Find Out More

Want to find out more about engineering, technology, and science as a career? Check out these sites.

Local Government Careers  - People Making Progress
Information on careers in local government, from infrastructure engineering to biosecurity.

SPIES
The South Pacific Indigenous Engineering Students association, a support group for Maori and Pacific Island students studying engineering at the University of Auckland.

Biotechnology in schools
The New Zealand Biotechnology Learning Hub brings biotechnology into schools, with a range of learning materials for teachers and students.

What kind of jobs would suit me?
Check out aptitude testing.

How does that work?
An extremely cool site with everything from tanks to ghosts to tsunamis.

Discover engineering
An American site aimed at explaining what engineering is. Full of games, trivia and other cool stuff.

Interested in a career in the food industry?
The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology can provide all the information you need.

Go girl
A site especially for girls interested in engineering.

An American version of Futureintech
The Junior Engineering Technical Society.

And another one!
More information on engineering from the United States

Jobs of the future
The fastest growing occupations over the next decade, according to the US Department of Labour

Women in action
Women role models, science and engineering – from Auckland University

Why technology?
A major survey looks at why people become technologists

New Zealanders making waves overseas
Kiwis doing well with US computer companies like Microsoft

Leadership pathways to wealth creation in science and technology
A joint RSNZ and NZTE project

Making a choice
A survey of why/how students choose technology courses at university

Breaking through the barriers
The ICT taskforce’s plan for growth

The Royal Society
Promoting New Zealand science and technology

Shape your Future
Everything you need to know about career options in infrastructure