T Levels: what they are

T Levels are new courses which follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A levels. These 2-year courses, which launched September 2020, have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work, further training or study.

T Levels offer students a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ experience during an industry placement of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 days).

In time, students will be able to take a T Level in the following subject areas:

• accounting

• agriculture, land management and production

• animal care and management

• building services engineering for construction (starting September 2021)

• catering

• craft and design

• design and development for engineering and manufacturing

• design, surveying and planning for construction (now available)

• digital business services (starting September 2021)

• digital production, design and development (now available)

• digital support and services (starting September 2021)

• education and childcare (now available)

• finance

• hair, beauty and aesthetics

• health (starting September 2021)

• healthcare science (starting September 2021)

• human resources

• legal

• maintenance, installation and repair for engineering and manufacturing

• management and administration

• engineering, manufacturing, processing and control

• media, broadcast and production

• onsite construction (starting September 2021)

• science (starting September 2021)

When they will start

The first 3 T Levels are now available at selected colleges, schools and other providers across England.

A further 7 T Levels will be available in September 2021 with the remaining courses starting in either 2022 or 2023.