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Sustainability manager

Occupation · ISCO 1213what the job is

Psychology, Sociology and Physical Education at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 2 standards and 4 school subjects 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?

4GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Psychology 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 Psychology1.00
A level Sociology1.00
GCSE Physical Education1.00
GCSE Sociology1.00

Psychology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: qualitative data, quantitative data.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Psychology1.00qualitative data, quantitative data
A level Sociology1.00qualitative data, quantitative data
GCSE Physical Education1.00qualitative data, quantitative data
GCSE Sociology1.00qualitative data, quantitative data
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

Energy managerLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · construction and the built environment · closest match · shares risk management, energy efficiency · ST0161Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitionerLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · business and administration · shares risk management, project management · ST0934
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

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

Mulberry UTCLondon, Tower Hamlets · GCSE Sociology, A level Psychology, A level SociologyBoston High SchoolBoston, Lincolnshire · GCSE Sociology, A level Psychology, A level SociologyGreyfriars Catholic SchoolOxford, Oxfordshire · A level Psychology, A level Sociology, GCSE Physical Education
More schools9
Future Academies WatfordWatford, Hertfordshire · A level Psychology, A level Sociology, GCSE Physical EducationHighsted Grammar SchoolSittingbourne, Kent · GCSE Sociology, A level Psychology, A level SociologyBishop Ramsey Church of England SchoolRuislip, Hillingdon · GCSE Sociology, A level Psychology, A level SociologyThe Warriner SchoolBanbury, Oxfordshire · GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Sociology, A level PsychologyCardinal Pole Catholic SchoolLondon, Hackney · A level Psychology, A level Sociology, GCSE SociologyTewkesbury AcademyTewkesbury, Gloucestershire · A level Sociology, GCSE Sociology, A level PsychologyTEC PartnershipGrimsby, North East Lincolnshire · A level Psychology, A level Sociology, GCSE SociologyOrion Eden ParkBeckenham, Bromley · A level Psychology, A level Sociology, GCSE SociologyDarwen Aldridge Community AcademyDarwen, Blackburn with Darwen · A level Psychology, A level Sociology, GCSE Physical Education
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What the job is

Sustainability managers are responsible for ensuring the sustainability of business processes. They provide assistance in the design and implementation of plans and measures to ensure that the manufacturing processes and products comply with given environmental regulations and social responsibility standards and they monitor and report on the implementation of sustainability strategies within the company supply chain and business process. They analyse issues linked to manufacturing processes, use of materials, waste reduction, energy efficiency and products traceability to improve environmental and social impacts and integrate sustainability aspects into the company culture.

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.