• Question: Is there any skills in becoming an engineer?

    Asked by Sweeney:):) to Ashley, Catherine, John G, Laura, Ray on 11 Nov 2014.
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      Laura Tobin answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      It helps if you are good at maths and physics. It’s not essential but it really helps. I wasn’t good at either of those subjects but I was really interested and motivated. I didn’t get the points of maths grade for engineering in my Leaving Cert, so I studied science and now I’m working in engineering. I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t interested in maths, physics, solving problems and creating new things from ideas.

      Also learning to become an engineer, you learn new skills like logical reasoning, communication, teamwork and looking at problems & solving them analytically. These types of skills are so valuable later on in life. These skills will allow you move into many other areas, you won’t be confined to just working in engineering.

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      John Ging answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Yeah, as Laura says, being strong at Maths and Physics helps.
      Ultimately having an inquisitive mind is all you need.
      If you “play” with something and break it, you should be able to put it back together with a few “minor modifications”.

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      Catherine Conaghan answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Liking to try and figure things out and improve things is a great start!

    • Photo: Ray Alcorn

      Ray Alcorn answered on 19 Nov 2014:

      hi sweeney

      skills… I think just reasonably practical.. most engineers are. And of course the math and physics and IT help

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