ambush Artful (Named (Named 16 20 Dec Sep 2011) 2013) HMSm Warspite (25 Sep 1965) 82.9m 87 HMS Talent (15 Apr 1988) 7400t HMS Ambush (Named 16 Dec 2011) 4900t 82.9m HMS Triumph (16 Feb 1991) HMS Vanguard HMS Artful (Named 20 Sep 2013) Dreadnought HMS Warspite (25 Sep 1965) 82.9m 4900t 4900t 82.9 HMS Triumph (16 Feb 1991) HMS Artful (Named 20 Sep 2013) HMS Warspite (25 Sep 1965) 82.9HMS mSovereign (17 Feb 1973) (4 Mar 1992) 4900t HMS Triumph (16 Feb 1991) HMS Vanguard HMS Artful (Named 20 Sep 2013) Dreadnought HMS Warspite (25 Sep 1965) 4900t 4900t HMS Triumph (16 Feb 1991) HMS Vanguard HMS Artful (Named 20 Sep 2013) Dreadnought HMS Warspite (25 Sep 1965) HMS Sovereign (17 Feb 1973) (4 Mar 1992) 4900t HMS Vanguard Dreadnought HMS Sovereign (17 Feb 1973) (4 Mar 1992) 4900t HMS Vanguard Dreadnought HMSHMS Sovereign Superb (17(30 FebNov 1973) 1974) (4 Mar 1992) 4900t HMS Sovereign (17 Feb 1973) (4 Mar149.9 1992)m 152.9m HMS Resolution HMS Superb (30 Nov 1974) (15 Sep 1966) HMS Superb (30 Nov 1974) 149.9m 152.9m HMS Resolution HMSHMS Superb Sceptre (30 (20Nov Nov 1974) 1976) 149.9m 152.9m HMS(15 SepResolution 1966) HMS Superb (30 Nov 1974) 149.9m 152.9m HMS Resolution HMS Sceptre (20 Nov 1976) HMS Victorious149.9 m(29 Sep 1993) 152.9m (15 Sep 1966) Valiant HMS Resolution HMS Sceptre (20 Nov 1976) 15900t 17200t (15 Sep 1966) HMSHMS Sceptre Spartan (20 (7Nov Apr 1976) 1978) HMS Victorious (29 Sep 1993) (15 Sep130 1966)m HMS Sceptre (20 Nov 1976) Valiant HMS Sceptre (20 Nov 1976) 15900t 17200t HMS Victorious (29 Sep 1993) Valiant HMS Spartan (7 Apr 1978) 15900t HMSHMS Victorious Vigilant (29 (14 Sep Oct 1993) 1995) 130m HMS Victorious (29 Sep 1993) 17200t ValiantWarspite 15900t HMS Victorious (29 Sep 1993) 17200t 130m HMS Spartan (7 Apr 1978) 17200t Valiant HMSHMS Spartan Splendid (7 Apr (5 Oct1978) 1979) 15900t HMS Vigilant (14 Oct 1995) 17200t Warspite 8400t 130m HMS 130Repulsem (4 Nov 1967) HMS Spartan (7 Apr 1978) HMS Vigilant (14 Oct 1995) Warspite HMS Splendid (5 Oct 1979) HMSHMS Vigilant Vengeance (14 Oct (19 1995) Sep 1998) King George VI 8400t Warspite HMS Repulse (4 Nov 1967) HMS Splendid (5 Oct 1979) HMS Vigilant (14 Oct 1995) Warspite 8400t HMS Vengeance (19 Sep 1998) HMS Repulse (4 Nov 1967) HMS Splendid (5 Oct 1979) King George VI 8400t HMS Repulse (4 Nov 1967) HMS Splendid (5 Oct 1979) HMS Vengeance (19 Sep 1998) King George VI 8400t HMS Vengeance (19 Sep 1998) 1960sHMS Repulse (4 Nov 1967) 1970s 1980s 1990s HMS Vengeance2000s (19 Sep 1998) 2010s King2020s George VI 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s HMS Vengeance2000s (19 Sep 1998) 2010s King2020s George VI 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge - Prospectus 7 Submarines sites in the UK The Submarine building capability of the UK is not limited to Barrow alone.
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