Project manager
Business Studies, Sociology and Physical Education at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 6 standards and 10 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: enterprise, market segmentation, recruitment, procurement.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Business Studies | 1.00 | enterprise, market segmentation, recruitment, procurement, motivation |
| GCSE Sociology | 0.71 | value, synthesis, research method, discrimination |
| A level Physical Education | 0.52 | stress management, goal setting, data interpretation, motivation |
| A level Religious Studies | 0.38 | synthesis, critical analysis |
| A level English Literature | 0.38 | synthesis, value |
| A level Business Studies | 0.36 | political factors, social factors, economic factors |
| GCSE History | 0.36 | political factors, social factors, economic factors |
| GCSE Religious Studies | 0.33 | belief, social justice, discrimination |
| A level Psychology | 0.29 | cultural diversity, research method |
| A level Media Studies | 0.23 | belief, value |
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.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Sociology and Physical Education, 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
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What the job is
Project managers oversee the project on a daily basis and are responsible for delivering high-quality results within the identified objectives and constraints, ensuring the effective use of the allocated resources. They are responsible for risk and issue management, project communication and stakeholder management. Project managers perform the activities of planning, organising, securing, monitoring and managing the resources and work necessary to deliver specific project goals and objectives in an effective and efficient way.
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.