University v Apprenticeships - Are we getting engineering careers wrong?

The simplest habit in this episode is the one you'll wish you'd started sooner.Sixteen years ago, in his first job, Josh was told to keep a notepad. He still does over 25 of them now, filled with note...

18 Aug 8min

Josh is back with more steps to build your way to a career in engineering.This one's about the skills you already have and aren't talking about. You go to university or college, you get the degree but...

11 Aug 12min

Episode 60 of the Engineer a Career Podcast, with Josh going solo at the start of a new academic year to reflect on his own engineering degree what he got right, and what he would do differently.Josh ...

4 Aug 20min

Josh sat down with Ryan to talk through his journey from electrical apprentice to chartered engineer, and how he ended up working as a senior project manager in Perth, Australia.What stands out about ...

28 Juli 56min

It's Episode 58, and it's time to share what it's really like being a member of one of our strategic partners, the Energy Institute.Ubong Essien is a PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde an...

21 Juli 33min

Emma joined Network Rail in 2019 as a technical clerk, providing admin support to a team of civil engineers. She had no engineering background, she'd left school in 2000 with Highers in languages, and...

14 Juli 35min

Episode 56 of the Engineer a Career Podcast, with Josh joined by John Casey.John Casey started his engineering career at 16, spending eight weeks of work experience at a wind farm in southwest Scotlan...

7 Juli 36min

Katie started her engineering career at 18, turning down a university place to take an apprenticeship at Jacobs, a decision she had to make before she'd even sat her Highers. Eleven years on, she's a ...

30 Juni 39min