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Financial broker

Occupation · ISCO 3311what the job is

Business Studies at A level, then a Level 4 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 4

the nearest apprenticeship standard, one step above A levels · 2 standards and 1 school subject share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 4 — 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?

1GCSE and A level subject share ideas with this job; A level Business Studies 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

A level Business Studies1.00

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: strategy implementation, quantitative method, motivation.

All subjects and shared ideas1
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Business Studies1.00strategy implementation, quantitative method, motivation
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

Professional accounting technicianLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · closest match · shares financial jurisdiction · ST0003Financial services professionalLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · shares financial products, economics · ST0472
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business 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

Harefield SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · A level Business StudiesDixie Grammar SchoolNuneaton, Leicestershire · A level Business StudiesHighclare SchoolWest Midlands, Birmingham · A level Business Studies
More schools9
Alleyne's AcademyStone, Staffordshire · A level Business StudiesThe Grove SchoolMarket Drayton, Shropshire · A level Business StudiesThe Oldershaw SchoolWallasey, Wirral · A level Business StudiesHarris Academy OckendonSouth Ockendon, Thurrock · A level Business StudiesLift GreenswardHockley, Essex · A level Business StudiesArnold Lodge SchoolLeamington Spa, Warwickshire · A level Business StudiesSt Edward's SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · A level Business StudiesLeigh Academy EbbsfleetSwanscombe, Kent · A level Business StudiesStantonbury SchoolMilton Keynes, Milton Keynes · A level Business Studies
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ESCO · 3311

What the job is

Financial brokers undertake financial market activities on behalf of their clients. They monitor securities, financial documentation of their clients, market trends and conditions and other legal requirements. They plan buying and selling activities and calculate transactions costs.

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.