T Level Industry Placements: Planning and Delivery Support for Employers

Background: T Levels are 2-year technical qualifications launched in September 2020. They are taken after GCSEs and are broadly equivalent to studying three A Levels. They have been developed in collaboration with employers and education providers and combine classroom-based learning with a substantial industry placement. The first cohort graduated in August 2022 with a pass rate of 92%. Every 16–19-year-old student undertaking a T Level will be required to complete a high-quality industry placement. Industry placements are structured periods in employment that are expected to last a minimum of 315 hours. A student cannot complete a T Level without having completed their industry placement. Industry placements are integral to classroom-based technical education routes as they provide students with the opportunity to develop the specific technical and practical skills, knowledge, and behaviours required for skilled employment in their field of study, ensuring they are ‘work ready’. For this reason, successful completion of a relevant, substantial industry placement is a requirement for full certification of the T Levels. This makes ensuring employers are supported to deliver high-quality placements a top priority. ----------------------- This PIN is for market engagement only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education. If the Department for Education decides to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time. We will be holding a virtual supplier event on 23rd March 2023, 13:00-14:00, via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the event is to give you more information about our expectations for each of the three lots in this contract and give you the opportunity to ask questions. The Department would encourage the attendance of interested suppliers at the market engagement event as we are keen to speak to as many organisations as possible. All communication and information will be released through Jaggaer. All information from the day, including Q&A, will be made available via Jaggaer to those who are unable to attend. Please register for Jaggaer using the URL link below: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Once registered, the supplier event area can be accessed by clicking “View Opportunities” on the main page. Event joining instructions will be issued following an expression of interest via the Messaging function. Please register no later than 24 hours before the event commences. The Jaggaer reference is ssq_354. Suppliers wishing to do business with us should understand our expectation that they support and endorse our commitment to Equality & Diversity and take positive steps in their own organisation to demonstrate this, in compliance to the Equality Act 2010.