What is engineering?
This eight-page booklet helps students and teachers understand engineering. It also outlines the possible routes into engineering and discusses the benefits this career choice might have.
This resource is also available to order in print as part of our careers pack, free of charge. See our posters and careers packs order form.
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Parent's guide to engineering
Understand what a career could look like for a young person with the top five reasons to be an engineer.
This guide also contains information on the possible routes into engineering, along with tips on the funding and scholarships available to support.
If your child is a creative problem solver, curious and likes teamwork, engineering could be a fulfilling career choice.
From idea to career
This booklet displays the 12 different engineering disciplines to help students work out which areas might be of interest for them. It also covers options to help guide a career path into their chosen area, whether it be healthcare, food and drinks or robotics.
This resource is also available to order in print as part of our careers pack, free of charge. See our posters and careers pack order page.
All routes into engineering
A 20-page booklet for young people in the UK who are making decisions about their next steps, and the different routes into the sector including T levels, apprenticeships, Degree Apprenticeships and degrees.
Engineering and technology: key to the future
This 4-page leaflet aimed at 14 to 16 year olds (and parents and carers) draws on recent research about current and future engineering skills needs. It highlights the demand for engineering and technology skills and demonstrates their criticality in solving global challenges, giving examples of job roles that students might expect to see in the next 10 years.
Career route map for engineering in England
A detailed route through education and training programmes in order to become an engineer in England.
Career route map for engineering in Northern Ireland
Map out your career pathway to become an engineer in Northern Ireland.
Career route map for engineering in Scotland
Scottish students can work out the best route for them to become an engineer with this useful handout.
Career route map for engineering in Wales
This career route map enables teachers to help their students plan their career journey to becoming a successful engineer in Wales.
