Packaging production manager
Business Studies, Design and Technology and Biology at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 2 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
Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: marketing mix, profit and loss, logistics, market research.
All subjects and shared ideas9
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Business Studies | 1.00 | marketing mix, profit and loss, logistics, market research, procurement |
| A level Design and Technology | 0.81 | moulding, circular economy, material property, material selection, quality control |
| GCSE Biology | 0.65 | pathogen, risk factor, sampling, data presentation |
| A level Business Studies | 0.53 | marketing mix, budgeting, motivation, leadership |
| A level Physical Education | 0.53 | performance evaluation, guidance, motivation, leadership |
| A level Chemistry | 0.46 | melting point, chemical analysis |
| A level Biology | 0.42 | investigation research methods, data presentation, resource management |
| GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | 0.41 | energy value, food safety |
| A level Computer Science | 0.39 | legal implications, protocol |
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.
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Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Design and Technology 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
More schools9
What the job is
Packaging production managers define and analyse package units in order to avoid damages or loss of quality of the goods packed. They also design the packaging according the specifications of the product and offer solutions to solve packaging problems.
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.