Education and Training
This section gives you information on qualifications and advice
on careers available in science, engineering and manufacturing.
- Visit 14-19
Diplomas and GCSEs for information on these
qualifications available to school students.
- Use our Course & Provider
Search facility if you are looking for the right
science, engineering or manufacturing course for you. It will
also help you if you know the course you want but need to know who
offers it.
- Visit Progression
Routes to chart a career in engineering. Our
route planner sets out the career structure and shows you what
qualifications and training you need to get to the next
level. If you are looking at engineering as a career option
you will see the many possibilities there are and how you can
progress. If you are an employer you can use the planner as a handy
tool to plan the training and development of your employees.
A wide range of employer fact sheets support the progression
planner. They explain job roles within the career structure
and possible career paths. You can also use fact sheets to
find out about work-based learning programmes and vocational and
academic qualifications.
- The CoVEs section
gives you details of colleges and training providers that have
earned Centre of Vocational Excellence status in
engineering/technology. Find out about the new Training Quality
Standard – which providers have already achieved and how it
benefits employers.