Industry Insights

The Industry Insights programme is open to all T Level staff who are delivering or planning to deliver T Levels. It provides you with a range of opportunities, including placements, workshops and online courses to develop your skills, build industry knowledge and support employer engagement.

Gain valuable knowledge and experience in current industry practices through our Individual Industry Placements and Group Industry Placements with employers. Join our Industry Workshops to hear directly from industry professionals and stay up-to-date on the latest trends. In addition, our Employer Engagement, Industry Placement and Dual Professionalism online courses offer practical tips for enhancing your industry-specific knowledge and skills, all at your own pace.

In-person Individual Industry Placements provide you with the opportunity to upskill by undertaking a range of activities within industry with a placement employer that you have identified. This could include observing or engaging in the day-to-day activities of that workplace, contributing to tasks or projects, or learning more about a specific aspect of the industry.

T Level providers can claim £200 for each half day placement (3+ hours) or £400 for each full day placement (6+ hours) to support your attendance.

To apply for an Individual Industry Placement please complete the application form on the ETF Learning Platform.

Group Industry Placements are organised by the ETF and will provide you with the opportunity to meet with and hear from industry professionals. Joining further education (FE) and skills colleagues across the country, these virtual or in-person events are designed to help you develop a deeper understanding of T Level subjects and how they are applied in industry by working professionals. 

Events can cover a wide range of topics, for example: current and future trends, new and emerging technologies, existing practices in the day-to-day life of industry professionals, plus career pathways and progression opportunities for T Level learners. 

T Level providers can claim £200 for each half day placement (3+ hours) or £400 for each full day placement (6+ hours) to support your attendance. 

Book your place on our upcoming Group Industry Placements.

Industry Workshops are T Level route-specific online events.

They are 60 to 90 minutes long. They are designed to build your industry knowledge and support your T Level delivery. You will hear sector specific updates and learn more about current and emerging technologies and existing industry practice.

Book your place on our upcoming Industry Workshops.

Industry Workshop Recordings

If you were unable to attend a workshop live, you can find recordings of workshops here.

Engagement and Effective Partnership Working online course

This course is designed to support education providers as they work with employers to support T Level implementation. It explores why partnership working is so important for meeting skills needs and preparing T Level learners for future careers. Through a series of case studies, it considers where to start when building these partnerships and some areas of teaching, learning and assessment that can really benefit from a ‘two-way street’. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform (4 guided learning hours).

Online course (TLPDRR002): Employer Engagement and Effective Partnership Working. Book here.

The Industry Placement and Work Readiness online course

This course is designed to support teachers who are delivering – or preparing to deliver – T Levels. It explores how to support your learners’ educational and career aspirations through ‘meaningful’ industry placements and effective careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) that give them a clear ‘line of sight to work’. You’ll zoom in on some of the challenges and considerations involved in arranging placements. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform (3 guided learning hours).

Online course (TLPDRR003): The Industry Placement and Work Readiness. Book here.

Dual Professionalism and Industry Currency online course

This course considers the challenge of maintaining industry currency for T Levels via the concept of ‘dual professionalism’. You’ll explore what dual professionalism is, why it’s important and what it involves in practice. You’ll also look at some tips for updating your industry-specific knowledge and skills, including Industry Insights placements and Communities of Practice (CoPs). Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform (2 guided learning hours).

Online course (TLPDRR004): Dual Professionalism and Industry Currency. Book here.

Accessing the programme

Ready to start learning? Login to your new ETF account to book on to courses.

Not created a new ETF Account yet? Sign up to create your ETF Account.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about applying for a placement or enrolling onto an Industry Insights event, please contact enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk 
If you have any questions about the content of our Group Industry Placements or Industry Workshops, or you would like support in identifying strategies for contacting employers regarding an individual placement, you can email our Employer Engagement Coordinators: employerengagementteam@etfoundation.co.uk