Studying engineering can lead to exciting career prospects and top salaries, as engineering companies, career specialists and students themselves highlight.
Collaborative working If you're considering studying engineering in some form, it's good to know how you'll benefit from a qualification in this area. We spoke to a number of career specialists, engineering companies and engineering students themselves to give you a full run down of the reasons why you should study engineering.
Read on to check out the skills you'll gain, the money you can earn and the career satisfaction you'll get from choosing an engineering-based education, and why one student wouldn't study anything else...
Engineering and technology may not be the easiest areas of study, but they're subjects that continue to be in demand, and because they are challenging, those studying them stand out from the crowd. You're also more likely to find employment quickly and work your way up the career ladder with an engineering or technology degree under your belt.
For example, nuclear power is one such sector where engineering roles look set to be plentiful.
Nuclear power will be a future growth area requiring engineering and technology graduates. EDF Energy is looking for all sorts of skills including - electrical, mechanical, civil and material engineering and maths, physics, chemistry and environmental science,” highlights EDF Energy graduate recruitment manager Ranjini Sachin.