Instrumentation engineering technician
Design and Technology, Design and Technology and Chemistry at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 15 standards and 10 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
Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: material property, technical drawing, health and safety regulations, bsi standard.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Design and Technology | 1.00 | material property, technical drawing, health and safety regulations, bsi standard, ohm's law |
| GCSE Design and Technology | 0.44 | material property, corrosion, composite material, marking out, material selection |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.28 | material property, corrosion, material selection, material application, corrosion prevention |
| GCSE Physics | 0.22 | lubrication, ohm's law, electrical safety, energy transfer, electric motors |
| A level Biology | 0.22 | oscilloscope, measurement uncertainty, precision, energy transfer, data logging |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.17 | gradient of a curve, rate of change, trigonometry |
| A level Mathematics | 0.12 | data presentation, probability, calculus, integration |
| GCSE Biology | 0.10 | probability, statistical analysis, unit conversion, data presentation, audience |
| GCSE Business Studies | 0.09 | business opportunities, profit and loss, production processes, motivation |
| A level Business Studies | 0.07 | investment appraisal, product life-cycle, change management, leadership |
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, Design and Technology and Chemistry, 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
Instrumentation engineering technicians assist instrumentation engineers in the development of control equipment, such as valves, relays, and regulators, which can be used to monitor and control processes. Instrumentation engineering technicians are responsible for building, testing, monitoring, and maintaining of equipment. They use wrenches, beam cutters, grind saws, and overhead cranes to build and repair equipment.
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.