What kind of support is available?

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) offers a range of support to help providers, practitioners and leaders deliver T Levels:

• Training Needs Analysis
• Understanding T Levels
• Professional Development for Leaders programme
• Training specific to T Level routes and roles
• Networking and problem-solving with other T Level practitioners
• Understanding employers and getting insights into industry
• Get help near you

Training Needs Analysis

The ETF can help you assess your individual and organisational readiness to deliver T Levels. It is recommended that providers complete the TNA first as it will produce a bespoke development plan based on your individual needs.

Read more about the Training Needs Analysis on the ETF website. 

Understanding T Levels

For anyone delivering T Levels or advising learners about their further education options.

Read more about the Understanding T Levels courses on the ETF website.

Professional Development for Leaders programme

This programme gives leaders, managers, and governors a good understanding of T Levels so they can shape the direction of their organisation, support the wider leadership team, and monitor progress and outcomes.

Read more about the Professional Development for Leaders programme on the ETF website.

Training specific to T Level routes and roles

A mixture of online courses and face-to-face training designed to help practitioners plan for, teach and assess each individual T Level.

Read more about role-specific and subject-specific T Level CPD on the ETF website.

Networking and problem-solving with other T Level practitioners

The ETF brings T Level practitioners together through:

• Networks - online and face-to-face events designed to explore new ideas and ways of working.
• T Level Resource Improvement Projects (TRIPs) - action research projects in which T Level colleges and schools identify and try to solve a delivery problem collaboratively.

Read more about Networks and TRIPs on the ETF website.

Understanding employers and getting insights into industry

T Level staff can learn about employers' industries through:

• Industry Insights Placements– an opportunity to work with an organisation that you have identified where you can observe professionals in their place of work, undertake tasks and engage in day-to-day activities.
• Group Industry Placements – organised by ETF, virtual or face to face events designed to help you develop a deeper understanding of how T Level subjects are applied in industry by hearing from industry professionals considered leaders in their field.
• Industry Workshops – “bite size” online events where you can hear sector specific updates or see a demonstration of the latest technology used in a particular industry.

Funding of up to £400 per full day (6 hours) is available to your organisation to provide cover for you to attend Industry Insight or Group Industry Placements.

Read more about the Industry Insights programme on the ETF website.

Get help near you

The ETF has a team of regional facilitators who can signpost T Level providers and their staff to the training and development activities that best suit their needs.

Find your nearest Area Relationship Development Lead on the ETF website.