Answer to Question #234459 in English for Phumzile Zondi

Question

You are required to write detailed report between 1-2 pages based on Electrical engineering career. Preferably a career path that you wish to pursue when you complet the HET phase.

In your report you must include the following:

Title of your chosen career

A brief job description

The interests and abilities that a person should have who want to do this job, and why you think that this job is suited to your interests and abilities.

State what school subjects are needed to qualify for the job.

Describe the academic requirements needed to do the job

Answer 1

Electrical engineering career.

A brief job description.

Electrical engineers design, develop, and test electrical devices and equipment, including communications systems, power generators, motors and navigation systems, and electrical systems for automobiles and aircraft. They also oversee the manufacture of these devices, systems, and equipment.

The interests and abilities. 

Electrical and electronics engineers typically have the following interests: Have realistic interests. They like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like to work with plants, animals, and physical materials such as wood, tools, and machinery. Electrical engineering is a practical discipline with a plethora of great career opportunities. Electrical and electronics engineers can work in research and development industries, engineering services firms, manufacturing, government, and tech.

Colleges offering electrical engineering courses

Which colleges offer Electrical Engineering?

• Taita Taveta University (TTU)
• Kenyatta University (KU)
• Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)
• Mount Kenya University, Thika (MKU)
• JKUAT.
• Kirinyaga University College – Kerugoya.
• Machakos University College.

Subjects required.

Electrical and electronic engineering course entry requirements. It's maths and physics that most universities will be looking for in applications to electrical and electronic engineering. It'll be a new subject for most 18 year olds, so admissions teams will be looking for the nearest thing in your current studies.

Academic requirements.

To become an electrical engineer you usually have to complete an engineering degree at university with a major in electrical, electronic, electrical power, telecommunications and network, or communications engineering. To get into these courses you usually need to gain your Senior Secondary Certificate of Education.