Finance - T Level

This course is for students aged 16-18. All applicants will be invited to attend an interview to meet a tutor and ask any questions they may have about the course.

A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or higher, including Maths and English or the successful completion of the T Level transition programme along with GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 or higher.

Essential Skills – English and Maths

If you achieve a grade 3 in GCSE Maths or English you will have to work towards re-sitting these subjects as part of your main study programme. At B&FC, this won’t delay your career journey because you’re working towards these subjects at the same time as your chosen subject.

Business staff at Blackpool and The Fylde College have worked closely with the awarding bodies to review and validate these qualifications in finance to ensure that they are cutting edge and provide an advantage to our T Level students
As an overview, each programme will include the following mandatory elements:

• Year 1 you will cover a ‘core’ set of underpinning knowledge, concepts and skills, tailored to a career in financial services.
• Year 2 you will undertake specialist training covering industry-specific skills in Commercial and Retail Banking Analyst.
• Year 2 you will also complete a purposeful industry placement with an employer in the Financial Services sector, this will last for a minimum of 45 working days (between 315 – 420 hours)

Year 1 - Finance core subjects

The Business Environment (25%)
- Regulation (7%)
- Fundamentals of Law (7%)
- Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (10%)
- Careers with Legal, Finance and Accounting Professionals (6%)
- Professionalism and Ethics (6%)
- Security and Risk (6%)
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (4%)
- Professional Services (4%)
- Technology (9%)
- Data Driven Innovation/Analytics and Design Thinking (8%)
- Change Management and Administration (8%)

Year 2 - Specialism in Retail and Commercial Banking

On completion of this specialism, learners will be able to:

1. Operate ethically and professionally in all interactions with customers /clients (25%)
2. Explain products and services in retail and commercial banking to internal and external customers/clients (25%)
3. Apply principles of risk management when making recommendations to internal and external customers/clients (25%)
4. Analyse financial information and data and present reports to internal and external customers/clients (25%)
Completion of the specialism will give learners the opportunity to develop their Maths, English and Digital Skills

This is a full-time course, involving 3 days a week spent at College and 2 days a week on work placement in a business environment. We will also expect you to spend at least 3 hours a week on independent learning.

At College, teaching is delivered in groups and supported by group activities and discussions. One-to-one support is also provided to help with completing written assignments.

When you start the course we will assign you a progress tutor who will support you throughout your time here.

Their role is to help you in setting academic and personal targets, identifying career plans, developing employability skills and monitoring your progress to make sure you realise your full potential

Expert Tutors

All staff involved in the delivery of further education courses within the College are approved to teach the subjects and modules they deliver. The approval process ensures that staff delivering a given programme are appropriately qualified and, where appropriate, possess relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice.