T-Levels are a 2-year qualification that will give you a head start towards the career you want.

In 2022 East Sussex College T-Level students achieved a superb 100% pass rate, with 81% of those students achieving a higher merit or distinction grade.

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T-Levels at a glance:

Two-year courses
Level 3 Qualifications
The equivalent to three A-Levels
Three-month industry placement
Developed alongside employers’ needs
A fantastic progression route into employment, an Apprenticeship or university

Choose from the available T-Level pathways:

If you would like to talk to us about T-Levels, please call 030 300 39699.

Students

THE NEXT LEVEL QUALIFICATION

T-Levels will help you build the future you want.

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Employers

YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE

T-Levels include a 45-day industry placement that can help you find and develop new talent.

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80% CLASSROOM,
20% WORK

T-Level students spend 80% of the course in the classroom, learning the skills that employers need. The other 20% is a meaningful industry placement, where students put these skills into action.

T-Levels offer great progression paths! You can move straight into work, an apprenticeship, or onto Higher Education.

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EQUIVALENT TO 3 A-LEVELS

T-Levels are an alternative to A-Levels, Apprenticeships and other 16 to 19 courses. Equivalent to 3 A-Levels, a T-Level focuses on vocational skills and can help students into skilled employment, higher study or Apprenticeships.

A 45-DAY INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

Each T-Level includes an in-depth industry placement that lasts at least 45 days. Students get valuable experience in the workplace; employers get early sight of the new talent in their industry.

CREATED WITH BUSINESS

T-Levels have been designed with leading businesses and employers to give you the knowledge and skills you need.

More than 200 businesses – including Fujitsu and Skanska – have been involved so you can be confident your T-Level will move you to the next level.

GET AHEAD IN YOUR CAREER

T-Levels give you the chance to learn what a real career is like while you continue your studies.

Your industry placement will last for at least 45 days – when and how you complete it depends on the T-Level, college and employer.

QUALIFICATIONS THAT COUNT

When you pass your T-Level, you will get a nationally recognised certificate showing the overall grade you achieved - pass, merit, distinction or distinction*. It will also give details of what you learned on the course to help you move into skilled employment or a Higher Apprenticeship.

AWARDED UCAS POINTS

Your T-Level will be worth UCAS points – a T-Level Distinction* is worth the same as 3 A-Levels at A* – and will be recognised by universities and other education providers so you can choose to continue studying if you wish.

LEARN YOUR WAY

T-Levels involve more classroom study than Apprenticeships, which means you can experience an industry while you continue your studies.

Like A-Levels, there are no tuition fees to study a T-Level if you start before you are 19. Schools and colleges set their own entry requirements, so check their website or contact them direct to find out more.