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Surface engineer

Occupation · ISCO 2141what the job is

Design and Technology, Business Studies and Mathematics at A level, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 2

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 2 standards and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 2 — 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?

3GCSE 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

A level Design and Technology1.00
A level Business Studies0.72
A level Mathematics0.43

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: patents, systems thinking, intellectual property, product life-cycle.

All subjects and shared ideas3
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Design and Technology1.00patents, systems thinking, intellectual property, product life-cycle
A level Business Studies0.72investment appraisal, product life-cycle, change management, leadership
A level Mathematics0.43integration, data presentation
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

2Skills England standards 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

Engineering operativeLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · closest match · shares engineering processes · ST0537Materials process engineer (degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · matched by job title · ST0659
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, Business Studies and Mathematics, 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

Holy Family Catholic SchoolLondon, Waltham Forest · A level Business Studies, A level Design and Technology, A level MathematicsMillom SchoolMillom, Cumberland · A level Design and TechnologySt Edward's SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · A level Business Studies, A level Design and Technology, A level Mathematics
More schools9
St Birinus SchoolDidcot, Oxfordshire · A level Mathematics, A level Design and Technology, A level Business StudiesEtonbury AcademyArlesey, Central Bedfordshire · A level Business Studies, A level Design and Technology, A level MathematicsPark High SchoolStanmore, Harrow · A level Mathematics, A level Business Studies, A level Design and TechnologyHalliford SchoolShepperton, Surrey · A level Business Studies, A level Design and Technology, A level MathematicsHarefield SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · A level Business StudiesUniversity Technical College LeedsLeeds, Leeds · A level Design and Technology, A level MathematicsDenstone CollegeUttoxeter, Staffordshire · A level Business Studies, A level Mathematics, A level Design and TechnologyUTC OxfordshireDidcot, Oxfordshire · A level Mathematics, A level Design and TechnologyAston University Engineering AcademyBirmingham, Birmingham · A level Mathematics, A level Business Studies, A level Design and Technology
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ESCO · 2141

What the job is

Surface engineers research and develop technologies for manufacturing processes that assist in altering the properties of the surface of bulk material, such as metal, in order to reduce degradation by corrosion or wear. They explore and design how to protect surfaces of (metal) workpieces and products utilising sustainable materials and testing with a minimum of waste.

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.