<p>"Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Chemical Engineers are employed around the globe in a world class, largely graduate, profession. As a career, Chemical Engineering provides new and exciting opportunities for individual enterprise and career flexibility with rapid progress to responsible and financially rewarding jobs.</p>
<p>Chemical Engineers are found in a wide range of industries from chemicals and bio-chemicals to energy, food and drink, pharmaceuticals and health care. They are at the forefront of tomorrow's scientific and technological development, tackling some of the world's most urgent problems. They develop and create products that modern society depends on such as food and drink, fuels, artificial fibers, pharmaceuticals, plastics and toiletries.</p>
<p>They help to sustain our modern society by managing natural resources, recycling materials and protecting the environment. But, whatever the role of the Chemical Engineer particular attention is always paid to safety.</p>
<p>Some Chemical Engineers design processes and solve problems using their computing skills and specialist knowledge of reactions, separations, heat transfer, fluid flow, control and economics. Others lead teams of experts from a range of disciplines, managing installations and directing plant operations.</p>
<p>The Chemical Engineers' general expertise is also used in management, in marketing, in information technology, in business or financial planning. Chemical engineers might manage processes on a huge scale, perhaps in a plant producing vast amounts of bulk chemicals. Equally, they could be found producing small quantities of a product, such as pure, high quality vaccines.</p>
<p>The products of Chemical Engineering are in every shop, office, factory and home in the country. Many of the companies employing Chemical Engineers are names which many people recognize instantly, such as Proctor & Gamble, General Electric, Florida Power & Light and Schweppes to name but a few.</p>
<p>Don't assume, however, that career opportunities only exist within these large and multi-national companies - many Chemical Engineers work in small and medium size businesses, often providing technical services to the larger concerns. For the more adventurous there is also the opportunity to operate your own business as a consultant within a particular industry sector.</p>
<p>Bright people who are good communicators, motivated, able to work on their own or as a team and interested in a challenge are prime candidates to study Chemical Engineering at University. Three A levels, usually including Math and Chemistry (and preferably another science), at grades reflecting the demands of the profession, are normally required. </p>
<p>People whose qualifications are not mainly in science need not despair as it may be possible for them to advance into Chemical Engineering by taking a one year foundation course designed to equip them with the necessary basic scientific background prior to a degree course. Courses and requirements for both foundation and degree courses vary so it is always worth looking into this. The Institution of Chemical Engineers can provide a summary for entry.</p>
<p>A degree in Chemical or Biochemical engineering provides the skills that open doors to the careers of the 21st century. There has been a steady growth in the world wide demand for graduate Chemical Engineers and they represent one of the highest paid group of engineers. Chemical Engineers have the multi-disciplinary skills that keep their options open and they are valued and well rewarded in many kinds of employment. But no matter where or how Chemical Engineers are employed there is always plenty of scope for ambition. The sky is the limit....."</p>