T Levels

NEW FOR 2022 – ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING T LEVEL

We held a virtual information event for local employers interested in supporting our new T Level in Engineering and Manufacturing with the industry placements. The placement enables employers to work with bright, young students who can bring fresh-thinking to the workforce through the 45-day placement. There is the option of offering them employment at the end of the T Level, with them hitting the ground running in a business that is then familiar to them. Employers were interested in meeting the T Level students in advance of placements and potentially selecting those that seemed most suited to their business, being involved in developing a relevant employer-set project, visits to site and shaping the process so college is meeting the needs of the employers.

See the presentation here:

T Levels are a new two-year qualification for 16 to 19 year olds. Designed with employers, each T Level is equivalent to 3 A levels and will help young people develop the knowledge, attitude and practical skills to thrive in the workplace. At the heart of each course, a 45-day industry placement will give you early access to the brightest talent entering your market.

T Levels – An overview from our Assistant Principal Sue Hannan

Our Assistant Principal for Curriculum Sue Hannan talks about the range of T Levels offered at Furness College from 2021 and how an industry placement can lead students straight into the workplace. One T Level is equivalent to 3 A Levels and this qualification is suited to those who are clear on their career path and want to bring new ideas to employers as part of their qualification.

Find out more about T Levels

Industry placements are happening now

To prepare for T Levels, employers across England are partnering with local colleges and schools to trial industry placements.

You can join this vocational revolution right now.

Furness College is now seeking employers to support placements in four areas –

• Digital
• Education and Childcare
• Health
• Science

This is a great opportunity to bring fresh-thinking into your organisation. For more information contact us on 01229 825017 or email tlevels@furness.ac.uk

Business benefits of industry placements

Students on industry placements bring with them enthusiasm, good subject knowledge and skills to support your business and after 45 days they could hit the ground running as your next employee!

It helps:

• Foster future talent: get to know students and identify talented individuals who you may wish to offer employment to in the future
• Extra help at no cost: industrial placement students carry out real work while developing their skills and knowledge
• Skills to match your workplace requirements
• Flexibility: Placements can be one or two days a week through the year; one or two weeks at a time; a month at a time, or longer
• Boost your company’s reputation: people completing placements with you talk to their friends and family, and mention their experiences on social media
• Develop staff management and supervisory skills: supervising or managing placement students can help to develop your employees’ leadership skills, boosting job satisfaction and retention

View all the business benefits

The bottom line

The introduction of T Levels is an important step towards futureproofing the Cumbrian economy by helping create the higher-level technical skills needed to grow industry. It brings technical qualifications into parity with A Levels.

Industry placements are a great way to bring new talent into your organisation. You’ll partner with a local college, school or training provider who can help you:
• find the right student
• assist with paperwork
• support you to plan and deliver the best possible placement

What an industry placement costs

What Employers Say About Industry Placements

Science
“Students are getting a high-quality science education in a college environment or school, but they’re also getting a real insight into work that can build confidence in their career choices especially as a T Level can be a bridge straight into a career or into a higher qualification.”
Sue Alexander, Principal Biomedical Scientist and Trust Lead Scientist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London

Digital
“I’m confident that we have developed a qualification that not only provides a useful basis of knowledge for a role within the IT sector, but also provides students with specialist skills and knowledge that equips them to walk into any IT business and hit the ground running from day one.”
Tim Chapman, Lead for the Cyber Security Architecture and Design at Fujitsu and STEM ambassador

Education & Childcare
“I’m confident this new T Level in Education and Childcare will set a gold standard in vocational training for careers within the sector moving forward, whilst providing more career choices for young people at 16+.”
Joanna Goodman, founder of Cromwell Consulting

Get involved now

If you want to be part of this exciting new direction, email us on tlevels@furness.ac.uk or call 01229 825017.
For our full list of T Level courses starting 2021, click here