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Occupation · ISCO 3411what the job is

Citizenship Studies 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 · 1 standard and 1 school subject 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?

1GCSE and A level subject share ideas with this job; GCSE Citizenship Studies 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 Citizenship Studies1.00

Citizenship Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: mediation, investigation, legislation.

All subjects and shared ideas1
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Citizenship Studies1.00mediation, investigation, legislation
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

Public sector compliance investigator and officerLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · business and administration · closest match · shares handle case evidence, present evidence · ST0708
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Citizenship Studies, 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

Rosedale CollegeHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Citizenship StudiesHewens CollegeHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Citizenship StudiesBrockhill Park Performing Arts CollegeHythe, Kent · GCSE Citizenship Studies
More schools9
Prince Henry's High SchoolEvesham, Worcestershire · GCSE Citizenship StudiesRuislip High SchoolRuislip, Hillingdon · GCSE Citizenship StudiesMadani Secondary Girls' SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · GCSE Citizenship StudiesBirmingham Ormiston AcademyBirmingham, Birmingham · GCSE Citizenship StudiesAzhar Academy Girls SchoolLondon, Newham · GCSE Citizenship StudiesArk Boulton AcademyBirmingham, Birmingham · GCSE Citizenship StudiesWalney AcademyBarrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness · GCSE Citizenship StudiesGracewood AcademyPotters Bar, Hertfordshire · GCSE Citizenship StudiesDe Salis Studio CollegeHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Citizenship Studies
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ESCO · 3411

What the job is

Private detectives research and analyse information to uncover facts for personal, corporate or legal reasons, depending on their clients. They conduct surveillance activities, which includes taking photos, doing background checks and interviewing individuals. Private detectives may help in criminal and civil cases, child custody, financial fraud, on-line harassment and may search for missing people. They compile all the information into a file and hand it to their clients for further action.

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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.