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You can do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in civil engineering.

Many universities specialise in particular areas of civil engineering, like:

• transport engineering
• environmental engineering
• coastal and maritime engineering

You can search for accredited courses through the Institution of Civil Engineers. Some courses include a work placement, which can be useful for making industry contacts to help you find work after university.

You can also do further study for a postgraduate master's qualification in civil engineering, if you've got a degree in a related subject like maths, science or geology.

You could take a course at college, which might help you to get work as a trainee civil engineer, or to apply for further study at university.

Subjects include:

• civil engineering
• maths, physics or geography
• construction and the built environment

You can apply to do a Civil Engineer Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship with an engineering or construction company.

This takes around 5 years to complete.

You could work as a civil engineering technician and study on the job for a degree or apprenticeship.

You'll usually need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science. Employers may also look for 1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent qualifications.

You may be able to apply for diver training through your employer. For example, if you're in the police, armed forces or work for a marine engineering company. Once qualified, you could work with an underwater unit.

Similarly, if you work in scientific research, like oceanography or archaeology, your employer may put you through specialist diver training, so that you can carry out tasks underwater.

You could apply directly for jobs if you've got the right diving and safety qualifications.

You'll also need experience relevant to the industry you're working in. For example, you'll need a background in welding to work as an offshore underwater engineer, repairing pipelines or cables.

You can do a course with a commercial training organisation or professional body to get your diving qualifications.

Training must be approved by the Health and Safety Executive. Examples include courses offered by the:

• Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
• British Sub-Aqua Club

You can do a college course to learn some of the skills you need to get a job as a trainee with a fencing company. Courses include:

• basic construction skills
• carpentry and joinery
• construction plant operations

You could apply to do a Fencing Installer Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship.

This takes up to 2 years to complete and combines training on the job with study off-site.

You can apply directly to employers if you have some experience in a practical job like construction or landscape gardening.

You could take a construction or engineering qualification like construction skills. This could help you to find a trainee job with a company when you finish your course.

You can apply to do a Steel Fixer Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship.

This can take up to 2 years to complete.

You could apply directly to work as a steel fixer. To do this, you'll usually need work-based qualifications in construction or engineering, or on-site experience.

Employers may also want you to have some GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C).

You could apply to do an apprenticeship with a construction, engineering or heritage conservation company to give you some of the skills needed to be a steeplejack.

Apprenticeships include:

• Steeplejack Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship
• Lightning Protection Operative Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship
• Engineering Construction Erector Rigger Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
• Fall Protection Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship

These can take between 2 and 3 years to complete.

You can apply directly to become a steeplejack. Employers may ask for GCSEs, or equivalent, in maths, English, science or design and technology.

Experience in general construction, scaffolding, roofing or electrical work may give you an advantage.

If you want to work as a lightning conductor engineer, you'll need maths skills and a basic understanding of electrical theory.