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water
Creating
cars

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 Sc h o o l s u b je c t s l e a d t o
real w o r ld e n g in e e r in g

• Maths
• Physics
• Design and
Technology
• Computing
• Chemistry

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 v e lo p , p ro d u ce …
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w h at p e o p le n e e d , developing
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w p r o d u
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good price
op in g th e p r o d u ct on time
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better… u ip m e nt o r q u ic ker,
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Wha s – such as:
d s of d if fe re nt type s of role
• Loa
lo p men t, re se ar ch , buying (engineering
Design, deve o f en g in eering (projects and
age m e n t
solutions) and man
people)
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• Opportunit te re st ing people
an d m e et in
environments
s the m o ne y is n ’t bad either…
• Plu g and
university, engineerin
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g y g rad u a te s ta rting salaries are
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Gett
On the job
Apprenticeships training
Earn while you learn

Work
Intermediate / Advanced / Higher e.g.
NVQ / SVQ / BTEC

6th Form/College
School A levels / IB / Highers
equivalent)
(or

Science (Physics) BTEC Level 2 & 3

Maths HNC & HND
D&T Foundation Degree
Computing
Chemistry

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Bachelors (BEng)
Masters (MEng)
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engineering…
g p a rt o f a c re a tiv e process
• Bein
s to meet
• Designing solution
customers’ needs
a n d im p ro v in g te chnology
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f ro le s / re sp o n sibil
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g d if fe r e n t e v ery da y
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re a t p ro s p e c ts – w e need more
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