In reply to goosebump:
> (In reply to teflonpete)
> Hello Teflon Pete,
> Is it as simple as I was/am an engineer, I want to be engineer who works on windfarms?
No, not quite that simple, I was interested in anaerobic digester plant, waste recycling plant, industrial effluent discharge control, energy efficiency, a number of fields.
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> From my perspective (ecologist within a medium sized env consultancy), when we recruit age is irrelevant since finding skilled ecologists is pretty hard. Degrees only really matter in terms of proving (hopefully) that people can write and organise their time. Utterly useless at assessing if someone is sufficiently curious to have the field skills needed. To be fair though, we would be unlikley to recruit someone without a degree since they are ten a penny these days...
The degree modules steer more towards ecology but a degree doesn't make anyone a skilled ecologist without practical experience. Ecology wasn't really the path I was looking to take as that would mean completely retraining and gaining whole new fields of experience.
Thanks for your reply, much appreciated.