T Levels: 20% Placement, 80% Classroom
T Levels are a unique two-year technical qualification, designed to give you a head start towards the career you want. Created with local employers and businesses, they include an extended industry placement to help you learn what a career is really like in your chosen field.
You can choose T Levels in:
- Construction - Design, Surveying and Planning
- Education and Early Years
- Healthcare: Adult Nursing
- Digital Production, Design and Development
- Business and Management
Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning T Level
The construction sector is booming in the UK, and now is the perfect time to prepare for a career in it. This course will teach you core principles and processes for construction design, surveying and planning. It’s perfect if you’re hoping to work in areas like surveying and design, civil engineering, or building services design.
Alongside real-life work experience, this course will prepare you for higher-level studies or work in the fast-paced construction industry.
Education and Early Years T Level
Learn the theory and the practical skills to be an early years professional, supported by professionals in the classroom and the workplace. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to observe young children, support play and educational opportunities and help them develop through age-appropriate activities whilst assessing their care needs in a real setting. Your skills will be underpinned with knowledge about children’s learning and development, health, wellbeing and safety, legislation, safeguarding, curriculum frameworks and professional practice and development.
Health: Supporting the Adult Nursing Team T Level
Working in a real setting, supported by professional expertise, you'll learn theory and be able to put it straight into practice. You'll gain knowledge and skills in assisting in a healthcare setting with clinical tasks, supporting individuals in daily activities and assisting with skin integrity assessments. These skills will be underpinned with knowledge in areas such as anatomy and physiology, healthy nutrition and care routines, understanding the use and calibration of clinical equipment and policy and guidelines.
Digital Production, Design and Development T Level
Are you interested in developing secure software? Debugging and recovering broken code? With this course you’ll learn to solve real-world digital challenges, like optimising applications for better performance, providing solutions for software challenges, and understanding the legal implications of the digital sector.
Developed in collaboration with employers, you’ll understand how to design and provide software solutions using the latest software applications, security controls, digital environments, data management, business contexts and legislation.
Business: Team Leadership and Management T Level
Focus on the development of knowledge and skills needed to work in the Management and Administration sector, and understand the world of work so that you're ready to enter the sector through employment or as an Apprentice - you can even progress onto higher education courses and training.
Put your studies into practice and gain real experience while you study core business concepts and theories. You'll learn about the essentials of business organisation, change management, communication, professional audiences and quality and compliance, before specialising in team leadership and management.
Need to know
- Two years of full-time study, equivalent to three A Levels
- 80% in the classroom and 20% on a work placement
- More classroom study than apprenticeships; experience working in industry alongside study
- A mix of industry-specific technical knowledge and practical skills
- Gain a nationally-recognised qualification showing a grade of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*
- Worth UCAS points and recognised by universities – one T Level Distinction* is worth the same as three A Levels at A*
- Progress into a skilled job or study for a higher/degree-level apprenticeship, or a university-level qualification
How business can support T Levels
We invite local employers to support our T level learners by offering an industry placement that will both benefit your business and teach young people the skills you look for in an employee.
A student will be invited to work with you for around 45 days, developing skills and building confidence. Placement times can be arranged to fit in with your needs.
T Level Information for Employers
By helping nurture and develop local talent, your organisation will benefit from cost effective recruitment for entry level jobs and apprenticeships that will bring in motivated and creative people. In addition, it provides an opportunity to upskill your staff with the chance to mentor a young person.
To find out more, please contact a member of the Gloucestershire College Employability Team on 0345 155 2020 or email employability@gloscol.ac.uk
