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Health and safety engineer

Occupation · ISCO 2149what the job is

Chemistry and Physical Education at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 6

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 1 standard and 2 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 6 — 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?

2GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Chemistry 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 Chemistry1.00
GCSE Physical Education0.78

Chemistry leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: model limitation, material property, data interpretation.

All subjects and shared ideas2
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Chemistry1.00model limitation, material property, data interpretation
GCSE Physical Education0.78data evaluation, performance analysis
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

1Skills England standard 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

Building services engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · construction and the built environment · closest match · shares quality assurance procedures, design principles, health and safety regulations, environmental legislation · ST0372
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Chemistry and Physical Education, 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

Derby Grammar SchoolDerby · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationSutton Grammar SchoolSutton, Sutton · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationHaberdashers' AdamsNewport, Telford and Wrekin · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical Education
More schools9
Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationHipperholme Grammar SchoolCalderdale · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationPrudhoe Community High SchoolPrudhoe, Northumberland · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationIlford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationRoyal Latin SchoolBuckingham, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationSherrardswood SchoolWelwyn, Hertfordshire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationAlcester Grammar SchoolAlcester, Warwickshire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationChurston Ferrers Grammar School AcademyBrixham, Torbay · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical EducationErmysted's Grammar SchoolSkipton, North Yorkshire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physical Education
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ESCO · 2149

What the job is

Health and safety engineers design objects and programs by combining engineering principles and health and safety requirements. They envision the protection and well-being of the people using designed objects or performing work under designed health and safety programs. They assess facilities and the risks that they might pose (e.g. contaminant materials, ergonomics, handling of dangerous substances, etc.) in order to design and improve health and safety measures.

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.