Engineering
Engineering is the application of scientific, social, and practical knowledge in order to invent, design, build, maintain, research, and improve structures, machines, devices, systems, materials, and processes.
The discipline of engineering is extremely broad, and encompasses a range of more specialised fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of applied science, technology and types of application.
There are over
Employed in this sector in the Humber
This accounts for over
Of employment in the region
Did You Know?
Nationally
Every time a job is created in engineering
new jobs are created elsewhere
The Humber is home to a number of specialist engineering institutions including Grimsby Institute, Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire, Ron Dearing UTC, HETAand HOTA which provide practical training to support the needs of the advanced engineering sector, as well as the University of Hull with its Knowledge Exchange which supports innovation in engineering
Will there be opportunities available?
There is an annual shortfall of up to 59,000 engineering graduates & technicians to fill core engineering roles nationally
New industries and technologies are emerging, adding to already significant demand for engineering skills. 203,000 people with Level 3+ engineering skills are needed every year to meet demand
There is predicted to be an annual demand for 124,000 engineers and technicians with core engineering skills across the economy
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