Reading College is to offer new T Level qualifications in Business: Management and Administration and Engineering from September 2022.  

T Levels are employer led qualifications, which follow on from GCSEs and carry the equivalent UCAS points as three A Levels.

They have been co-designed with 250 employers, so students can gain the knowledge and skills they need to either progress on to degree level education or start their career once they have completed their programme.  

Combining 80 per cent classroom learning and 20 per cent industry placement, the two-year programmes have been designed for students who prefer a more technical education, rather than following a purely academic pathway, or a work-based apprenticeship. 

Reading College is a part of the Activate Learning group, an education group working across further and higher education, schools, apprenticeships and training.

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Other local estabishments linked to Activate Learning include Bracknell and Wokingham College and Theale Green School.

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Above: Business: Management and Administration is one of the subjects to see the new T Levels

 

Curriculum Design Director responsible for the roll-out of T Levels at Activate Learning, Salwa Boon, said: “We are very excited to extend our T Level offer in September 2022 by introducing new T Levels in Engineering and Business: Management and Administration. 

“We believe T Levels are exciting new qualifications, that have been developed with even greater input from employers across the relevant sectors and give students a unique opportunity to be work-ready. 

“We have worked hard at Activate Learning to develop a strong network of employer partners, which has opened up amazing opportunities for our students once they have successfully completed their T Level with us.

"This includes guaranteed interviews for roles, further developmental opportunities and internships.” 

“We’ve been able to do this because the employers we are working with recognise how much potential T Levels have.

"The qualifications provide young people with an amazing blend of academic learning alongside all the rich and varied experiences they will gain within workplace settings. 

“They will help to deliver work-ready, employable young people, who will help our local economy meet the challenges of the future.” 

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Above: Engineering at Reading College

 

With the already successful launch of T Levels at two Activate Learning colleges, Reading College and City of Oxford College in September 2021, the group plan to widen the offering at Reading College in the 2022/23 academic year.  

T Levels will be available in: Business: Management and Administration, Digital Production, Design and Development, Engineering and Health (Adult Nursing). 

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