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Study finds that engineering and technology offers graduates strong employment prospects
E ngineeringUK has previewed the findings of a new report which reveals nearly three-quarters of graduates who studied engineering and technology ( 72.5 %) were in paid work for an employer 15 months after graduation . This is higher than that for graduates from all other subjects combined ( 69.7 %) – highlighting the high demand for engineering and tech skills .
A significant proportion of people studying engineering and tech in higher education are going on to work in engineering . Of
the engineering and technology graduates in paid work for an employer , 67.8 % went on to work in an engineering occupation . And most of these ( 66.5 %) are working in the engineering industry , up from 60 % reported last year .
Encouragingly , engineers were significantly more likely to agree that their degree was relevant to their job than non-engineering graduates . Longer term career prospects also look promising as engineers were significantly more likely to agree that they feel ‘ on track ’ with their plans for the future compared to non-engineers .
Salary prospects are also good , with graduates in engineering occupations tending to earn more money than graduates in nonengineering occupations . Most engineering graduates said they were on a salary of between £ 25,000 to £ 30,000 , or higher .
Dr Hilary Leevers , Chief Executive at EngineeringUK , said : “ Engineering and technology is a critical industry in the UK with a growing and exciting range of job opportunities – which makes it a popular degree subject choice . Our report highlights that engineering graduates can look forward to strong employability prospects , competitive salaries and can hit the ground running with their career ambitions shortly after graduating .”
Trimble and Radiodetection combine survey-grade positioning with underground utilities locating measurement workflows
T rimble and Radiodetection have announced a collaboration to improve the technology used in the utility measurement and mapping process . Through the integration of the Trimble Catalyst DA2 GNSS system and Radiodetection ’ s RD Map + application and precision locator products , the software and hardware integration streamline utility-locating workflows to provide high-accuracy measurement capabilities for the creation of underground utilities maps in a single field operation .
Traditionally , field technicians manually mark their measurements onsite or rely on data entries to provide to office staff for map creation after a site visit . Data collected with the Trimble Catalyst DA2 GNSS system can now be simultaneously synced with Radiodetection RD Map + and precision locators that find and mark buried utilities . By streamlining this connection , workers can efficiently and accurately digitise utility-line locations and reduce costly reporting errors .
“ Accurate geolocation is critical to the operation and maintenance of underground utilities and public infrastructure ,” said Stephanie Michaud , Strategic Marketing Manager , Trimble Surveying and
Mapping Field Solutions . “ By adding survey-grade capabilities to existing utility workflows , this collaboration creates a connected solution that provides confidence and reliability during the data capture process .”
This integration advances utility measurement workflows by giving workers the capability to accurately represent the utility asset in a digital format . This streamlines the operation , maintenance and construction process whenever utilities are involved .
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