Communication manager
Media Studies, English Literature and Media Studies at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 1 standard and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Media Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: funding model, audience response, media regulation, target audience.
All subjects and shared ideas3
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Media Studies | 1.00 | funding model, audience response, media regulation, target audience, ownership |
| GCSE English Literature | 0.70 | spelling, punctuation, grammar |
| A level Media Studies | 0.67 | audience response, media regulation, audience segmentation |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Media Studies, English Literature and Media Studies, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Communication managers are responsible for developing communication strategies in order to promote the organization's mission, services or product. They coordinate communication projects and manage the communications issued by the company for both the internal and the external clients. They supervise internal communications, ensuring that communications reach each one of the employees and further questions can be answered. For external communications, they coordinate coherence among the messages transmitted in mails, printed materials, press articles, and corporate promotional materials. They strive to maintain truthful communications.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.