Recommendation 8

The Department told us it relies on the positive experiences and word of mouth from T Level students as one way to raise awareness.11 However, students have reported varied satisfaction. For instance, those who started a T Level in 2021 reported higher satisfaction with their industry placements (78%) than the management of T Levels (37%), while those on the Education and Early Years T Level were more satisfied at the end of their course (79%) than those taking health and science-related T Levels (39%).12 However, it also highlighted that seven in ten students thought their T levels prepared them will for their workplace, 10% to 15% higher than comparable level 3 qualifications.13 The Department also described using a wider skills promotion campaign and a network of ‘ambassadors’ to raise awareness across students and employers. It described the network, including over 900 members covering both students and employers, as providing feedback on how well T Levels were working and promoting the qualification to others.14