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What are T-levels and what are the grades worth?

When T-levels were introduced by the previous Conservative government in 2020, there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies.

T-levels were designed to streamline this landscape, and make post-16 options less confusing for students and employers.

As part of the introduction of T-levels, funding was set to be withdrawn for some other vocational qualifications, like BTecs, which were deemed to “overlap” with the new T-level programmes.

Some vocational qualifications that overlapped with T-levels have had funding withdrawn, while others continue to be funded following a government review.

The DfE said the qualifications would “be able to coexist” while work was done to make improvements, but that ultimately T-levels would become “the large technical qualification of choice”.

Other vocational courses available in the UK include:

  • BTecs (available across the UK)

  • NVQs (available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

  • Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs).


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