The world
of engineering
Careers
and pathways
Which engineering
sector
Apprenticeships
and training
Considering college
or university
Resources for teachers
and advisors

Discover Engineering has been developed and funded by Gradcracker - the careers website for graduate engineers. Discover Engineering provides a gateway to hundreds of brilliant websites for young engineers. Here you’ll find everything you need to know about how to become an engineer.

 
This is a great place to start your journey of discovery. The sites we have featured here will open your eyes to the many ways that engineering has transformed the world we live in and show you the amazing and wonderful places that a career in engineering can take you.

This section contains some really useful sites which have been designed to show you different routes into engineering. You can discover information about gaining qualifications and experience and get advice about which career path is best for you.
Here you can discover which area of engineering excites you the most. Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Construction, Defence, IT, Automotive, the list goes on!
 
Ready for the world of work? Here you can find apprenticeships and training opportunities with the UK’s leading engineering employers.
This is the place to make your choice of further education. From here you can visit the engineering faculty of every university in the UK. You can also visit all the UK’s colleges of vocational excellence.
If you want to inspire tomorrow’s engineers this is the section for you. You can access ideas, activities and lesson plans to help you to encourage and advise young people about engineering and their options.