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Metal furniture machine operator

Occupation · ISCO 8219what the job is

Design and Technology, Design and Technology and Chemistry at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 2 standards and 5 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?

5GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE 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

GCSE Design and Technology1.00
A level Design and Technology0.55
GCSE Chemistry0.27
A level Mathematics0.19
GCSE Modern Foreign Language0.18

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: template, material selection, diagram, manufacturing process.

All subjects and shared ideas5
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Design and Technology1.00template, material selection, diagram, manufacturing process, tolerance
A level Design and Technology0.55fabric, moulding, adhesives, accuracy, material selection
GCSE Chemistry0.27scale, concentration, material selection
A level Mathematics0.19diagram, accuracy
GCSE Modern Foreign Language0.18quantity, accuracy
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

2Skills England standards 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

Bespoke furniture makerLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · closest match · shares technical drawings, quality standards · ST0639Furniture manufacturerLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · shares technical drawings, quality standards · ST0203
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 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

Millom SchoolMillom, Cumberland · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology, GCSE ChemistryJaamiatul Imaam Muhammad ZakariaBradford, Bradford · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageIlford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign Language
More schools9
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsSimon Langton Grammar School for BoysCanterbury, Kent · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageBrymore AcademyBridgwater, Somerset · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE ChemistryDover Grammar School for BoysDover, Kent · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageThe Norton Knatchbull SchoolAshford, Kent · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageNorlington School and 6th FormLondon, Waltham Forest · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsCrewe Engineering and Design UTCCrewe, Cheshire East · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageRavens Wood SchoolBromley, Bromley · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Modern Foreign LanguageSomerset Studio SchoolRadstock, Bath and North East Somerset · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry
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ESCO · 8219

What the job is

Metal furniture machine operators use machines and power tools to cut, shape and join metal pieces in order to produce metal furniture ranging from office furnishings to outdoors fittings. They use different types of metal such as aluminium, iron and stainless steel, and different types of processes such as metal forming and casting. They polish, apply protective layers and, in some cases, decorative finishes to the metal pieces. They assemble and join the elements to obtain the final product.

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.