Industry Insights
The Industry Insights programme is open to all T Level staff who are delivering or planning to deliver T Levels. It provides you with a range of opportunities, including placements, workshops and online courses to develop your skills, build industry knowledge and support employer engagement.
Gain valuable knowledge and experience in current industry practices through our Individual Industry Placements and Group Industry Placements with employers. Join our Industry Workshops to hear directly from industry professionals and stay up-to-date on the latest trends. In addition, our Employer Engagement, Industry Placement and Dual Professionalism online courses offer practical tips for enhancing your industry-specific knowledge and skills, all at your own pace.
About the programme
Individual Industry Placements
In-person Individual Industry Placements provide you with the opportunity to upskill by undertaking a range of activities within industry with a placement employer that you have identified. This could include observing or engaging in the day-to-day activities of that workplace, contributing to tasks or projects, or learning more about a specific aspect of the industry.
T Level providers can claim £200 for each half day placement (3+ hours) or £400 for each full day placement (6+ hours) to support your attendance.
Group Industry Placements
Group Industry Placements are organised by the ETF and will provide you with the opportunity to meet with and hear from industry professionals. Joining further education (FE) and skills colleagues across the country, these virtual or in-person events are designed to help you develop a deeper understanding of T Level subjects and how they are applied in industry by working professionals.
T Level providers can claim £200 for each half day placement (3+ hours) or £400 for each full day placement (6+ hours) to support your attendance.
Industry Workshops
Industry Workshops are T Level route-specific online events. These 60 to 90 minute workshops are designed to build your industry knowledge and support your T Level delivery. You will hear sector specific updates and learn more about current and emerging technologies and existing industry practice.
If you were unable to attend a live workshop, you can access our catalogue of Industry Workshop Recordings here.
Online on-demand courses
Engagement and Effective Partnership Working
This course is designed to support education providers as they work with employers to support T Level implementation. It explores why partnership working is so important for meeting skills needs and preparing T Level learners for future careers. Through a series of case studies, it considers where to start when building these partnerships and some areas of teaching, learning and assessment that can really benefit from a ‘two-way street’. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform.
The Industry Placement and Work Readiness
This course is designed to support teachers who are delivering – or preparing to deliver – T Levels. It explores how to support your learners’ educational and career aspirations through ‘meaningful’ industry placements and effective careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) that give them a clear ‘line of sight to work’. You’ll zoom in on some of the challenges and considerations involved in arranging placements. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform.
Dual Professionalism and Industry Currency
This course considers the challenge of maintaining industry currency for T Levels via the concept of ‘dual professionalism’. You’ll explore what dual professionalism is, why it’s important and what it involves in practice. You’ll also look at some tips for updating your industry-specific knowledge and skills, including Industry Insights placements and Communities of Practice (CoPs). Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform.
Accessing the programme
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