Education and skills Consultation closed 09/02/18

Response to DfE Implementation of T level programmes consultation

David Barnes

Policy & Public Affairs Manager

Last updated: 9th February 2018

Summary

New technical qualifications called T-levels are promising to simplify the process of vocational training in England.

This Department for Education (DfE) consultation sets out proposals for T levels. It seeks views on how to implement them so that they meet the aims of the Sainsbury Report and Post-16 Skills Plan.

The CIOB have provided a response (which will be available shortly) to help shape what T levels should mean for the built environment. Our response cautions the use of work placements, how competency is judged and crucially whether T levels will adopted by the sector as the new norm. We believe that a cultural shift in education will be necessary if T levels are ever going to fully reach their potential.

 

Related Link: DfE, Implementation of T level programmes