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<p>T Levels offer students a mixture of classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ experience
during an industry placement of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 days). Industry
placements can be split across a maximum of two employers to help deliver a breadth
of experience for the student, as well as creating opportunities within small to medium
enterprises, in sectors such as creative, digital and construction, where short project-based
work is common. Alternatively, a placement can be carried out across an employer’s
supply chain or network, up to a maximum of two partners/sub-contractors, to enable
students to experience an end-to-end process.</p><p>Over 16,000 students started a
T Level course from September 2023, which is almost as many students as in the first
three cohorts combined, and the department will be introducing new T Levels in September
2024. As the department scale up T Levels, we are keen to increase the numbers of
employers offering industry placements. The department has recently published the
T Level Action Plan, which sets out further measures the department is taking over
the year ahead to support providers and employers to grow their T Level programmes
and support even more young people across the country. This includes new resources
from the Strategic Development Network to support easier engagement between providers
and employers. The T Level action plan can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6627c087d29479e036a7e68e/T_Level_Action_Plan_2023_to_2024.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6627c087d29479e036a7e68e/T_Level_Action_Plan_2023_to_2024.pdf</a>.</p><p>Flexi
Job Apprenticeship Agencies (FJAAs) were introduced in 2022 to support sectors with
short-term, project-based work to access apprenticeships. They allow apprentices to
work with different host employers, and on a range of projects, to gain the skills
and knowledge needed to be successful in their chosen field.</p><p>An organisation
must be on the Register of FJAAs to operate as a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency.
Any business can contact an agency to become a host employer. The department does
not place a limit on how many host employers an agency can work with, it is for the
agency to decide what is best for their delivery model.</p><p>FJAAs will arrange placements
with one or more host employer to cover the duration of the apprenticeship. Placements
must offer apprentices the chance and time to obtain and embed the knowledge, skills
and behaviours required for their apprenticeship standard. There were 640 FJAA apprenticeship
starts in the 2022/23 academic year and 570 starts have been reported from August
to January in the 2023/24 academic year. More details on Flexi Job Apprenticeships
can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexi-job-apprenticeships"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexi-job-apprenticeships</a>.</p><p>
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