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Our Inspiration

Engineers are:

Problem solvers. Engineers design bridges and batteries, jet engines and solar panels – whether it’s keeping the lights on, keeping us healthy, or keeping us connected, the work engineers do is essential.

Fueled by passion and purpose. Engineers use their skills to respond to the world’s most pressing challenges – from clean energy to quality healthcare and more sustainable flight. Engineers make what’s next for the world even better.

In demand. 54% of companies globally report talent shortages. Being an engineer provides a stable and well-paying career. Next Engineers is a gateway to accessing future opportunities.

Diverse. The world can’t work without engineers that reflect the diversity of that world.

Smiling woman leaning on desk in front of model windmills

Engineering by the numbers

South Africa

11%

of engineers in South Africa are women, but

50%

of the students in Next Engineers Johannesburg are girls

Source: Engineering Council of South Africa

United States

< 13%

of the current engineering workforce represent members of the Black and Hispanic communities, but

> 35%

of Next Engineers Academy students in Cincinnati identify as Black or multiracial

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

United Kingdom

12%

Percentage of women who comprise of engineering & technology graduates at the bachelor's degree level in the United Kingdom, but

28.5%

of Next Engineers Academy students in Staffordshire identify as girls

Source: Engineering UK

South Africa

8,000

Almost 8,000 students are enrolled in the Engineering and the Built Environment faculty at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg

These students work to meet South Africa's goals for development, sustainability, and progress

Source: Witwatersrand University

United Kingdom

39%

Aerospace engineering is one of the fastest-growing engineering fields in England, expanding 39% in just 5 years.

Source: Telegraph

Engineer stories

GE Next Engineers

Alisha Davis-Kent is a test engineer at GE. She talks about the significance of GE Next Engineers and how a program like this would have benefited her as a high school student trying to determine what career path to take.

Watch Alisha's Story

#MyAhaMoment

Building a better world doesn’t happen overnight—it all begins with an Aha! moment. Which got us thinking, what inspires engineers to build a world that works? Our global community of global GE engineers jumped in to share their stories...

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Engineering at work

See how engineers turn ideas into reality and change the world.