Vocational Education
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what key performance indicators her Department use for technical educational routes and associated employer work experience placements.
Answered by Department for Education
T Levels are the key technical qualification route for 16 to 19 year olds that include a placement in industry. Attainment is the key performance indicator. In February 2027, we will publish a T Level attainment measure which captures overall attainment alongside existing performance measures for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
All T Levels include a mandatory placement with industry. 97.2%, almost all students who received results this year, completed their industry placement. We are clear that providers remain responsible for delivering high-quality industry placements that support their T Level students to progress. Our updated delivery framework allows providers greater scope in designing a high-quality placement experience and reporting completion to the department. The updated framework is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-level-industry-placements-guidance-for-providers?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8778e04e-cac7-4014-b419-d65b31d27f2b&utm_content=immediately.
As part of this, students will continue to be set stretching learning goals linked to curriculum content and be subject to regular review meetings, employer appraisals and evidence-based completion decisions.
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