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T Level Foundation Year
The T Level Foundation Year is a one-year post-GCSE course designed to prepare students for T levels. It provides relevant knowledge, practical and study skills for the full two-year T Level programme.
It is available to students aged 16 to 19 and for young people with Education, Health and Care Plans up to age 24.
Timeline
Below is a timeline of the rollout of T Levels with the awarding
bodies which offer them in brackets. Clicking the links will take you
through to the Government website with further information on each
subject.
Background
The 2016 Sainsbury Review of Technical Education and Government Skill Plan set out an ambitious framework for changes to post-16 technical education built upon a routes based system found in many northern European countries. T Levels have been introduced gradually from 2020.
Launched September 2020
- Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction (Pearson)
- Digital Production, Design and Development (Pearson)
- Education and Early Years (NCFE)
Launched September 2021
- Building Services Engineering for Construction (City & Guilds)
- Digital Business Services (NCFE)
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- Health (NCFE)
- Healthcare Science (NCFE)
- Onsite Construction (City & Guilds) New enrolments will cease after September 2024
- Science (NCFE)
Launched September 2022
- Accounting (Pearson)
- Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing (City & Guilds)
- Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control (City & Guilds)
- Finance (Pearson)
- Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing (City & Guilds)
- Management and Administration (City & Guilds)
Launched September 2023
- Agriculture, Land Management and Production (City & Guilds)
- Animal Care and Management (City & Guilds)
- Catering (Highfield)
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- Media, Broadcast and Production (NCFE)
- Legal Services (Pearson)
Launching September 2025
- Marketing (Pearson)