Want to be the person who keeps a business running smoothly – and one day runs it? This T Level is your fast track into the world of work. Designed with employers, it combines classroom learning with a 45-day industry placement, so you’ll leave with real experience on your CV and contacts in the business world.
- Entry Criteria
5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and maths.
- What will I study?
You’ll get under the skin of how organisations really work: business context and culture, finance, project and change management, quality, stakeholders, legislation and how great teams are led. Then you’ll specialise, building skills in areas such as team leadership or business improvement. Along the way you’ll plan projects, analyse data to solve real problems, manage budgets and present ideas to employers – the exact skills that make you stand out in an office, a start-up or a global company.
- Future Prospects
Move into roles such as business administrator, office supervisor, project coordinator or team leader, or take on a Level 4 apprenticeship. T Levels carry UCAS points, so you could also go to university to study business management, business and project management or HR – including at local universities including the University of Hertfordshire, the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Northampton.
- What is a T Level?
T Levels are a 2-year qualification that is equivalent to 3 A Levels. Study a T Level and you will undertake an Industry Placement, with a minimum of 315 hours, on a course that is 80% classroom and 20% work.
You’ll enrol on a Level 3 study programme, taking part in exams and externally marked assessments. T Levels are graded at Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction and you will be awarded UCAS points upon completion, the maximum you can achieve is the equivalent of 3 A* at A Level.
Studying a T Level will allow you to meet the needs of the industry and prepare you for entry into skilled employment, higher level apprenticeships or Higher Education at university.
- How is a T Level structured?
T Levels are technical qualifications involving an industry placement. You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom and 20% in the workplace.
You are required to have achieved GCSE English and maths at grade 4 or above or Functional Skills Level 2 to complete a T Level.
Additional occupation-specific mandatory requirements are included within your T Level. You are required to enter into employment or commence placement as part of your T Level giving you real working experience.
- Why choose a T Level?
Backed by Business
T Levels have been designed with over 250 leading businesses and employers to give you the knowledge and skills you need.
Get Ahead in Your Career
T Levels give you the chance to learn what a real career is like while you continue your studies.
Awarded UCAS points
Your T Level will be worth UCAS points – a T Level Distinction is worth the same as 3 A levels at A
Learn Your Way
T Levels offer you practical and knowledge-based learning at college and on-the-job experience with an industry placement of at least 315 hours.