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Near where i live, one can follow a "Mesures Physiques" (would be physics & measures ? not sure how to translate) degree, that's a tech level. A friend of mine went there and then became an apprentice engineer at National Instruments, then when having his degree in engineering he became the lead manager for the National Instruments Portuguese agency (TerraMex: he's in Lisboa, feel free to MP me if you want to meet him he's a long time friend of mine). If one wants to get into the business of testing / measuring stuff, i think it's the best path to follow. I don't know if there are many equivalents in EU or US, here in France he had to go to Paris as there's only one school delivering that engineering degree. The program is tailored around measuring all physical or chemical processes. It's mostly lab work of course, ya got to like wearing white coats and gloves all day long. I don't remember all the courses OTOH, but they include all the basics, plus a lot of chemistry.