Industry Insights has several distinct components, through which you will be able to:
Virtual placements offer a flexible alternative to attending placements in person. These will support you to develop your skills and increase your industry knowledge and understanding of current industry practices.
Two types of virtual placement available:
Delivery:
This programme aims to match you with an appropriate mentor from the specific industry aligned to the T Level you are delivering.
Key benefits to you:
Delivery:
See our useful graphic, to understand the distinction between the different mentoring support available for practitioners in the Further Education sector.
Designed to give a group of up to five participants, from up to five different T Level providers, the opportunity to undertake a series of virtual sessions with an employer. You will also be involved in an industry focused collaboration project.
This programme consists of:
Delivery:
An opportunity for you to meet as a group with an employer or industry specialist, to receive updates, and engage in demonstrations or Q&A sessions.
Key benefits to you:
Delivery:
Bite-sized live online events, each lasting one to two hours.
Assess your industry understanding by undertaking the Employer Partnerships and Industry Insights online course.
If you are choosing to undertake an Industry Insights work placement, we highly recommended you undertake this course, which offers a range of practical approaches to improve your industry sector knowledge and employer engagement practices.
Key benefits to you:
Course delivery: online over four weeks, with six hours of guided learning.
To apply for any activity options listed on this page, including booking onto a course or workshop, please create your profile on our T Level Professional Development Platform.
You may also be interested in our online course, Operational Middle Leaders and Managers: Working with employers: co-designing the T Level curriculum, putting it into practice.
The online application process is managed by our dedicated Employer Engagement Coordinators, who will be able to provide support to participants with their applications.
T Level staff are welcome to source their own placements, based on the strong relationships which might already exist with their local employers. However, if you need additional support, please indicate this when applying.
In order to enable providers and staff to plan ahead, applications can be made up until 28 May 2021, with all placements to be complete by 31 July 2021.
We highly recommend you complete your Individual Training Needs Analysis, which can be accessed via the T Level Professional Development Platform. The analysis will help you identify any skills and knowledge gaps and direct you to relevant CPD.
Remission is available to enable participation in placements, mentoring and industry collaboration. Remission is paid directly to the provider, to minimise disruption to delivery and enable staff to fully engage with the programme.
The ETF has a team of Regional Facilitators across England specifically to support each provider with the TLPD offer. Get in touch with your Regional Facilitator.