Case Studies

Read, watch and be inspired by the stories of careers in engineering below.

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  Sam Evans

  Sam works for Alstom Services. Sam really wanted to do an apprenticeship so he could learn about the power sector while still getting paid.

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  From bicycle spokes to engine cogs

  Richard Kirkland got into engineering through his love of tinkering with mountain bikes, motorbikes and restoring cars. Now he puts these skills to use as an apprentice with international car manufacturer...

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  Buildings, bridges, structures and strength

  Roma Agrawal is a structural engineer working at WSP Group in London. She's won a national award and worked on one of the most attention-catching buildings in the London skyline. Not bad for 28...

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  McLaren mean machines

  Chris Gosling joined McLaren's graduate programme four years ago and now has a big input on the engineering of super-fast cars like the one in this video!

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  Props, films and special effects

  Will works as a special effects engineer, creating props and mechanical devices to help directors make films and TV programmes look as realistic, and exciting, as possible. Find out in our video how he mixes engineering ability and creativity.

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  The IT route to success

  For IT apprentice Renee, her programme was the perfect step between college and work. She why an apprenticeship worked for her and why it could work for you.

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  On the road

  Emma works as a vehicle maintenance apprentice. Hear why the apprentice route worked for her and how she's gaining qualifications as she goes.

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  All wired up

  Caitlin, an apprentice, works in electro technical installation. See why this was the right route for her and what it could offer to you.

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  Loud and clear

  Martin Nicholson works as a technologist for the BBC’s R&D (Research & Development) department. From working on Radio 1’s studios through to helping develop technology to help blind and partially sighted, his work is helping to shape broadcasting. Find out how he made his way into the BBC and see how you could too.

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  In motion

  Becky Gregory-Clarke has, during her time at the BBC, worked on mobile camera technology that changes the way we view sport. Find out what qualifications she had to bring her to the front of digital broadcasting.