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Mechatronics assembler

Occupation · ISCO 8211what the job is

Design and Technology, Design and Technology and Food Preparation and Nutrition at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 1 standard and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 3 — 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?

3GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Design and Technology 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 Design and Technology1.00
GCSE Design and Technology0.92
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.62

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: ohm's law, non-destructive testing, control system, material property.

All subjects and shared ideas3
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Design and Technology1.00ohm's law, non-destructive testing, control system, material property, technical drawing
GCSE Design and Technology0.92energy source, diagram, tolerance, material property
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.62sensory testing, cost management
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

Mechatronics maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · closest match · shares robotics, hydraulics · ST1326
England

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 Food Preparation and Nutrition, 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

Millom SchoolMillom, Cumberland · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologyRidgeway Secondary SchoolRedditch, Worcestershire · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionJaamiatul Imaam Muhammad ZakariaBradford, Bradford · GCSE Design and Technology
More schools9
Brymore AcademyBridgwater, Somerset · GCSE Design and TechnologyBalcarras SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionCrewe Engineering and Design UTCCrewe, Cheshire East · GCSE Design and TechnologySandbach SchoolSandbach, Cheshire East · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, A level Design and TechnologyThe Blue SchoolWells, Somerset · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionThe Hathershaw CollegeOldham, Oldham · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionSomerset Studio SchoolRadstock, Bath and North East Somerset · GCSE Design and TechnologyWorksop CollegeWorksop, Nottinghamshire · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionShireland Collegiate AcademySmethwick, Sandwell · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology
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ESCO · 8211

What the job is

Mechatronics assemblers assemble and maintain complex mechatronic equipment and machines, such as robots, elevators, and advanced home appliances. They build the mechanical, electrical, and electronic components, install software, set the systems in operation, and maintain and repair the components and systems.

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.