Leading businesses are being urged to grasp the opportunity
of working with the government to develop prestigious new T
level qualifications.
Skills Minister has called on industry
experts from agriculture, environmental and animal care;
business and administration; hair and beauty; creative and
design; and catering and hospitality to join the
influential T level employer panels and help develop the
outline content for new qualifications.
T levels are new courses, which will be on a par with A
levels and provide young people with a genuine choice
between technical and academic education post 16. The first
subjects in digital, education and childcare, and
construction will be taught from 2020.
Skills Minister, said:
T levels are about giving greater choice to young people
to get the skills they need to achieve good jobs. It is
also about businesses - we know they are crying out for a
skilled workforce and T levels will create the next
generation of talented employees for them.
We are already working with top industry leaders and want
even more to join us to make this a success for
individuals, businesses and the economy.
T level content is already being developed with the help of
top firms like Rolls-Royce, IBM, Lloyds and Morphy
Richards, among others.
The Department for Education wants business representatives
to step-up and help design the new qualifications in T
level routes which will be delivered from 2022:
- agriculture, environmental and animal care
- business and administration
- hair and beauty
- creative and design
- catering and hospitality
Businesses can apply to be
part of the T level qualification panels. The closing date
for applications is 5pm Tuesday 8 May 2018.
