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Creative and media
Furniture designers create designs for mass-produced furniture, furniture made in small batches and one-off pieces.
You could take a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties could include:
With experience, you could progress to a more senior design position, or into a specialised area, like ergonomics. You could also set up your own design consultancy.
Broadcast engineers make sure television, radio and online programmes are broadcast at the right times and are high quality.
Sewing machinists stitch pieces of material together to make clothing, accessories and soft furnishings.
Newspaper and magazine editors manage the style and content of printed publications.
Stagehands help to get things ready on set for performances in the theatre, at concerts and in TV and film studios.
Art directors design the visual side of advertising campaigns for all kinds of media including film, TV, web or print.
Stunt performers stand in for actors when the script calls for anything dangerous or specialised to be done on a film or TV set.
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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