Rise in youngsters interested in engineering as a career
17 February 2014
There has been a rise in the number of youngsters considering a career in engineering.
Mon, 17 Feb 2014There has been a rise in the number of youngsters considering a career in engineering.
A survey commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) found that the number of 11-14-year-olds thinking about working in engineering has jumped by 6%.
The survey also showed a 6% rise in the number of girls saying they would consider a career in engineering, with a 4% increase in parents also saying they would encourage their children to become engineers.
BIS says these positive signs for an industry with a known skills shortage comes as a result of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which took place last November in conjunction with the government, employers and education establishments.
Secretary of state for business innovation and skills Vince Cable said: “It is encouraging to see that our efforts to highlight the importance of engineering as a career has had a positive affect and that more women and girls are seeing it as an exciting career.”
A poll of 1,000 children aged 11 to 14 years and parents was conducted between 18 and 24 October 2013 before Tomorrow’s Engineers Week and then another one was taken between 13 and 17 November the week after the event.
A survey commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) found that the number of 11-14-year-olds thinking about working in engineering has jumped by 6%.
The survey also showed a 6% rise in the number of girls saying they would consider a career in engineering, with a 4% increase in parents also saying they would encourage their children to become engineers.
BIS says these positive signs for an industry with a known skills shortage comes as a result of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which took place last November in conjunction with the government, employers and education establishments.
Secretary of state for business innovation and skills Vince Cable said: “It is encouraging to see that our efforts to highlight the importance of engineering as a career has had a positive affect and that more women and girls are seeing it as an exciting career.”
A poll of 1,000 children aged 11 to 14 years and parents was conducted between 18 and 24 October 2013 before Tomorrow’s Engineers Week and then another one was taken between 13 and 17 November the week after the event.
