Just think renewable energy, cyber security, space travel, manufacturing, human genetics, preventing disease, tackling poverty, and global warming. the prospects for a fulfilling career in engineering are boundless. Engineering skills are readily transferable from one industry to another and the country needs more engineers.
The UK simply excels at engineering. It’s estimated that we need to be at least doubling the number of engineering apprenticeships and graduates each year just to keep up with demand.
The country has more than 0.5 million engineering companies and in the ten years to 2020, an additional 1.86 million workers with engineering skills are estimated to be needed.
As the biggest private sector employer in Gloucestershire Renishaw employs 100’s of engineers. Who knows, one day you might be one of them.
By: Geetu Katyal