Women in Engineering: Julie's Story

Meet our apprentices in smart meter engineering
Training enough specialists to help the UK create a sustainable future simply isn’t possible without a greater diversity of people involved.
More women, trans people and non-binary people must be encouraged into engineering fields if we hope to stay ahead as a nation of forward thinkers.
This is something we’re passionate about at Universal Skills Group, with more women joining our cohorts each year.
So, to prove that it’s not ‘just men’ who enjoy our courses, we recently caught up with two of our apprentice smart meter engineers, Kelsey and Julie.
Read what they think of their apprenticeships so far, below!
And if you know a person who might be interested in training as a smart meter engineer, do share this article with them.
At 52, Julie had her reservations about becoming a smart metering engineer, not least because she knew she’d likely be the oldest on her course. And as a Sky Engineer at the time, it took courage to take her career on a new path.