EngineeringUK
Get ready for a great career!
Get tips from real engineers, as well as ideas to help you take action and find out what you could be doing in the future to help solve some of the world’s biggest issues.
Hear from 4 engineers with interesting and unusual jobs in this new resource and activity sheet from Tomorrow’s Engineers Week.
5 things you didn't know about engineering
Did you know? Engineering careers are for everyone – not just people with top grades in maths and science
Careers resources
Download leaflets, posters, postcards, booklets and activities to inspire you to explore engineering
Meet the future you quiz
Ever wondered what an engineer does? Could you see yourself exploring outer space, protecting the environment, designing apps or developing cures for diseases?
Engineers do all this, and more! Answer a few short questions and find out how YOUR skills and passions could lead to an exciting job in the future.
Tomorrow's Engineers Week broadcast
Hear from engineers working in space, music, renewable energy and more in this video from Tomorrow’s Engineers Week. Find out what they do, what they love about their jobs and how they got into them – and see how you could turn what you love into a career in engineering!
Neon case studies - hear from real engineers about their careers
Hear more from engineers about what they do, what they love about their jobs and how they got into engineering. Click the images to find out more…
Alicia wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, but an apprenticeship at the RNLI helped her find her passion building a lifeboat station!
Ifeoma works as a soil scientist at UNDO, a company working to remove carbon from the atmosphere with the help of enhanced rock weathering.
Natasha loved D&T at school, and now gets to use her design skills to create life saving equipment
The Big Bang Competition
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Have you completed a STEM project? Maybe you’ve done a CREST award or Nuffield Research placement. Double your chances of winning big and enter The Big Bang Competition too!
Meet Andy Cowan, the head judge for engineering in The Big Bang Competition! Discover his top tips for creating an amazing STEM project.
Want to do a STEM project, but don’t know where to start, or looking for project ideas? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Ask Anastasia, a previous Big Bang Competition winner. Find out how to start a STEM project, explore ideas and why you should enter The Big Bang Competition.
His love of Lego and an inspirational talk by professional engineers led Noah to a career designing and building bridges.
Energy Manager Jaz works with high street companies to provide advice and support as to how they can reduce their carbon footprint and work towards net zero.
Build a STEM project in easy step-by-steps using The Big Bang Challenge! The Challenge is an inspiring project resource, for students aged 11 to 18, of all abilities, to guide them through the stages of STEM project work. You can do one Challenge or several, it’s completely up to you! There are now 7 Big Bang Challenges to get stuck into:
Q&A with engineers
Have you ever wondered what skills you need as an engineer, how to make yourself stand out on your CV, or if it’s possible to make ice cream that doesn’t melt? Find out in this Q&A with a team of experts.
