Maintenance and repair engineer
Chemistry, Physics and Biology at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 9 standards and 9 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 6 — 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
Chemistry leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: corrosion, material property, material selection, water treatment.
All subjects and shared ideas9
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Chemistry | 1.00 | corrosion, material property, material selection, water treatment, scale |
| GCSE Physics | 0.88 | closed system, power, temperature, electrical hazard, energy efficiency |
| A level Biology | 0.65 | conclusion, circuit diagrams, data recording, data presentation, energy transfer |
| A level Design and Technology | 0.52 | casting, moulding, circuit diagrams, material selection, quality control |
| A level Mathematics | 0.39 | mechanics, force, data presentation |
| GCSE Design and Technology | 0.33 | corrosion, marking out, material property, material selection |
| GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | 0.30 | heat source, temperature |
| A level Sociology | 0.20 | conclusion, data collection |
| GCSE Drama | 0.14 | structure, performance analysis |
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 Chemistry, Physics and Biology, 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
Maintenance and repair engineers focus on the optimization of equipment, procedures, machineries and infrastructure. They ensure their maximum availability at minimum 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.