“So many prospective students set themselves up for disappointment and failure because they sign up for something based on perceptions of prestige, rather than prospects of success,” says Education expert Dr Felicity Coughlan of the IIE. Below she discusses how career options have evolved dramatically and substantially over the past decade, and that students and their parents should keep this in mind when investigating what to study and where.

The welding industry is healthy and the global projections for 2012 and beyond are optimistic. According to a recent survey conducted in America by the American Welding Society, respondents overwhelmingly felt that welding is “here to stay” and 70% of the respondents predicted substantial growth for the industry. Therefore, welding is a safe career choice to make.