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Occupation · ISCO 2149what the job is

Biology at A level, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 7

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 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 7 — 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; A level Biology 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 Biology1.00

Biology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: measurement uncertainty, data recording, procedure, data presentation.

All subjects and shared ideas1
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Biology1.00measurement uncertainty, data recording, procedure, data presentation, resource management
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

Post graduate engineerLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · closest match · shares production processes, analyse test data · ST0456
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

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

The Holmesdale SchoolSnodland, Kent · A level BiologyAstrea Academy SheffieldSheffield, Sheffield · A level BiologyTauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · A level Biology
More schools9
Waverley SchoolBirmingham, Birmingham · A level BiologyCambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyCambridge, Cambridgeshire · A level BiologyArk St Alban's AcademyBirmingham, Birmingham · A level BiologySt Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire · A level BiologyTruro High SchoolTruro, Cornwall · A level BiologyHillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreBirmingham, Birmingham · A level BiologyAltrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham, Trafford · A level BiologyTauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · A level BiologyBordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormBirmingham, Birmingham · A level Biology
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ESCO · 2149

What the job is

Test engineers plan and perform detailed quality tests during various phases of the design process to make sure that the systems are properly installed and function correctly. They analyse the data collected during tests and produce reports. They are also responsible for the safety of the test operations.

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.