The STEM sector has been riding a seemingly endless wave of growth. As humankind continues to reach for the stars, the work undertaken in tech, research and design is expanding exponentially. This has led to the creation of new job types and also to immense skills gaps across the sector. Employer demand for STEM qualifications and skills is high and will continue to increase in the future.
STEM is more than just a group of subjects it more closely reflects a skills set. It uses logic to creatively solve problems.
With STEM skills, you can make a big contribution to many of the big challenges facing society today. From designing visual for a new film, to working as a physiotherapist in a hospital, to inventing a new hi-tech health scanner, to manufacturing a new mobile phone, to writing the code for a new software programme or putting new satellites into space, there are thousands of exciting and well-paid opportunities.
There are different routes into STEM careers at different educational levels, from level 5 and 6, through apprenticeships or from relevant degrees and master programmes.
STEM crosses all career sectors and nearly every job in the future will require STEM/STEAM skills. In this page we are bringing together information on some of the more obvious STEM sectors.
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The engineering sector itself is made up of a wide range of companies providing a diverse range of products and services.
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Physical and Mathematical Sciences is a broad sector, with many potential career paths for those with qualifications and suitable skillsets, including medical work, engineering, teaching, finance and technology.
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This is a one year programme that gives you an entry route into the following four different Engineering honours degree courses: Agricultural...
You will gain a firm grounding in the key areas of mathematics, while developing the ability to invent, criticise and perfect mathematics for...
This is a one-year common entry course to the honours degree courses in the Built Environment. Successful completion of this Common Entry Year...
The UCD Science (DN200) course offers 27 degree subjects categorised into streams. Students can study subjects from more than one stream in first...
Many of the managerial decisions taken in modern business organisations and financial institutions require a good understanding of the global...
This programme has been designed in partnership with industry to meet the needs of the ‘Green Economy’, which reports have projected...
This programme has been designed to allow graduates to work in an industry embarking on the rapid transition to electrified propulsion, namely...
Physics is the study of the basic principles that govern the physical world around us. This course will provide you with the scientific knowledge...
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Operates equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials
Building Information Modelling (BIM) professionals are experts in different areas of BIM and the built environment.
Control engineers research, design, develop and manage the equipment used to monitor and control a wide range of systems and machinery.
Researches, designs, develops, or tests various automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems controls.
Spray painters apply a paint finish to new vehicles and those that have been damaged in accidents.
Designs technologies that specialise in light information or light energy, such as laser or fibre optics technology.
Develops devices and procedures that solve medical and health-related problems by combining their knowledge of biology and medicine with engineering principles and practices.
Conducts surveys of property and natural resources such as buildings, land and sea.
Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering which applies technological advancements to biological materials.
Fisheries Biologists study fish, particularly their behaviour, their numbers and how they interact with their environments.
Has expertise in a wide range of manufacturing technologies and computer and management control systems.
Maintains supply systems from renewable or sustainable sources such as Water supply. May also work in grounds construction & road maintainance. Use skills and knowledge to deliver infrastructure for utilities companies.