Further education colleges and other post-16 providers are being
urged to sign up to teach the next wave of the government’s new T
Levels by Education Secretary .
More than 100 further education providers are already gearing up
to deliver the new qualifications – developed hand in hand with
leading employers – so young people gain the skills and knowledge
that industry need to build the workforce of the future. Students
will be able to study the first three T Levels, in Design,
Surveying and Planning, Digital Production, Design and
Development, and Education, from this September, with a further
seven including three in health and science taught from 2021.
Today the government is inviting high performing providers to
apply to teach the third wave of eight T Levels including Legal,
Accounting, and Manufacturing, Processing and Control from 2022,
in addition to the 10 T Levels that will already be on offer from
2020 and 2021.
The government is investing significantly in technical education
and training including T Levels. The Chancellor announced an
additional £400 million boost for 16 to 19 education in 2020-21,
including £25 million to support the first T Level providers to
deliver high-quality courses.
T Levels are high-quality technical alternatives to A Levels,
combining classroom theory, practical learning and an industry
placement to give students the skills they need to land great
jobs and flourish, as well as levelling up the country’s skills
and improving Britain’s productivity.
Education Secretary, , said:
T Levels will radically shake up technical education as we know
it.
From the very start, we’ve worked hand in hand with further
education providers and leading employers to ensure these
courses will give young people the skills and experience to
land them great jobs and provide employers with the workforce
they need to make sure this country continues to thrive on the
global stage.
This is a brilliant opportunity for further education providers
to be at the forefront of delivering these new courses and help
build a world class technical education system that will
benefit generations to come.
Further education providers who are interested in applying to
teach T Levels from 2022 can view the eligibility criteria and
find out how to apply here. Expressions of
Interest will need to be made by Midnight on 28 February 2020.
The remaining seven T levels, including courses in Agriculture,
Environment and Animal Care, Catering and Hospitality, Creative
and Media, and Hair and Beauty, will be rolled out from 2023,
bringing the total to 25. A unique part of T Levels will be the
completion of a high-quality industry placement – lasting at
least 315 hours, or approximately 45 days – in which students
will build the vital knowledge and skills they need to get ahead
in the workplace.
T Levels will carry UCAS point’s equivalent to
3 A levels. This means young people, parents and employers
can be confident T Levels will be just as stretching as their
academic equivalents, and will offer students the option of
progressing to the next level, whether that is a job, higher
technical training, a degree or an apprenticeship.
