Engineering in the UK

[doodab]

Do not put "direct metal laser sintering" into youtube, or you will want one.

[BlasterBates]

The pay for Engineers is generally low.

[conned tractor]

The pay for Engineers is generally low.

What they all said.



I am on my highest rate ever and still want out.

[swamp]

Do anyone think IT will ever become like engineering? That is, low paid?

[Fred Bloggs]

The pay for Engineers is generally low.

It depends. Chemical Engineering is THE golden discipline in engineering. In the London area you can get up to about £70/hr working for EPC companies on oil and gas projects while working for an operating company you can get up to £700 a day. So it isn't too shabby. I spent the last 18 months in Surrey on £650 a day. I'm now back in the north west on a miserable £45/hr but at least I'm home in the evenings. Probably the next best bet after chemical engineering is structural engineers who are in massive demand in the London area. HTH.

[Paddy]

Do they manufacture things?

Yes, all three but only small specialized production.

[centurian]

Considering making the jump this year as from 2012 the substantially higher fees kick in for new starters.

I think it's too late for that - you may get this year's module cheaper, but next year you have to pay the new rates for the remaning modules.

Only those that started their degree with an expectation of the lower rates will continue to get the them for the remainder of their degree.

They have left that part deliberately vague and it's on a case-by-case basis, mostly because it isn't a black-and-white definition of when a student starts/progresses towards a degree - unlike a regular university where you specifically enroll on a 3/4 year course.

[craig1]

I think it's too late for that - you may get this year's module cheaper, but next year you have to pay the new rates for the remaning modules.

Only those that started their degree with an expectation of the lower rates will continue to get the them for the remainder of their degree.

They have left that part deliberately vague and it's on a case-by-case basis, mostly because it isn't a black-and-white definition of when a student starts/progresses towards a degree - unlike a regular university where you specifically enroll on a 3/4 year course.

I was told that as long as you do at least 60 credits per year (to qualify as a proper part-time student) and start this calendar year that you'll retain the lower rate for the duration of your degree.

[scooterscot]

I am thinking of doing an OU degree. I fancy studying electronic engineering, perhaps with some more basic physics as well.

Primarily I want to do this for my own satisfaction but I'm wondering do people think this is likely to be beneficial to my "career"?

My undergraduate course was electronic engineering. Now I work alone with hardly any competition.

[scooterscot]

The pay for Engineers is generally low.

In the UK yes.

In euroland no. Unless €110 p/h is the new low.