Eligible Technical Subjects for Secondary School Settings

Subject area

Sector Subject Area (SSA)

Teaching related to:

Teaching age required (years)

Agriculture, environmental and animal care

3

Animal Care and Management

14+

Agriculture, Land Management and Production

14+

Business and administration

15

Human Resources

14+

Management and Administration

14+

Care services

1.3

Care services

14+

Catering and hospitality

7.4

Catering

14+

Hospitality

14+

Construction and the built environment

5

Design, Surveying & Planning

14+

Onsite Construction

14+

Building Services Engineering

14+

Creative and design

9

Craft and Design

14+

Media, Broadcast and Production

14+

Cultural Heritage and Visitor Attractions

14+

9.1

Performing Arts, Music, Drama

16+

9.2

Creative arts, Art

16+

Digital

6

Digital Support and Services

14+

Digital Production, Design and Development

14+

Digital Business Services

14+

Digital technology (practitioners)

14+

6.1

Information Technology /Information Communications

16+

Education and early years

13

Education and Early Years

14+

Engineering and manufacturing

4

Engineering, Design and Development

14+

Engineering, Manufacturing, Process and Control

14+

Maintenance, Installation & Repair

14+

Hair and beauty

7

Hair, Beauty and Aesthetics

14+

Health and science

1

Health

14+

2

Healthcare Science

14+

Science, including Psychology

14+

8.1

Community Exercise, Physical Activity, Sport and Health

14+

Legal, finance and accounting

15

Legal

14+

Financial

14+

Accountancy

14+

Protective services

1.4

Protective services, Uniformed Public Services

14+

Sales, marketing and procurement

15

Customer Service

14+

Marketing

14+

Procurement

14+

Sales & Retail

14+

Transport and logistics

4.3

Transport

14+

Logistics

14+

English

12

English Language, English Literature and Culture

16+

Mathematics

2.2

Mathematics and statistics

16+