Quality control assistants check that a company's services or products meet necessary standards.
£20,000 - £30,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You can get into this job through:
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree.
Subjects that cover quality control include:
You'll usually need:
You could take a Quality Practitioner Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship which usually takes a year and 2 months to complete.
With this apprenticeship, you could work in any industry or sector that has quality control processes.
You'll usually need:
You could apply directly for jobs if you have a a lot of experience in other areas, like engineering or health and safety.
You could take a quality control qualifications through the Chartered Quality Institute or the Chartered Management Institute.
You may find it helps you apply for jobs in quality control if you have some knowledge of British quality standards and methods.
You can find out more about working in quality control through the Chartered Quality Institute.
You could:
You could work in a laboratory, in a factory or in an office.
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