This website uses cookies primarily for visitor analytics. Certain pages will ask you to fill in contact details to receive additional information. On these pages you have the option of having the site log your details for future visits. Indicating you want the site to remember your details will place a cookie on your device. To view our full cookie policy, please click here. You can also view it at any time by going to our Contact Us page.

Close

Poll shows low awareness of T Levels two years after their launch

01 July 2022

Two years after their launch, only one-in-five people have heard of Technical Levels – or T Levels – which the Government introduced to give 16-19-year-olds in England a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on the job’ experience in an industry placement, according to a new poll from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 

The poll Public Perceptions: T Levels found that even if people have heard of the qualification, the majority – 70% – say they know almost nothing or little about it.

Professor Helen James OBE, Chair of IMechE’s Education and Skills Strategy Board, said: “The poll shows there is still much work to be done to raise awareness of T Levels.  We need to raise understanding among young people and their parents as well as among companies who could potentially offer placements for T Levels.”

According to the poll, twice as many people thought engineering would be better taught in a workplace environment compared with science, which they thought would be better taught in schools. It is hoped the placement aspect of the Engineering and Manufacturing T Level will give students an insight into engineering projects and the skills needed to pursue a career in the sector.

Other findings included that people thought careers advisers should play a greater role than teachers and parents in giving advice to students.

The survey was carried out by ICM Unlimited and involved a nationally representative poll of around 2,000 participants in Great Britain.


Contact Details and Archive...

Print this page | E-mail this page