T Levels Week 2025: Spotlighting the Future of Technical Education
Next week, from 13th – 17th October 2025, the spotlight turns to T Levels Week – a national campaign dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of T Levels, showcasing student success stories, and strengthening collaboration between education and industry.
This is more than just promotional activity. It’s a powerful opportunity to highlight how T Levels are helping to reshape post-16 education, bridging classroom learning and real workplace skills.
Below is your guide to why T Levels Week matters, what to expect, and how different stakeholders – students, schools, employers, and communities – can make the most of it.
What Are T Levels – A Quick Refresher
To set the scene, here’s a summary of what T Levels are and why they matter:
- Two-year technical qualifications taken after GCSEs, broadly equivalent to three A-levels in size.
- Developed in partnership with employers, to deliver the skills needed in industry.
- A balance of theory and practice: 80 % classroom-based learning and 20 % industry placement (at least 315 hours, roughly 45 days) during the two years.
- Meant to prepare students for skilled employment, higher apprenticeships, or further technical study/university.
Because of this dual approach, T Levels aim to provide students not just with knowledge, but hands-on experience that can make transitions into work more seamless.
Why T Levels Week Matters
T Levels Week is timed to:
- Raise awareness among students, parents, and teachers about T Level options and benefits.
- Celebrate success stories – spotlight students, colleges, employers who are doing impactful work in T Levels.
- Strengthen employer-education partnerships by encouraging more organisations to host placements, mentor, and get involved locally.
- Showcase innovation and best practice in how T Levels are delivered and how placements are integrated.
- Encourage uptake and improve perception, especially in areas or sectors where awareness is low.
Key Themes in 2025
Some highlights and evolving priorities to watch for this year:
- In May 2025, the national T Levels newsletter confirmed that 13th – 17th October 2025 is the fourth national T Levels Week – showing it’s becoming an established fixture in the educational calendar.
- There is ongoing attention to reforming industry placement delivery to make placements more flexible, including remote or simulated elements in some cases, to help providers and employers manage logistical challenges.
- With reports noting that uptake is lower than expected and that access to placements is often a bottleneck, this week is a chance to spotlight those challenges and explore scalable solutions.
- The drive to engage smaller businesses to host T Level students, demonstrating that even SMEs can benefit by getting early access to emerging talent.
What to Do During T Levels Week (for Different Stakeholders)
RNN Group has a few options for stakeholders during the week:
- We are hosting a webinar about T Levels on Tuesday 14th October.
- We will share student stories and case studies on social media and on our website as real voices which make T Levels more tangible. We already have a number of T Level videos on TikTok!
- We are invite employer partners in to speak about Skills during this week for our Higher Skills promotion.
- We will be celebrating T Levels every day on social media.
Employers and Businesses
- Offer to host placements, including micro-placements (shorter tasters), or mentoring sessions.
- Engage with local colleges: invite T Level groups for site visits, talks, job shadowing.
- Promote the benefits of hosting students: you get early insight into potential talent, fresh perspectives, and help with recruitment pipelines.
- Participate in talks or panels, online or in-person, to share what industry looks for in technical candidates.
Students and Prospective Learners
- Attend events or webinars hosted by your college or local providers.
- Ask questions: What will the placement look like? Which employers are involved? What kind of tasks might you do?
- Connect with current or past T Level students – hearing first-hand experiences can help you decide.
- Think ahead: what sector interests you? What skills would you like to develop in a real workplace?
T Levels Week 2025 is an opportunity for awareness, celebration, and action. It’s a chance to:
- Elevate the profile of a qualification designed to close the skills gap.
- Inspire young people to consider a route that combines academic knowledge with workplace readiness.
- Strengthen the bridge between education and industry at local levels.
- Showcase what works – and ignite ideas for what more we can do.
If you’re a school leader, employer, or student, now is the time to get involved:
- Share your T Level stories
- Reach out to local colleges or employers for partnerships
- Use the hashtag #TLevelsWeek to join the national conversation
- Host or attend events, webinars and talks during 13th – 17th October