A two-year qualification designed to give students a head start towards their desired career. For employers, it includes a 45-day industry placement (per year) that can help them find and develop new talent.
The government developed T Levels to deliver world-class technical education and give learners a new choice after GCSEs. Launched in September 2020, they offer 16 to 19-year-olds an alternative to A levels and the chance to acquire real-life vocational experience through industry placements; it helps young people develop their knowledge, attitude and practical skills to thrive in the workplace.
T-Level students spend 80% of the course in the classroom, learning the essential skills that your employees need. The other 20% is a meaningful industry placement, where they put these skills into action.
T Levels were designed with leading businesses to bridge the gaps between educational theory, soft skills development and work-based knowledge.
Industry Placements make up 20% of a T-Level programme, ensuring learners gain valuable soft skills and on-the-job technical knowledge. An industry placement is at the heart of each T-Level course, allowing you:
Early access to the brightest talent
Shape the future of your industry
Help with your day-to-day operations
As an employer, you will gain a dynamic employee you can train in specific areas of your industry. At the same time, commitment to industry placements will raise your company's profile as T Levels gain more public exposure in the future. Industry placements are already helping employers, and their businesses go further.
T Levels industry placements are a free government scheme - you do not need to pay to take on a T-Level student for a placement.
There may be certain business costs, like time invested in planning, training and supervising, and you can choose to pay the student if you wish.
Employers need to provide:
Shape the Workforce of Tomorrow
Shaping students to help provide the workforce of tomorrow who will be able to address current and future skills shortages.
Smart Recruitment
T Levels students are an ideal solution for entry level skills, and it helps you build a pipeline of talent for junior positions or apprenticeships.
Fresh Perspective
Students bring a fresh perspective into your business and strengthen your recruitment pipeline.
Coaching & Mentoring
Your employees will have opportunities to hone their coaching and mentoring skills.
Help with your Day to Day Operations
Students act as an extra resource for your projects and day-to-day operations.
Promote your Company
An opportunity to promote your company as employers to young people.
Diversify your Workforce
Giving opportunities to students from a wide range of backgrounds can help to diversify your workforce.
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At Loughborough College, we have an industry-leading business engagement team who can answer your questions and discuss the options you have for finding, developing and keeping your workforce of the future.
Our team will provide complete support to you through the entire process, and will also discuss and resolve any issues relating to the industry placement with regular check-ins.
Industry Placements aim is to develop the students work place and technical skills. Therefore, there is no legal requirement or expectation that students will be paid, as it is part of a course. However, you can pay students if you wish.
We want to help you design a placement that will benefit your business and teach young people the skills you look for in an employee. It would help if you made sure the work environment is safe, the student has a line manager to support them and provide an appraisal of the student's time on placement.
Yes, when supporting a student with an Industry Placement, you can interview them before starting. Our employability coordinators will promote placement opportunities to students and ensure they apply to them. We will then be able to submit applications or student names for you to consider interviewing.
Yes, as part of an Industry Placement, a college member of staff will visit the student while on placement three times. And this contributes to the development of the student while on placement.
We ask you to record the number of hours a student completes while on placement. We also ask for some feedback while on placement. However, we will go through this before the placement starts.
Industry Placements need to reflect the industry; therefore, full working days are desirable. As part of an Industry Placement, a student needs to complete a minimum of 315 hours. However, we do understand that hours may change within different sectors.
We ask all employers to go through induction with the student to comprehend what is involved. We expect students to support or lead tasks that reflect the industry that matches their course. And this will allow students to develop the essential skills and experience needed when working in their chosen sector.
You will receive support at every stage of the process from our award-winning team, who will ensure that students are ready to be productive members of your workforce.
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