T Level Industry Placements

What is a T Level?

T Levels are a Level 3 programme equivalent to A Levels, designed in collaboration with employers to prepare students with the technical and practical skills for industry.

What do Industry Placements entail?

All T Levels include a substantial industry placement as a mandatory part of the qualification. These are a minimum of 45 days (315 hours), although may vary by subject area. This works is unpaid unless the employer would like to contribute toward travel expenses. 

When do Industry Placements take place?

Students will only be expected to work at their placements during term time. These may be scheduled in block weeks, or regularly throughout the college year, depending on the subject area.

How can you get involved?

An industry placement can be a valuable way to directly contribute towards the training and development of a young person. Students who complete an industry placement often progress to apprenticeships or employment with the same company, having already developed many of the skills to do the job and with the confidence that they are the right fit for the company culture.

We appreciate that not all employers are able to provide 315 hours placement opportunity over the academic year, but are interested in working with Cambridge Regional College. We would love to hear from you!

We are always looking for industry experts to share their experiences with our students, either at the College, or better still, at your premises. It all helps to develop our learners’ employability skills, which in turn benefits business.

We work with employers who commit to shorter placements of a few hours or a couple of weeks.  Employers who have opportunities for one student, through to groups of students over fixed or flexible timescales.

Placements can be across various departments within your organisation and industry wide. We also welcome Site Visits, Guest Speakers, Masterclasses, Live Projects set and judged by local employers, and Placements leading to part/full time jobs.

Our employers are key to our future workforce and by providing a placement or working with CRC you are building the skills of the future. It will allow you to trial the abilities of a potential employee or apprentice and directly support their training in the skills your business needs.

We are currently seeking employers who can support CRC by providing T Level Industry Placements for students in the following subject areas:

• Education & Early Years
• Construction & the Built Environment – Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction
• Digital Software Development
• Design & Development for Engineering & Manufacturing
• Health (Supporting the Adult Nursing Team)

We welcome contact from employers from any industry who would like to support our students with work experience activities or come along for a talk.

Contact us to find out more

For more information about hosting a student for an industry placement, please contact the World of Work team on 01223 428880 or 

Helpful documents 

Contact us to find out more

For more information about hosting a student for an industry placement, please contact The Industry Placement Team on 01223 428880 or