at all, how old do you have to be to do these stuff?

Question: at all, how old do you have to be to do these stuff?
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Asked by duty134dee on 24 Jun 2021.
- Chloe James answered on 24 Jun 2021:
  
  This depends on the job and the industry. For my role, you can join us on an apprenticeship scheme, which starts when you’re around 16 (after you finish your GCSE exams).
- Sam Hurst answered on 24 Jun 2021:
  
  You jump in at the age where you reach your typical academic limit (GCSE, A-Level, Degree). The routes are different depending on how high you get academically.
- Sophie Dawson answered on 24 Jun 2021:
  
  16 as an apprentice, and then at least 21 after you’ve graduated (but I didn’t graduate until I was 23)
- Tommy Shinton answered on 25 Jun 2021:
  
  Any age really! You can start as an apprentice when you’re 16 and work your way up, or go to university and join after that – which could be any age.
- Hannah Eisenberg answered on 25 Jun 2021:
  
  Many people start off in Engineering at age 18, but you could also do some of it at 16, or even before if you work part time helping out somewhere.
  I got my first proper Engineering job at age 23, after lot of study and some time out, and I’m now 33 and have managed lots of other engineers and I give advice to people working in big power stations
- Caroline Roche answered on 26 Jun 2021:
  
  You can start off when you’re 16 as an apprentice or technician.
  There are certain health & safety restrictions that will apply until you are over 18 but given that you’ll probably still be training, you won’t notice these.
- Carys Kelly answered on 28 Jun 2021:
  
  Most people leave school between 16-18 depending what you want to do. I left school at 17, went to uni for 5 years and started my job at 22. But equally, you could leave school at 16, go to college and be qualified at 18. There’s so many different ways into engineering so be sure to do your research to find out what’s best for you 🙂
- Tom Kitching answered on 28 Jun 2021:
  
  Most people who do chemical engineering, do at least three years at university, although most do 4 years, so you would be at least 21-22 by the time you finished uni.
  However, I believe there are apprenticeships you can do instead when you leave school (not sure if they start at 16 or 18).
- Melis Duyar answered on 1 Jul 2021:
  
  You can start laboratory research at an early age but it all depends on your motivation, ability to work safely (with chemicals in my case) and the rules of the lab. I have worked in the past with researchers that were in high school and wanted to get some lab experience at a university. My university also offers undergraduate students of any age (typically 18 and up) fellowships if they wish to get some research experience over the summer. If you’re ever curious about the research that goes on at a university, you can definitely seek out some opportunities to get involved on a part time (summer research) or full time (e.g. a research degree) basis!
- Emma Crook answered on 12 Jul 2021:
  
  so i got my first engineering job when i left university, when i was 23. but i work with people of all ages from me (the youngest!) at 27 now, to people about to retire at 65.

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