ENGINEERING
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2008, engineers held about 1.6 million jobs in the US. 278,400 were held by civil engineers, 238,700 were mechanical engineers and 214,800 were industrial engineers (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Leonardo da Vinci bore the official title of Ingegnere Generale. His notebooks reveal that some Renaissance engineers began to ask systematically what works and why.
Langeled Pipeline is the longest underwater pipeline in the world, stretching nearly 1,200km from Norway to England. The pipeline can carry 70 million cubic metres of gas per day. The project was finished in 2006.
have a lack of qualified personnel in technical fields and must motivate more young people to pursue careers in engineering and the natural sciences.”
Both Siemens and the VDI are working to promote a modern image of the engineering profession. “Using role models can be very effective,” Funk says. “VDI has already had good experience with this approach in the context of our project, MINT Role Models. Tis seeks to inspire schoolgirls and female students to pursue a career in engineering.” Meanwhile, Siemens has developed its training capabilities to become one of the largest private providers of vocational education in Germany, investing about €160 million a year in its employees and supporting over 1,000 university projects a year as well as school projects. “With our Yolante mentoring programme, for example, we support about 100 women a year in their scientific studies,” says Reh. “We have a programme for disadvantaged young people, many of whom have migration backgrounds. Since we launched the programme three years ago, we’ve hired 250 young people a year and provided them with special support.”
Ingenieurberufs zu fördern. „Der Einsatz von Vorbildern kann sehr wirkungsvoll sein“, erklärt Herr Funk. „Der VID hat mit diesem Konzept im Zusammenhang mit unserem Projekt MINT Role Models bereits gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Es strebt an, Schulmädchen und Studentinnen für eine Karriere in der Ingenieurtechnik zu interessieren.
In der Zwischenzeit hat Siemens seine Ausbildungskapazität so ausgeweitet, dass das Unternehmen zu einem der größten privaten Berufsausbilder in Deutschland geworden ist und ungefähr €160 Mio. pro Jahr in seine Mitarbeiter investiert, sowie mehr als 1.000 Universitäts- und Schulprojekte pro Jahr unterstützt. „Mit unserem Mentorprogramm Yolante unterstützen wir zum Beispiel ungefähr 100 Frauen pro Jahr bei ihren wissenschaftlichen Studien“, berichtet Frau Reh. „Wir unterhalten ein Programm für benachteiligte junge Leute, von denen viele aus Auswandererfamilien stammen. Seit dem Start des Programms vor drei Jahren haben wir 250 junge Leute pro Jahr eingestellt und ihnen besondere Unterstützung zur Verfügung gestellt.“
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