BAE takes on record numbers of graduates
Over 1,000 apprentices and grads have joined BAE Systems this year, making it the largest single intake in the company’s history.
Of the 292 graduates taken on by the defence giant, more than 120 will start work within the cyber-security business, in response to the well-documented threat that industry faces in this area. Meanwhile, around half of the 724 apprentices who joined last month will work at BAE’s submarine design and manufacturing site in Cumbria, where hundreds of workers are needed to help deliver the five remaining Astute class attack submarines.
“We have a long and proud history of nurturing young talent and we recognise the importance of providing consistently high levels of training,” said Nigel Whitehead, group managing director of Programmes and Support at BAE Systems.
“Each year we invest more than £80M in education and skills related activities to ensure we are developing the right skills to meet the future demands of our business. The apprentices and graduates joining our business this year have exciting futures ahead of them, and many of them will end up playing pivotal roles in developing, building and supporting cutting-edge products that will safeguard national security in years to come.”
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