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Shotfirer

Occupation · ISCO 7542what the job is

Computer Science 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 Computer Science 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 Computer Science1.00

Computer Science leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: sound, connectivity, network security.

All subjects and shared ideas1
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Computer Science1.00sound, connectivity, network security
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

Broadcast and media systems technical operatorLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · closest match · shares troubleshoot · ST0424
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

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

Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · GCSE Computer ScienceMadani Secondary Girls' SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · GCSE Computer ScienceAzhar Academy Girls SchoolLondon, Newham · GCSE Computer Science
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Jamiatul Ummah SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · GCSE Computer ScienceOlive HighLancashire · GCSE Computer ScienceHarlington SchoolHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Computer ScienceThe Imam Muhammad Adam Institute SchoolLeicester, Leicester · GCSE Computer ScienceLogic Studio SchoolFeltham, Hounslow · GCSE Computer ScienceColchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester, Essex · GCSE Computer ScienceUTC PortsmouthPortsmouth, Portsmouth · GCSE Computer ScienceSutton Grammar SchoolSutton, Sutton · GCSE Computer ScienceSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · GCSE Computer Science
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ESCO · 7542

What the job is

Shotfirers set up and safely detonate explosives at a site in order to blast and break up in situ material.

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.