T Levels

Career-focused courses with a significant industry placement giving you the opportunity to compete for the best university places, higher/degree apprenticeships and highly skilled careers.

What are T Levels?

If you’re academically strong but you have a skilled career route in mind, a T Level will give you a head start into your chosen industry.
T Levels are a new 2-year qualification that lead to university, skilled employment and higher/degree apprenticeships. They’ve been designed with employers and businesses to provide the skills that industry needs, which means you get to play a key part in shaping the future of the UK economy!

Why choose T Levels

80/20 Learning
80% of your time in the classroom and the other 20% on a relevant industry placement, getting real on-the-job experience.
1 T Level=3 A Levels
T Levels are a nationally-recognised qualification which will allow you to progress to university, highly skilled employment or a higher/degree apprenticeship
Designed by Industry
You can play a key part in shaping the future of the UK economy
Employer Endorsed
Designed with employers to provide the skills that industry needs

Find your T Level course

See the list of T Level courses available and find out which suits you!

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What subjects are available?

· Digital
· Construction
· Creative Arts
· Education and childcare
· Finance
· Health
· Science
· Media Production
· Business
· Engineering
· Catering
· Hair, Beauty and Related Therapies

Entry Requirements

You will need 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and maths (for primary teaching you will also need Science).

If you didn't quite get the grades with your GCSE English or maths results, you can study to resit these qualifications alongside the course of your choice so that you don’t have to waste time repeating a year.

What's covered?

T Levels are studied five days a week and made up of core skills, subject knowledge, English and maths and an industry placement. You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom and the remaining 20% on a relevant industry placement, getting real on-the-job experience.

Why have they been introduced?

T Levels are a big part of the government’s plan to transform education in the UK. They will create a new generation of highly skilled workers that the UK needs for its future economy to be successful.

Student Case Study: Reece Harris T Level Digital Production, Design and Development

Reece, who is currently studying our T-Level Digital Production, Design and Development course, tells B&FC why T levels appealed to him and what he hopes to do next in the world of computing. He also reveals how he landed a fantastic work placement with Code Galaxy, owned and run by Nicky Speakman, one of B&FC's computing alumni.

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Getting into Uni

University entry requirements are based on the UCAS Tariff. The tariff allocates points to each qualification grade so everyone can easily work out what they need for a particular university. The table below shows how T Levels equate to A Levels.

Ucas Tariff Points	T Level Overall Grade	A Level Grades
168	Distinction*	A* A* A*
144	Distinction	A A A
120	Merit	B B B
96	Pass (C or above on the core)	C C C
72	Pass (D or E on the core)	D D D

The table above is based on achieving the same grade for each A Level. However, UCAS tariff totals can be achieved through different A Level grade combinations based on the following A Level grade points: A*=56; A=48; B=40; C=32; D=24; E=16.

What's good about them?

T Levels give you a head start towards your chosen career. They are career rather than subject-based, with a significant 315-hour industry placement allowing you to develop the exact knowledge and skills you need for university, highly skilled employment or a higher/degree apprenticeship.

Employer Case Study: Nicky Speakman, Code Galaxy

Reece's employer, Nicky Speakman, tells us why having a T level student on board hasn't just benefitted Reece. It's benefitted his business too.

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Don't just take our word for it...

“ The collaboration between education providers, employers and businesses means the course will not only provide the learner with a comprehensive and fulfilling learning experience but will also reflect what the construction industry needs in terms of knowledge and skills. We have worked with Blackpool & Fylde College to host a number of T Level students and they have proved to be an asset to the team. They have shown great interest and commitment to getting the most from their placement."

- Tyson Construction

I chose this course because I want to be a game developer and I definitely think it will give me the skills I need. With A Levels, you’re learning completely different subjects whereas with a T Level all the subjects relate to each other. We do quite a bit of practical work like programming and building machines and at the end of the course we’ll be doing our industry placement. The facilities are amazing - they’ve offered us lots of free resources and if you need any equipment out of College they can support you with that too. It’s really good.

- Molly Grennell Walker, T Level - Digital Production, Design and Development

Where do they lead?

T Levels lead to a nationally-recognised qualification with an overall grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction. They equip young people to progress to university, highly skilled employment or a higher/degree apprenticeship.