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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Reforms announced to vocational T-levels in England after slow uptake

Student using a theodolite
The reforms came in response to problems in finding employers willing and able to host 45-day placements. Photograph: Mike Booth/Alamy

The government has announced a shake-up of T-levels, its “gold standard” vocational qualifications in England, which have been dogged by disappointing uptake and high dropout rates.

The reforms, to be introduced in January, will bring in significant changes to the industry placement element of the two-year qualification, which offers practical, hands-on work experience but has proved difficult to deliver.

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