Mentions:
1: Robert Halfon (Con - Harlow) As part of our delivery of wave 4 T-levels and our assessment of overlap between T-levels and technical - Speech Link
Jan. 30 2024
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Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualificationsFound: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualifications
Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualificationsFound: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualifications
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Higher education providers with T Levels in entry requirementsFound: Higher education providers with T Levels in entry requirements
Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualificationsFound: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualifications
Jan. 30 2024
Source Page: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualificationsFound: Wave 4 T Levels: overlapping qualifications
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which colleges provide T Level courses; and which T Level courses each college provides.
Answered by Robert Halfon
Over 250 providers are delivering 18 T Levels in a range of in-demand subject areas in all regions of the country. A list of these providers is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providers-selected-to-deliver-t-levels.
Each of these providers will have information on their website relating to their T Level curriculum offer as this differs by school or college, depending on local student demand and employer needs.
Prospective students can also find details of the T Levels available in their area on GOV.UK at: https://www.tlevels.gov.uk/students/find.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (CON - Life peer) We are confident in the quality of T-levels and the employability that they offer students. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Berridge (CON - Life peer) T-levels are a simple way to put technical qualifications on a par with the academic route of A-levels - Speech Link
3: Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (CON - Life peer) Some employers are poorly informed about the content and structure of T-levels. - Speech Link
4: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (LAB - Life peer) Can the Minister say how many universities accept T-levels for access? - Speech Link
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on introducing T Levels in (a) hair, beauty and aesthetics, (b) craft and design, (c) media broadcast and production and (d) catering.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The department, working closely with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), has been making progress on the four T Levels deferred in 2023.
T Levels in ‘Craft and Design’, and ‘Media, Broadcast and Production’ will be available from this September and providers will receive final specifications in order to prepare for their delivery in due course.
On ‘Hair, Barbering and Beauty Therapy’ and ‘Catering’, the department has continued to engage closely with employers. Next steps for the ‘Hair, Barbering and Beauty Therapy’ route will be announced shortly. For ‘Catering’, IfATE have completed a wider route review of Catering and will be engaging with employers and providers over the coming weeks. The department we will finalise arrangements for this T Level before the summer.
The department has also been ensuring progress is made with regard to T Levels in ‘Animal Care and Management’ and ‘Marketing’, with both proceeding on schedule for delivery in 2024 and 2025 respectively.