Virtual work experience

Explore a Career that helps shape a Sustainable World

Discover What Chemical Engineers Really Do

Chemical engineers help tackle some of society's biggest challenges, from creating sustainable energy solutions and developing medicines to ensuring access to safe drinking water and producing the products we use every day.

Through this virtual experience, you'll:

• Learn about different chemical engineering careers
• Hear directly from engineers working in industry
• Explore real-world engineering projects
• Take part in interactive activities and quizzes
• Build your understanding of engineering and employability skills
• Find out whether chemical engineering could be the right career for you

Gain Valuable Experience for Your Future

Join thousands of young people who have already explored the world of chemical engineering through IChemE's Virtual Work Experience programme. Many participants describe it as eye-opening and say it helped them gain confidence about their future career choices.

Start your virtual work experience

Mini project

If you’ve completed the work experience programme, why not have a go at a mini project?

Set for you by an engineer, the sprint is a real-world task you can complete at any time. ​You will be guided through this mini-project by a real engineer working in the energy sector.

Skills you will practise:

• problem-solving
• mathematical skills
• applying your existing knowledge in a new setting​
• interpretation of an engineer’s process flow diagram​.

Make sure you download your certificate and workbook as a record of your completed task.