DESIGN &
MANUFACTURE
ENGINEERING
SCIENCE
GRAPHIC
COMMUNICATION
PRACTICAL
WOODWORKING
N4-AH
N4-H
N4-AH
N4-N5
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
DET AND THE WORLD OF WORK
There are a lot of different careers in this job family. For some jobs you’ll need practical skills and creativity
and in others you’ll need to be good at maths and science. An interest in how things work and problem
solving skills will also help if you want to design, test and build tomorrow’s technology.
You may not think DET skills are relevant to your future education or career path. Many of the soft skills
are key for employers in an ever changing global society
● Solving problems
● Thinking creatively & critically
● Planning & Organising
● Communicating & Presenting
● Researching
● Evaluating
● Attention to detail
● Digital Literacy
● Applied numeracy