The Department for Education announced an updated set of T Level industry placement delivery approaches in December 2024, with guidance to be published in January 2025.
The accompanying guidance is now live and the changes can be implemented from this date onwards. The New Industry Placement Guidance can be accessed here and the main changes include:
- allowing up to 20% of the placement to take place remotely (up to 50% for T Levels in the Digital route)
- allowing the placement to take place at route level as well as pathway level
- allowing small team projects and simulated activities in skills hub and training centres to take place on the provider site (as well as externally), where this activity is delivered and overseen by the industry placement employer.
These new approaches are now applicable to all T Level students (with the exception of Education and Early Years and Dental Nursing specialisms, where there are specific requirements linked to licence to practice). Alongside the updated approaches, there are also a range of other existing approaches that can be used to deliver placements – this is made clear in the newly published delivery guidance.
You can read more about these new approaches in the articles available for providers and employers.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the T Level Ambassador Network Team