• Question: what qualifications do you need to become a engineer?

    Asked by lilw to Al, Emma, Ivanka, James, Omar on 14 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by chazaboy19, meganl56.
    • Photo: Emma Bould

      Emma Bould answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      It very much depends on what type of engineer you want to be, and what you want to do once you have trained.

      Engineering Technicians do apprenticeships which are generally much more hands on than academic. This suits some people better who don’t like school very much or perhaps learn better by doing, rather than reading.

      The other route to becomming an engineer is by studying at university. Unfortunatly I can’t help with what is required in the UK as I studied in New Zealand where the entry regulations and school system is different.

      Perhaps one of the other engineers can help you?

    • Photo: Al Bartlett

      Al Bartlett answered on 14 Mar 2012:

      Hello lilw,

      As Emma pointed out, it really depends on what you want to do? Some people like to get their hands dirty and touch and feel engineering but some like the classroom element of it where the learn about facts, figures and theories. Differenet qualifications are suited to different careers – Your school careers adviser should be able to point you in the right direction.

    • Photo: Omar Mustufvi

      Omar Mustufvi answered on 22 Mar 2012:

      I think the other guys have pretty much covered this. The two main routes are

      -Apprenticeships which you can do straight after school or college (really good for getting a hands on experience early on) or

      -University degree which you normally need A levels in Maths and Physics for (if you like class room stuff and being taught lots of theories than this is for you)

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