Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 17
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Uncertainty surrounds T Levels due to paused or cancelled qualifications, impacting confidence.
Conclusion
In December 2024, the Department announced that there would be no further enrolments on the Onsite Construction T Level after September 2024. In March 2025, it announced it would also stop the Healthcare Science T Level, and that it had stopped developing T Levels in catering and beauty therapy.50 We questioned the Department around the uncertainty in the future of T Levels, which may impact students’ and colleges’ confidence in them as an option.51 The Department told us that it considers having too many overlapping qualifications creates confusion for students.52 However, we received written evidence highlighting the need for other level 3 qualifications alongside T Levels to, for example, allow student choice and flexibility for students to combine qualifications. In particular, T Levels do not meet the needs of all learners due to its demanding content and assessment requirements.53 The Department recognised T Levels may not be suitable for everyone, and those completing a T Level would more likely go into a higher-level apprenticeship.54