Technical Education Learner Survey 2024 Research report

Key Findings

• Similar to the first T Level cohort, the most common destinations for the second cohort of T Level completers were a university degree (44%) and paid work (37%), with fewer (12%) undertaking apprenticeships. Almost three-quarters (71%) of learners had remained in their T Level field, and a further 14% intended to return. 
  
  
• The minimum 45-day industry placement was the most commonly cited aspect which T Level completers thought had prepared them for their current study and/or work. As seen with the first T Level cohort, industry placements continued to be a significant route to direct employment.  
  
  
• Among learners in paid work, T Level completers were more likely to agree that their course prepared them for the workplace (71%) than level 3 technical learners studying equivalent subjects (with differences in agreement rates of between 10 and 15 percentage points across subjects).
  
  
• Among learners in further study, 71% of T Level completers agreed that their course had prepared them for their current study. This is lower than for the first T Level cohort (82%) and slightly lower than for A level learners (77%).
  
  
• Most T Level learners were likely to recommend their course and agreed that it had enabled them to progress to that they wanted to do. However, the second cohort were generally slightly less positive than the first cohort, and a little less positive than A Level learners. Learners’ views varied substantially by route, with learners on the Education and Early Years route consistently more positive than other routes, across cohorts and course stages.