Engineering
Use the links below to access labour market information likely to be of use to teachers delivering the Diploma.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links aimed directly at young people studying for Diplomas.
The official Diploma in engineering website.
Diploma Support Programme: the diversity of engineering
Online learning resource to introduce practitioners to the breadth of engineering roles within the Diploma and across the sector skills councils that support it.
Discover engineering: resources for teachers and advisers
Ideas, activities and lesson plans to help you to encourage and advise young people about engineering and their options.
IAG Workforce LMI Briefing: Engineering Diploma
An overview of labour market trends and skills needs in the engineering industries.
Inside the Workplace videos - Engineering: ideas for activities from a visit to E.ON
A selection of videos filmed at Diploma Support Programme ‘Inside the workplace’ events.
Inside the Workplace videos - Engineering: power presentation at E.ON
A selection of videos filmed at Diploma Support Programme 'Inside the Workplace' events.
Inside the Workplace videos – Engineering: working with the power sector
A selection of videos filmed at Diploma Support Programme 'Inside the Workplace' events.
Regularly updated source of information about future trends in labour markets in the UK.
LMI Future Trends: Engineering
Regularly updated source of information about future trends in labour markets in the UK.
SEMTA Engineering Skills Balance Sheets: East Midlands
A comprehensive review of supply and demand issues in the engineering labour market in the East Midlands.
Overview of IAG services from SEMTA, the sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies.
Suggestions for ways to broaden students' understanding of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) options open to them as well as challenging preconceptions and prejudices.
Young People's Links
Careers at British Gas.
A range of video case studies including Nicola a design engineer and John a process engineer.
Case studies of people in the energy and utilities industries doing real jobs.
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
Information on careers and training opportunities in engineering.
The site that tells you what engineering and technology careers are all about.
See some of the amazing and unexpected places that studying science, technology, engineering and maths can take you.
Future Morph videos - Katie: structural engineer
Watch a video about a structural engineer.
Institution of Civil Engineers
Find out more about careers in civil engineering.
Job opportunities in the engineering sector.
A female trainee car mechanic talks about what inspires her. For KS4 students studying for engineering diplomas.
