Thinking about your Options?
Start shaping your future with the right choices.
Explore how subjects and skills you’re learning now can lead to exciting careers in Manufacturing—a sector full of innovation and opportunity. Check what’s available at your school and remember: choosing a broad and balanced mix of subjects helps keep your options open and your future flexible.
What to study?
Relevant Year 9 Options Subjects
Closely Linked Subjects
Linked Subjects
Career areas
Unlock Careers in Engineering, Design & Manufacturing
See the exciting career areas you can unlock by studying subjects within the EDM Gateway. From designing smart factories to shaping sustainable materials and ensuring global supply chains run smoothly, these pathways turn your classroom learning into real-world impact.
The table below highlights 10 of the most popular and diverse roles currently in high demand—perfect starting points for your future.
Top 10 Career Areas within this Gateway |
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Post-16 opportunities
Below is a list of College courses, Click on the provider:
🤖 Automation Engineer – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
💻 Software Developer – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
🚚 Supply Chain Manager – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
📊 Data Analyst – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
✏️ Industrial Designer – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
🦾 Robotics Technician – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
🛡️ Health & Safety Officer – Stoke-on-Trent College
✅ Quality Control Analyst – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
🧪 Materials Scientist – Stoke-on-Trent College | NSCG
👗 Garment Technologist – NSCG
Below is a list of companies offering training opportunities:
Grids Construction Ltd – Stoke-on-Trent
Bowson Engineering Ltd – Stoke-on-Trent
Glebe Engineering – Stoke-on-Trent