Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
Starting from scratch
Entry-level courses that feed this route.
- A Level Physics L32 courses
- A Level Design and Technology (Product Design) L32 courses
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
Where this can take you
With experience you could: become a principal architect or a partner in an architectural practice, work on projects as a freelance consultant, set up your own architectural design business and specialise in a particular area, for example commercial, residential or interior architecture.
Courses for this career
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