[sdiy] Help for a budding young engineer...

[cheater cheater]

I can suggest that he gets familiar with the London Hackspace. They
have a very prolific irc channel, and a very nice website, and the
place looks really nice too.

D.

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 14:05, Justin Owen <juzowen at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A colleague has asked if I might be able to offer some help and advice to her young Nephew who is looking at a career in Electrical Engineering.
>
> I've had a chat with him about some ways he can be doing his own projects on his own time but as I'm completely self-taught I'm not able to offer him any advice on possible course/subject selection at Uni.
>
> So - time to put your fancy degree to some use ;) - what subjects were helpful/real-world relevant, what was a waste of time, what will help him get a good job, what might help him future-proof his degree - and other relevant questions/answers for a young lad.
>
> Secondly - can any of you suggest some London-based companies that might have a relevant department that he could approach for work experience?
>
> Figured it's worth trying to encourage someone who is interested in *making* *real* *things*.
>
> Cheers all,
>
> Justin
>
>
>
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