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Engineering is an essential part of everyone’s daily lives, and being an engineer is to contribute to providing the facilities we all enjoy. Without engineers there would be no bridges, roads, sewerage systems, electricity, road transport, railways, processed food, clothing, houses and many other things we take for granted.
Would you like to see some short profiles about some young engineers and their work?
Go to Career profiles
Would you like to see what training is needed to become an engineer?
Go to Studying to become an engineer
Did you know that there are many branches of engineering? Because engineering covers the design and construction of a wide range of products, systems and environments engineering has progressively divided into different branches or disciplines. The classic branches were civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering. These days there are specialist engineers in bio-engineering, environmental engineering, nuclear engineering, etc. Would you like to understand the branches and levels of engineering?
Go to Career categories within the engineering profession
Still not sure? Money usually is an important consideration when getting work — have a look at the salaries/awards within the fields of engineering.
Go to Wages
Would you like to see what types of jobs are available for engineers?
Go to Looking for jobs within the engineering profession
If you are not sure that engineering is for you, and you would like some guidance about moving from school to work then look at the myfuture web site.
Go to myfuture
If you are going to apply for a job it is most likely that you will need to write a resume of your knowledge and experiences and send it to the prospective employee. Would you like some guidance for writing a resume?
Go to Resumes
An employee who is impressed by your resume and job application may call you to attend an interview. Would you like some guidance in preparing for and performing at an interview?
Go to Interviews
Many young people find it hard to work out what type of job is suitable for them. To help people, a series of Career Aptitude Tests are provided by employment groups and some of these are available on CD and through web sites. Would you like to see some typical CATs.
Go to Vocational aptitude tests
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