Engineering a sustainable world virtual work experience

You can discover and explore what it’s like to be a chemical engineer working in different industries, by accessing our new interactive virtual work experience programme called 'Engineering a sustainable world'. Alongside the programme is a mini project called the sprint where you can try a real-world task.

This IChemE Virtual Work Experience programme is full of engaging content to get you stuck into the various pathways in chemical engineering. Plus, you’ll hear from industry experts, and complete activities and quizzes to improve your knowledge. If you want more, there’s an accompanying Sprint to this Virtual Programme.

Summary of the programme

• Bite-sized interactive modules about chemical engineering and its importance in energy, food and drink, water and healthcare​.
• Different career routes explained
• Skills you need to help employability
• Find out where chemical and process engineers work
• Quizzes and tasks
• Downloadable certificate to record your achievement.

The Sprint: an additional mini project

Set by an engineer, the sprint is a real-world task which you can complete at any time. You will be guided through this mini-project by a real engineer working in the energy sector.

Skills you will practise:

• Problem-solving
• Mathematical skills
• Applying existing knowledge in a new setting
• Interpretation of an engineer’s process flow diagram
• Downloadable certificate and workbook as a record of the completed task.

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