The word engineering usually makes us think of car mechanics or ‘engineering works’ which delay train journeys and cause traffic hold-ups on the roads.
The engineering sector is huge. The Engineering Employers’ Federation (EEF) is more than 6,000 member firms strong. There are an estimated 800,000 engineers in a sector employing roughly 1.7 million people in total.
THE DEMAND for engineering professionals is set to rise in the UK in the next 10 years due to advances in technology and changes in industry and consumer demands. Research published by the UK Department for Education and Skills highlights this increase and forecasts that the market will expand at a rate of 2% a year
