''Young people are rejecting engineering as a career choice because they don’t know enough about the profession, according to new research to mark the start of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week.
The research shows only half of 11 to 14-year-olds would consider a career in engineering and less than one in ten (7 per cent) plan to be engineers once they finish their education.
Girls in particular are not attracted to engineering as a career option, with 65 per cent saying they would not consider a career in engineering, a quarter (24 per cent) of which do not think that engineering is a suitable or attractive career for women.'' E&T Magazine
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