Mine supervisor

Occupation · ISCO 3121what the job is

Design and Technology, Modern Foreign Language and Chemistry at A level, then a Level 5 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 5

the nearest apprenticeship standard, two steps above A levels · 1 standard and 4 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Level 5 — 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?

4GCSE 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

GCSE Modern Foreign Language0.42

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: surface finish, moulding, iso standard, fitness for purpose.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Design and Technology1.00surface finish, moulding, iso standard, fitness for purpose, accuracy
GCSE Modern Foreign Language0.42repair strategy, accuracy
GCSE Chemistry0.41cracking, data interpretation
A level Mathematics0.36standard deviation, accuracy
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

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, Modern Foreign Language 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

ESCO · 3121

What the job is

Mine supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities related to mining and quarrying in underground and surface mines and quarries. They oversee the workers, schedules, processes and organisation in the mines and quarries.

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.