As a fast growing sector with great prospects and significantly above average pay, young people unsure of what career path to take, should take a good look at engineering and technology – the opportunities are likely more wide-ranging and attractive than they’d imagine.

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (November 11 to 15) is a community-wide campaign, running every year since 2013, showcasing modern engineering and technology careers to young people, their teachers, parents and other influencers. Run by STEM charity EngineeringUK, its success lies in the support it garners from professional engineering institutions, employers, educators, government departments, practitioners and thousands of individuals, all seeking to attract more young people from all backgrounds into the sector.

Engineering and technology employs 6.3 million people across the UK with faster growth predicted up until at least 2030 in all regions compared with other occupations, and these people are working to improve all our lives, for example, through better medical technologies, renewing our national infrastructure, and addressing climate change. Vocational routes such as T Levels and apprenticeships offer fantastic pathways in, alongside university studies.

This year’s Tomorrow’s Engineers Week will help more young people better understand the breadth of opportunities available for all sorts of people with all sorts of skills, from problem solving to creativity. A toolkit for schools and local employers offers great free resources from lesson plans to short videos plus the chance to chat to a panel of early career professionals working in engineering and tech.

Unfortunately, most young people don’t have a good understanding of the amazing opportunities available to them in engineering and technology, so whether you're an engineer, a STEM expert, an educator, a mum, dad, or carer, please help them to find out more.

For more information on how to get involved in Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, visit teweek.org.uk

Dr Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK