Civil engineering's image in schools - and how to change it

Les Hamill; Liz Hodgkinson

doi:10.1680/cien.2003.156.2.78

Civil engineering's image in schools - and how to change it

Les Hamill^*, Liz Hodgkinson

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University of Plymouth

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Applications to study civil engineering at British universities halved between 1995 and 2001, reflecting the profession's declining attraction as a career. This paper reports on a study of school and college students to discover why. It concludes that the problems which need to be addressed include the 'invisibility' of the profession, the absence of positive role models, low starting salaries and unattractive working conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-85
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering
Volume	156
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.2003.156.2.78
Publication status	Published - May 2003

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Civil and Structural Engineering

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Education and training
Management

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