Engineering assistant
Mathematics, Biology and Biology at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 2 standards and 7 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
Mathematics leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: rate of change, calculus, mechanics, data presentation.
All subjects and shared ideas7
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Mathematics | 1.00 | rate of change, calculus, mechanics, data presentation |
| A level Biology | 0.80 | conclusion, circuit diagrams, data recording, data presentation |
| GCSE Biology | 0.76 | graphical representation, unit conversion, sampling |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.74 | rate of change, trigonometry, sampling |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.64 | rate of change, unit conversion, material property |
| GCSE Computer Science | 0.48 | embedded systems, testing |
| A level Sociology | 0.36 | conclusion, data collection |
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 Mathematics, Biology 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
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What the job is
Engineering assistants ensure the administration and monitoring of technical and engineering files for projects, assignments, and quality matters. They assist engineers with their experiments, participate in site visits, and administer the collection of information.
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.