Graduates with a qualification in engineering, design and manufacture can use their skills (be they mechanical, chemical, electrical or otherwise) within many industries. Typical sectors include automotive, aviation, telecoms and consumer goods manufacturing.
As well as being technically proficient, employers look for graduate engineers who are adept at problem-solving and can display analytical, teamworking, organisation, communication and project management skills.
Getting inPhilip Whiteman, chief executive of Semta
Our research indicates that businesses in our sectors will need to recruit 82,000 scientists, engineers and technologists by 2016 to keep up with anticipated growth and to... read more