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Administration
Local government administrative assistants provide clerical support in council departments and give information to the public.
You'll usually need 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (A* to D), or the equivalent, for a Level 2 course. For a Level 3 course, you'll need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or the equivalent.
You'll usually need some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for a Level 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship. 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, are needed for a Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship.
You'll need:
In your day-to-day duties you could:
With experience, you could progress to admin officer of office manager, or jobs in other local authority departments. You could also move into administrative work in other sectors.
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