T Levels are set to become one of the main choices after GCSEs. Developed with employers and educational providers, these two or three year ‘technical programmes’ give students the applied skills that industries need.
With a T Level, you’ll gain a high-quality education and heaps of practical skills. This will open a clearly defined route into further study or a skilled role within our related land-based industries. As a new qualification, here are some answers to the most frequently asked T Level questions.
Our courses
T Level Foundation Programme Land-Based Engineering
The foundation programme is a one-year programme designed for students who need a bit more preparation to progress onto a full T Level or into employment. You'll develop your technical knowledge and practical skills in land-based engineering, alongside working with employers; the foundation programme will also allow you to continue studying English and Maths.
T Level Foundation Programme Agriculture
The foundation programme is a one-year programme designed for students who need a bit more preparation to progress onto a full T Level or into employment. You'll develop your technical knowledge and practical skills in agriculture, alongside working with employers; the foundation programme will also allow you to continue studying English and Maths.
T Level in Livestock Production
The livestock industry offers a wealth of career opportunities. If you’re interested in developing your expertise in livestock production systems and the related environmental management and machinery operations, this T Level could be for you.
T Level in Land-Based Engineering
As technology plays an ever-increasing role in the agricultural sector, there’s a range of career opportunities for a skilled and versatile engineer. This T Level will give you core knowledge and practical skills across engineering systems, machinery operation and repair, as well as workshop skills, which you’ll apply in our on-site workshops and through an industry placement
T Level in Crop Production
Cultivate your career in agriculture and crop production with this two-year T Level. Learn how to optimise crop production systems and manage surrounding areas, whilst developing your practical skills across a range of field and container-based crop production systems, plant biology, environmental management, and machinery operations.
The key benefit of completing a T level is the sheer amount of on-the-job experience it includes. You'll spend a large amount of time gaining first-hand experience of your chosen career in an industry placement. That’s in addition to the outstanding practical and classroom education you’ll gain on campus.
Hartpury College is one of the first providers to deliver T Levels in Livestock Production, Crop Production, and Land-Based Engineering. We'll be adding T Levels in our animal and equine subject areas in future years.
A T Level qualification is worth the same amount of UCAS points as three A-levels. When you finish your T Level, you'll be well-equipped with the practical skills and expertise to enter employment within a technical role or further specialise at university, helping to create a stronger economy and a more sustainable future.
In order to prepare you for a technical role, you’ll spend the majority of your time with our expert teaching staff, learning the theory, developing a solid foundation of knowledge, and taking part in practicals on our 360-hectare campus. The rest of your time – 45 days or nine weeks – will be spent on industry placement, in a real-life setting as you gain additional applied expertise.
You'll be putting knowledge into practice in a real-life setting and gaining applied skills. Our Innovation, Careers and Enterprise (ICE) team will support you to find a placement that matches your career goals.
Qualifications
To study a T Level, you'll need 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, to include English Language and Maths. Other occupation-specific requirements may apply.
T Level Foundation Programme
If you’re not quite ready for a T Level, our one-year foundation programme could be for you. You'll study a blend of Level 1 and 2 modules to develop your specialist knowledge, gain hands-on expertise and study skills, focus on your personal development, and undertake work experience in industry. On successful completion, you could progress onto your chosen T Level, an apprenticeship, or into related employment.
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Prospective students don't need to have attended an open day to submit an application and can apply beforehand with no financial or any other obligations.
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