Welder
Design and Technology, Physics and Design and Technology at A level, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 6 standards and 7 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 2 — 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
Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: ohm's law, control system, material property, technical drawing.
All subjects and shared ideas7
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Design and Technology | 1.00 | ohm's law, control system, material property, technical drawing, health and safety regulations |
| GCSE Physics | 0.76 | alternating current, direct current, transformer, ohm's law, lubrication |
| GCSE Design and Technology | 0.55 | material property, energy source, diagram, tolerance, sensors |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.30 | gradient of a curve, rate of change, trigonometry |
| GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | 0.21 | sensory testing, cost management |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.19 | rate of change, material property, material selection |
| GCSE Music | 0.18 | modulation, audience |
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 Design and Technology, Physics and Design and Technology, 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
Welders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials. They also perform simple visual inspection of welds.
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.