b'6 Partner News Spring 2023IET updatesAre you delivering a T-Level industrial placement? Provide a case study and help develop T-level uptake in your engineering disciplineIn September 2022, Schools and Collegescould be involved; and what a career in started to deliver the new T-level: athat industry could look like for them in the nationally recognised qualification for 16-19future.year olds that can be studied after finishing GCSEs. A T-level will take 2 years toIn order to support this new program of complete and is the equivalent to 3 A levels.study, the IET Education Team is looking T-levels can also open doors to a higher- to provide some inspiring real-life stories level apprenticeship or provide a stepping- from our key partners and employers so stone into and future job opportunities. that students can understand their learning in context. We aim to publish these case During the T-level course, students willstudies on our websiteand we need your typically spend 80% of their time in thehelp to create these! classroom and 20% on an extended industry placement so that they can gainThis is a great opportunity for you to gain a deeper understanding of what it is likeboth positive publicity for your company in the workplace whilst they continue theirand to support the education of our future studies.engineers. The case studies will be on specific topic areas, which can be tailored In the past, employers have been concernedto your own individual area of work. about the knowledge gap and lack of ready-to-work skills that new recruitsWe are looking for partners to assist us display at entry level, so the new T-levelwith this opportunity by completing a short courses have all been specifically designedquestionnaire (company information and 6-9 in collaboration with businesses andquestions in total) to create their real-life employers to ensure students gain all thecase studies which we will then promote. skills and knowledge companies look forThe more case studies we can provide, the when recruiting.stronger the repository that we can provide students that will better inform their future Promotion of the new T-levels is heavilylearning and career choices. based on industrial case studies to show students exactly what projects they couldFor further information or to request a be working on; teams they could be involvedquestionnaire to get started pleasewith; a behind-the-scenes look at whatemail education@theiet.org'