Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing.
Possibly the best career move YOU will ever make!
A career in the engineering sector will allow you to work in a variety of key areas including aerospace, renewable energy, robotics, transportation and logistics, electronics, electrical, civil and mechanical engineering projects and much more.
Engineers earn high salaries and have exciting career prospects. Great opportunities exist for males and, in particular, females who are interested in developing new materials, technologies and processes and solving problems using practical and technical skills, research, prototypes and design. Engineers work in workshops, offices, laboratories, on oil rigs or even in outer space!
Engineering, manufacturing and science are vital to the UK economy so there will continue to be great career opportunities. Over the next five years, engineering and manufacturing companies will need to take on an extra 170,000 people. (Source:www.semta.org.uk July 2012). The engineering industry is ever-changing, and with new technologies being developed all the time, there has never been a more exciting time to embark on a career in this sector.
What makes a good engineer?
- Technical and scientific ability
- Understanding maths and sciences
- Being creative
- Technical drawing skills
- Solving problems
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Working in a team
- Hands on approach
- ICT skills
- High quality, high standards
- We can engineer your career
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