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Factory hand

Occupation · ISCO 9329what the job is

English Literature, Media Studies and Media Studies at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 2 standards and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

3GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE English Literature is the closest

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

GCSE English Literature1.00
GCSE Media Studies0.73
A level Media Studies0.64

English Literature leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: spelling, punctuation, grammar.

All subjects and shared ideas3
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE English Literature1.00spelling, punctuation, grammar
GCSE Media Studies0.73genre, target audience, ownership
A level Media Studies0.64genre, audience segmentation
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

2Skills England standards match this job

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

Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · closest match · shares quality standards · ST0341Cleaning hygiene operativeLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · health and science · shares cleaning products, cleaning techniques, clean equipment, quality standards · ST0843
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking English Literature, Media Studies 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

University Academy Long SuttonSpalding, Lincolnshire · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media StudiesKirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolKirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media StudiesGreat Marlow SchoolMarlow, Buckinghamshire · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media Studies
More schools9
Skegness Grammar SchoolSkegness, Lincolnshire · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media StudiesJoyce Frankland Academy, NewportSaffron Walden, Essex · GCSE English Literature, A level Media Studies, GCSE Media StudiesLingfield CollegeLingfield, Surrey · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media StudiesSamuel Ryder AcademySt Albans, Hertfordshire · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media StudiesKing Edward VI Grammar SchoolLouth, Lincolnshire · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media StudiesSouth Nottinghamshire AcademyNottingham, Nottinghamshire · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media Studies, A level Media StudiesBmat Stem AcademyHarlow, Essex · GCSE English Literature, GCSE Media StudiesSt Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox SchoolLondon, Barnet · GCSE English Literature, A level Media Studies, GCSE Media StudiesOrion CoopersChislehurst, Bromley · GCSE English Literature, A level Media Studies, GCSE Media Studies
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ESCO · 9329

What the job is

Factory hands assist machine operators and product assemblers. They clean the machines and the working areas. Factory hands make sure supplies and materials are replenished.

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.