Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.

Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry

Your route in

Employers typically expect around L3

1

Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)

Any of these strengthens your application.

2

Add-on certificates

Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.

3

Where this can take you

With experience, you could: become a workshop supervisor or senior technician, take further training to qualify as an aerospace engineer and specialise in a particular area, like aircraft design, quality control or production management.

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