The launch will be the first step towards raising
awareness of T Levels in schools and colleges ahead of
the 2020-2021 academic year.
The ‘NexT Level’ brand logo, which has been designed in
consultation with employer panel members, FE providers,
young people and parents, will enable 2020 providers to
promote the benefits of T Levels to young people in the
process of deciding their route into post-16 education.
Providers and stakeholders have now received a brand
toolkit, including brand guidelines, leaflets and
social assets to help to recruit the first wave of T
Level students and encourage employers to offer
industry placements.
The brand creative revealed today is a step up for the
T Levels campaign which forms just one part of the
Government’s ongoing work to reform technical education
in the UK.
Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships, said:
T Levels will be the biggest change to technical
education in a generation. T Levels will help young
people to fast-track their career and help them get
to the next level giving them a head start in the
world of work.
Right from the start we have worked with employers,
young people, their parents and education providers.
I want more and more people to understand that T
Levels are a high quality, advanced and desirable
qualification with employers at the heart of their
design.
I can’t wait for more people to learn about what T
Levels have to offer and how it they can open up a
world of exciting options.
T Levels are new qualifications which have been
developed collaboratively with UK businesses to better
prepare students for the world of work and higher-level
study. The two-year course will combine classroom
theory with practical learning and an industry
placement and will be available to students who have
completed their GCSEs.
The first three T Levels in Digital, Construction and
Education & Childcare will be taught from September
2020 and, from 2021, a further seven will be taught,
including three in Health and Science. By 2022, the
Government will introduce the final wave of T Levels –
15 in total – in sectors such as legal, finance and
accounting, engineering and manufacturing, and creative
and design.
A unique part of T Levels will be the completion of a
high-quality industry placement – of at least 315
hours, or approximately 45 days – in which students
will build the knowledge and skills they need in a
workplace environment.
Just last month, the Government announced a new package
or support for employers to help them offer vital
placements in readiness for the T Level rollout in
September 2020.
