The first further education providers to teach T Levels are
set to benefit from a £38 million funding boost to help
build new classrooms, refurbish buildings and upgrade their
equipment in readiness to deliver the new qualifications
from September 2020.
The T Level Capital Fund
was announced by the Chancellor in the 2018 Budget. It
is designed to make sure young people taking the new
technical courses have access to industry standard
equipment and high quality facilities so they gain the
skills and knowledge employers demand.
T Levels will be the technical equivalent to A Levels,
combining classroom theory, practical learning and an
industry placement. The first T Level courses in education,
construction and digital will be taught by over 50 further
education and post-16 providers from September 2020.
The T Level Capital Fund will be delivered in two parts.
From today (Thursday 30 January), eligible further
education providers are being invited to bid for
funding to refurbish their existing buildings or to build
new spaces. Funding for specialist equipment such as
digital and audio visual kit, will be allocated to all
providers in spring 2020.
Apprenticeships and Skills Minster, said:
T Levels are a once in a generation opportunity to
transform technical education in this country. They will
give young people the opportunity to gain the skills they
need to get a great job, go on to do a higher level
apprenticeship or further study.
It will be vital that they have access to the latest,
high quality equipment and state-of the art facilities
during their studies. The T Level Capital Fund will help
those further education providers at the forefront of
delivering these important reforms to be ready to teach T
Levels from September 2020.
To support the further education sector to deliver the new
T Level programmes, the government will provide an
additional half a billion pounds every year once they are
all fully rolled out.
The government is also investing £20 million to help
prepare the sector for the introduction of T Levels. This
includes the £5 million Taking
Teaching Further programme, which aims to attract more
industry experts to work in the sector, and
the £8 million T Level
Professional Development offer to help teachers
and staff prepare for the roll-out of the new
qualifications.
In December 2018, the government announced the
next 7 T
Levels to be taught from 2021 as: Health;
Healthcare Science; Science; Onsite Construction; Building
Services Engineering; Digital Support and Services; and
Digital Business Services.
