Laser beam welder
Physics, Design and Technology and Mathematics at GCSE, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 5 standards and 6 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 2 — 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
Physics leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: alternating current, direct current, transformer, ohm's law.
All subjects and shared ideas6
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Physics | 1.00 | alternating current, direct current, transformer, ohm's law, lubrication |
| A level Design and Technology | 0.89 | bsi standard, ohm's law, trigonometry, circuit diagrams, iso standard |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.40 | gradient of a curve, rate of change, trigonometry |
| GCSE Design and Technology | 0.33 | sensors, cost, material property, material selection |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.26 | rate of change, material property, material selection |
| GCSE Music | 0.24 | modulation, audience |
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 Physics, Design and Technology and Mathematics, 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
Laser beam welders set up and tend laser beam welding machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a laser beam radiating a concentrated heat source that allows for precise welding.
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.