New resources for delivering industry placements

Industry placements are a vital component of the T Level programme, ensuring students gain valuable, hands-on experience and are fully prepared to progress into skilled employment or further study.

To support the scaling up of high-quality placements, we introduced an updated set of industry placement delivery approaches in January 2025. These changes provide more flexibility and are designed to unlock opportunities for students and adapt to the evolving demands of industry. The full guidance is available here and changes now include:

1. Up to 20% of the placement can be undertaken remotely in all T Level Routes (and up to 50% for Digital T Levels)
2. Placements can take place at route level as well as at pathway level
3. Small group projects and simulated activities in skills hub and training centres can take place on the provider site

We have developed a suite of new materials designed to help you understand and implement the updated approaches. This includes:

• An animated explanatory video which brings to life the updated industry placement delivery approaches.

• A new delivery approaches example document, illustrating how different delivery approaches can be used and combined across various T Levels to create a high-quality industry placement
• Our recent webinar to help you understand which delivery approaches are most suitable for your organisation when hosting placements.