T Level Courses

All T Levels have been designed in collaboration with leading businesses and employers to ensure the skills you learn reflect real industry needs. You’ll gain the knowledge, behaviours, and technical skills that will give you a head start after College.

Every T Level includes a substantial industry placement lasting at least 45 days. You will spend 80% of your time in the classroom building the knowledge employers value, with the remaining 20% applying these skills in real life. Placements can help you build confidence, develop professional skills and understand what a career in your chosen industry could be like.

T Levels are nationally recognised qualifications and are equivalent to three A levels. Your final certificate includes an overall grade, as well as details of the technical skills and knowledge you have developed during your course, helping employers and education providers understand what you’re qualified to do.

T Levels can support a wide range of next steps. You could progress to university or higher education, move into a higher apprenticeship, or use your skills and placement experience to take your first step towards employment. T Levels also carry UCAS points, with a Distinction* worth the same as three A Levels at A*, meaning they are recognised by universities and other education providers.

T Levels cover a wide range of subjects within each industry area, opening up numerous progression routes and potential career paths. While you focus on a specific technical area, the skills and experience you gain can support a variety of roles and opportunities after college.

Yes, T Levels are designed to give you a strong foundation for your future. Combining technical classroom learning with a substantial work placement provides both knowledge and hands-on experience that employers value.

Whether your goal is skilled employment, a higher apprenticeship, or university study, T Levels give you practical skills, recognised qualifications, and clear pathways to your chosen career.

A T Level is a two-year, full-time course. This includes classroom learning, practical sessions, and an industry placement to give you the experience you need for your chosen career.

Students are usually matched with a suitable employer once they have applied and started the placement process. You may also be able to approach an employer yourself, and if they meet the relevant health and safety, insurance and placement requirements, the College can support with setting this up.

An industry placement lasts around 45 days, undertaken as a block or as individual days.

The specific length of the placement and when it takes place will differ depending on your T Level. Typically, your placement will be across 1-2 days per week.

Yes. T Levels carry UCAS points and can support progression to university or higher education. For example, a Distinction* in a T Level is worth the same number of UCAS points as three A Levels at A*.

T Levels are an alternative to A levels, BTECs, and apprenticeships. Unlike A levels, which are largely academic, T Levels combine classroom learning with practical industry placements, providing hands-on experience alongside theory.

Compared to apprenticeships, which are mostly workplace-based, T Levels offer more structured classroom learning while still giving you meaningful industry expertise.