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Turning On the Next Engineering Generation
01 May 2003
It is said that if you haven't sold engineering as a career to people by the time they are 11 years of age, their interest will be lost forever. As engineering is becoming increasingly unattractive for many young adults, we will all have a lot of time on our hands if companies do not invest in recruiting the next generation of engineers says Mark Eaton, Head of the MAS in the South East.
The decline in those interested in a career in engineering is caused by a number of factors, not least of which is the perception that UK engineering has no future, an unattractive thought to someone at the start of their career.
However, jobs in engineering tend to be better paid than equivalent service sector jobs and they also contribute more to the trade balance. Changing the perception of engineering is something that everyone from the government through to individual companies can and should support.
More and more companies working with local primary and secondary schools to demonstrate what engineering is all about, or are hosting visits to their sites.
For further information on local initiatives to promote engineering in schools, contact the Manufacturing Advisory Service in the South East on 0845-609-2121 where the team can put you in touch with programmes wherever you are located.
To find out more about the national MAS initiative visit www.dti.gov.uk/manufacturing.
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