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  1. Engineering making difference the

  2. Engineering making difference is designing and the products that make a to all our lives

  3. Making the difference • Engineering and the world around us • The different types of engineering and engineers • Some examples of engineering problem-solving • Careers: education, training and entry levels

  4. Q What are these engineers testing?

  5. A Testing on earth…

  6. Q What have satellites got to do with farming?

  7. A Satellites in space… helping to transmit weather forecasts to those who work on the earth

  8. Q It isn’t a satellite or UFO, but what is it?

  9. An industrial knitting machine: high-tech engineering to manufacture high-street fashion A

  10. A microchip carrying hundreds of tiny circuits is what gives us fast access to the internet A

  11. Mission control, but what’s the mission for these engineers? Q

  12. Manufacturing chocolate bars to satisfy the cravings of a chocolate-loving nation A

  13. Q What is this engineer manufacturing?

  14. Pharmaceuticals …engineering that plays a vital role in curing diseases A

  15. What is this and what is it used for? Q

  16. Engineering… …making equipment making music A

  17. Mechanical engineering designing and making objects with moving parts

  18. Electronic engineering designing circuits that make things work… using the power supplied by electrical engineering

  19. Manufacturing engineering using innovative techniques to turn raw materials into manufactured items

  20. Civil engineering creating bridges, roads, tunnels, railways… the infrastructure of modern society

  21. Chemical engineering controlling chemical reactions on an industrial scale to make exciting products

  22. Problem How would you improve communications in remote parts of the developing world… without mains electricity or batteries?

  23. Solution A clockwork radio that works like a wind-up gramophone… a low-tech solution to a global problem

  24. Outcome Communicating vital information and educating whole communities which could save hundreds of lives

  25. Optical fibres have revolutionised the telecommunications industry – but how would you go about getting more light into each fibre and therefore communicating more information through it?

  26. Solution Contact lenses… and an 18-year-old straight from school? Surely not!

  27. Outcome • Alex Meehan went on the Year in Industryprogramme before going to university. • He developed a method of manufacturing microlenses like this one to focus light from lasers into each individual optical fibre.

  28. Engineering is all about: - using your brain to solve practical problems - thinking outside traditional methods - working in teams

  29. Apprenticeships: Level 2 • Entry requirements vary • Entry at 16 or 17 (usually straight from school) • Work towards NVQ level 2 Advanced Apprenticeships: craft level • Ideally three GCSE passes at A*-C, including maths and science • Entry at 16 or 17 (usually straight from school) • Work towards NVQ level 3, BTEC Certificate in Engineering or City & Guilds qualification, and Key Skills

  30. Technician careers Advanced Apprenticeships or via full-time courses • At least five GCSE passes at A*-C or A levels, including maths and science • Entry at 16,17 or after college/university • Technical, demanding, and more practical than academic • An excellent alternative for people who have A levels or good GCSEs • Work towards NVQ level 3 or 4 (or level 3 plus units of level 4), work towards a BTEC or City & Guilds qualification, an HNC/HND, or a new Foundation Degree • Can be used as entry to Higher Education • Can be used to obtain Engineering Technician status with professional institutions

  31. University courses and graduate careers • At least two A levels, preferably including maths and/or physics • Entry at 18+ • Sponsorship and sandwich placements available for engineering students • Accredited courses can be used as a basis for proceeding to Chartered (CEng) or Incorporated (IEng) status after relevant experience • New Graduate Apprenticeship for undergraduates and new graduates to give them experience and vocational qualifications as well as academic

  32. 3 things you should know about NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications) • practical qualifications that show what you can do at work as well as what you know • five levels, ranging from level 1 (for people with no previous qualifications) to level 5 (equivalent to higher-level university qualifications • a wide range of different engineering options – corresponding to the job you do

  33. 3 things you should know about work experience and business placements • could take the form of “project work” – it will make your school work more relevant to real life and jobs • could take the form of “work shadowing” – accompanying someone working in engineering • helps you find out if engineering is for you

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