Port Macquarie-Hastings high school students are being encouraged to come to an engineering information session to explore pathways after school.
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The demand for people heading into the engineering profession is so great that the industry is targeting school aged children to entice them to see the options available to them.
Helen Link, general manager at Engineers Australia said all students should be considering engineering as a legitimate pathway to securing work after school.
“From turning on the television and using your computer, to bridges, traffic lights and robotics, engineers were involved in their creation, so there really is something for everyone,” Ms Link said.
“These days you can pick a field, from medical to building to IT and beyond and engineers will be working there helping.”
The free information session will be at Panthers in Port Macquarie on June 18 from 6.30pm with local engineers to be on hand to talk and answer questions.
“We are hosting an information session for high school students and parents in Port Macquarie so they can ask questions about the potential of seriously considering engineering as a career path,” she said.
“It will be a chance for parents and students to ask questions about what engineers actually do as well as hear from local engineers and how they have helped on local projects.”
Engineering Austalia’s ‘Engineers Make Things Happen’ report shows that 57 per cent of engineers currently working in Australia were born overseas compared to 40 per cent in other professions.
“We are wanting young people to seriously consider their options when it comes to jobs after school because as Australia becomes an innovative country we need more people developing and creating ideas.”
Ms Link said they are also trying to appeal to girls to get into the engineering space.
“We know that girls are less likely to pick mathematics and science as options later in their schooling lives, so we are really wanting girls and parents of girls to come along to the information session to find out more.”
The information session is free, but registration before the night is essential.