The Government’s priority is ensuring that every young person leaves education equipped not just for their first job, but for a lifetime of opportunity and adaptability.
Workplaces are evolving at an unprecedented pace. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and digital innovation are transforming every sector of our economy. That’s why we’re revolutionising technical education through T Levels — transformative, employer-led qualifications that provide a genuine alternative to A levels.
We’re committed to working closely with employers and colleges to ensure T Levels deliver the technological skills our economy needs and remain responsive to rapid digital change across every industry sector.
Every T Level includes a minimum 45-day industry placement, ensuring students don’t just learn theory
but apply their knowledge in real workplace settings, building professional networks and confidence alongside technical expertise.
Industry placements: education in action
Every T Level includes a minimum 45-day industry placement, ensuring students don’t just learn theory but apply their knowledge in real workplace settings, building professional networks and confidence alongside technical expertise.
T Levels have helped people like Fernanda, who completed a T Level in Digital Production, Design and Development, and spent her industry placement at global tech leader IBM. She discovered a passion for AI through her T Level and secured a prestigious degree apprenticeship in AI with IBM. Fernanda isn’t alone — around a third of T Level students who progress into employment get jobs with their industry placement employer.
Building digital skills from primary school
From primary school onwards, pupils will learn to navigate our digital world critically and confidently — spotting misinformation, understanding data and using technology effectively and safely.
We’re introducing data science and AI qualifications for 16-18-year-olds, as these technologies will shape virtually every career path. We’re also strengthening computing education to be more future-facing and practical.
The Prime Minister has set a target for two-thirds of young people to study a degree or an apprenticeship by age 25. T Levels are central to achieving this ambition — providing prestigious, up-to-date qualifications that open doors to skilled employment, apprenticeships or higher education.
We’re building a future-ready education system, where every young person can develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive in tomorrow’s workplace. Through T Levels and our wider curriculum reforms, we’re ensuring no young person is left behind as our economy transforms.
