before you start an uni course or anything like that look at what qualifactions you need, if any, what you need for the job you want to get after, there were a few people what came into the company i used to work for before i started one myself, they had been to uni and got the grades but when it came to me showing them the machines we wanted them to run they didnt have a clue how to use them., All companys will look at experiance over grades in engineering, because if you havent run the machines before why should they employ you.