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Employers: How you can use the occupational maps

The occupational maps show how apprenticeships, T Levels and other qualifications fit together. The maps can help you to:

- Explore occupations in your industry and beyond
- Recruit, or develop staff skills
- Identify green careers within your business area

Why use the occupational maps?

The occupational maps are a tool to help you find apprenticeships, T Levels or other qualifications. You can:

Explore occupations in your industry and beyond
You can view over 1050 different occupations on the maps, at all different levels. The maps reflect the very latest from employers, who work with IfATE to keep each apprenticeship, T Level and higher technical qualification up to date. The maps also show where new apprenticeships or other forms of technical training are being developed by employers.

Recruit, or develop staff skills
The maps can support with staff career progression, recruitment and succession planning. You can find more information about what each occupation involves, how employees can move between roles, and how different occupations fit together. This can help provide ideas about the skills you might need in your organisation.

Identify green careers within your business area
The maps show occupations which help meet environmental and climate change goals and the training options for environmental and climate change skills. You can also use the maps to discover occupations that could support you to embed a sustainable culture across your organisation. You can find green occupations using our green careers maps.

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Occupational maps user guides

Explore these quick user guides on how to use the occupational maps features

Find out more about the occupational maps

Understand the structure of the occupational maps and how you can find information on occupations and technical education products

Find out more about occupational progression

Understand how you can view progression options from one occupation to another

Find out more about technical education progression

Understand how a learner can progress after completing a T Level

Find out more about the custom maps

Understand how you can favourite occupations and build your own tailored maps

Find out more about the green theme maps

Understand how green occupations that can help the UK achieve net-carbon zero by 2050

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Further guidance and support

For employers

 

Employers can use the information in the occupational maps to upskill staff and to diversify or develop business activities.

For education and training providers

Training providers can use the maps to identify skills gaps and shortages to help shape future apprenticeships and technical education.

For awarding organisations

Awarding organisations can use the occupational maps as part of their programme development to ensure competency levels are supported.

For career professionals

Career professionals can use the occupational maps as a comprehensive visual representation of the technical education system.

For learners

 

Learners can use the maps to explore technical education career journeys including apprenticeships, HTQs and T Levels.