University T Level Industry Placement Toolkit
T level placement resources Watch case studies from universitiesYour free T Level placement toolkit will help you set up and host successful placements.
Click on each resource below to download and get started.
🗹 Benefits of hosting T Level placements
🗹 Key Considerations. A planning checklist
🗹 Getting Started. 5 simple steps to host T Level industry placements
🗹 Pre-placement hints and tips
🗹 Starter kit for coordinators
🗹 Starter kit for line managers
🗹 Engineering T Level placement planning resource
🗹 Science T Level placement planning resource
T Level industry placements in higher education and research: Sector insights and practical guidance
Click the logos below to read in-depth T Level placement case studies.
Case study: The University of Liverpool
“It is our responsibility to develop technicians of the future and encourage them to come and work with us. T Level placements are the perfect opportunity for strategic succession planning of technical careers. The students are a pipeline of new local talent. Our technical teams benefit from professional development when mentoring these students, whilst raising the visibility of technical roles.“
Jan Brett, Faculty Strategic Technical Lead in Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool
Case study: The University of Warwick
“It has always been our intention to develop the talent pipeline of engineers, that’s why we got involved with hosting T Level placements. We have employed one of our fantastic T level students that completed her industry placement with us. She will be studying towards a Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard Engineering Manufacturing Technician.”
Paul Johnson, Deputy Director of Technical Strategy, University of Warwick
Case study: Cranfield University
“Having done an apprenticeship myself, I know how important it is to get these experiences, for life and career. I wanted to help because I know what it is like to be young and in the workplace where you have no idea. It has been personally rewarding and great having an extra pair of hands.”
Hannah Charlotte, Senior Technician at Cranfield University
Benefits of hosting a T Level industry placement
Hosting T Level industry placements within higher education and research technical teams has several benefits for the organisation.
- Inspires the next generation of technicians.
- Fulfils the recommendation published in the TALENT Commission Report (Feb 2022) to help broaden technical career pathways and provide clear entry routes into technical careers.
- Helps universities and research institutions get early access to individuals for recruitment of technical apprentice roles.
- Boosts technical capability and capacity to help meet future demand health, science, engineering and manufacturing and digital.
- Creates career development opportunities for your technical staff.
How we can help you set up T Level placements in your institution
We offer support to universities and research institutes in several ways. Our dedicated University T Level Support Manager Jo Hartley-Metcalfe can:
- Provide advice to university management, technical teams, HR, mentors, health and safety departments and anyone who needs support to successfully set up and host T Level industry placements.
- Connect universities with local T Level providers.
- Support initial set up requirements.
- Provide ongoing support to the technical teams and mentors who have day-to-day contact with students on placement.
- Find out more in the T Level employers guide
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