T Levels Support: Provider Readiness & Industry Placements

Required services

The purpose of the support package is to ensure T Level providers are able to deliver high quality programmes. The package includes 2 strands of support: 1. 2 years of support for 2022, 2023 and 2024 T Level providers to help them prepare to deliver high quality T Levels (support starts 2 years prior to T Level delivery) including: - Development of a self-assessment tool to enable providers to track their progress - Conducting termly face to face conversations over the 2-year development period with providers to discuss and feedback on the self-assessment - Development of guidance materials - Targeted and more intensive support for some T Level providers who need additional support.

2. Industry placements - support to 2020, 2021 and 2022 providers to deliver high-quality industry placements (support is in-year throughout first 2 years of T Level delivery) including: - Providing a tiered- level of support according to need at different stages of the placement, with a particular emphasis on good preparation - A proactive rather than reactive offer as our expectation is that all eligible providers will engage - Working with the provider to help secure employer and student feedback to help tailor the support - Structured engagement including visits to industry placements where appropriate to ensure the right processes and systems are in place - Targeted advice to providers on key issues, including advice on developing objectives and structuring placements and identifying and addressing gaps in existing guidance - Gathering good practice and lessons learned documents from providers - Design of a self-referral model of support for 2022 providers

Please note the Prior Information Notice (PIN) published on 11 June referenced a third Lot: Support for the T Level Transition Programme. This Lot will not be included in this procurement exercise. A separate procurement will be launched for this Lot in due course.