Electronics engineering technician
Design and Technology, Physics and Biology at A level, then a Level 4 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, one step above A levels · 4 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 4 — 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
Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: ohm's law, control system, material property, technical drawing.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Design and Technology | 1.00 | ohm's law, control system, material property, technical drawing, material selection |
| GCSE Physics | 0.40 | ohm's law, electrical power, energy transfer, transformer, energy efficiency |
| A level Biology | 0.34 | oscilloscope, measurement uncertainty, precision, energy transfer, procedure |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.28 | gradient of a curve, rate of change, trigonometry |
| GCSE Design and Technology | 0.23 | cost, material selection, sensors, material property, fabrication |
| GCSE Art and Design | 0.13 | annotation, environment, material |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.10 | rate of change, material property, material selection |
| A level Physics | 0.09 | energy transfer, ohm's law |
| GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | 0.08 | radiation, presentation |
| GCSE English Literature | 0.05 | presentation, motivation |
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.
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Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Design and Technology, Physics and Biology, 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
More schools9
What the job is
Electronics engineering technicians work closely with electronics engineers in the development of electronic equipment and devices. Electronics engineering technicians are responsible for building, testing, and maintaining electronic devices.
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.