Engineers bring ideas to life. They design, create, test and improve all sorts of products and processes. From James Watt’s steam engine to Andy Scott’s Kelpies, Scotland is great at engineering.
It’s an industry offering careers in range of sectors including space, aviation, transport, medicine, technology and fashion. You could work in roles like:
You won’t always be sitting at a desk and could be working in a laboratory, at sea, underground or a recording studio.
There’s a huge demand for new engineers. Companies are projected to need 182,000 people with engineering skills each year to 2022 in the UK. There’s never been a better time to start your engineering career.
You’ll gain a Foundation Apprenticeship in Engineering, which is the same level of learning as an SQA Higher (SCQF level 6).
This includes:
The topics you learn as part of your National Certificate will depend on the area of engineering you choose to study. These include:
To achieve your SVQ units, you’ll be assessed as part of your work placement. You’ll learn how to:
Your Foundation Apprenticeship will also help you to develop core skills valued by employers, particularly:
These transferable skills are necessary and highly desirable for working in a range of other related jobs.
Your Foundation Apprenticeship gives you lots of options: it’s up to you where you go next.
You'll complete your Foundation Apprenticeship alongside your other school subjects. You'll spend time working on projects supported by a learning provider, like a college, as well as an employer. It'll give you an industry recognised qualification which will look great on your CV.
If you're staying on at school, you can apply for a Foundation Apprenticeship.
You can use the search tool to find out if this subject is available at your school. Then just fill out the form to let us know you're interested, and we'll get back to you with more information.