Build your skills, gain real-world experience and take the first step towards your dream career with West Thames College.
This T Levels Week, West Thames College is celebrating the opportunities T Levels offer to young people ready to turn their ambitions into action. Equivalent in size to three A Levels, these two-year, post-GCSE qualifications combine classroom learning with a substantial industry placement, helping students develop the technical knowledge and practical skills employers value.
The latest provisional figures from the Department for Education show that 92.6% of students who received a T Level result in 2025/26 achieved a Pass or above, while 97.2% completed their industry placement. These national results highlight the importance of combining technical education with valuable workplace experience.
Discover your future with West Thames College
With five T Level pathways currently recruiting, there are opportunities to explore different interests and work towards a wide range of careers.
- Digital Software Development: Learn programming, software design and digital problem-solving, with potential pathways into software development, web design, games development and IT.
- Digital Support and Security (Cybersecurity): Develop skills in digital infrastructure, IT systems and cyber security, preparing for roles such as IT support technician, infrastructure technician or IT security coordinator.
- Health: Build the knowledge and practical skills needed for a future in healthcare, with progression opportunities into healthcare employment, nursing-related pathways and further study.
- Education and Early Years – Childcare: Explore child development, safeguarding and supporting children’s learning, with potential careers in early years education, childcare and further professional training.
- Science: Develop scientific knowledge and practical laboratory skills, opening up potential pathways into laboratory work, scientific support roles and further study in science-related subjects.
More than a qualification
T Levels are designed to keep your options open. After completing your course, you could progress into skilled employment, a higher apprenticeship or university. Your industry placement provides an opportunity to apply what you learn in a real workplace and gain insight into your chosen profession.
Ready to take your next step? Explore the T Levels available at West Thames College, discover the possibilities and start planning your future today.
Explore our T Levels: https://www.west-thames.ac.uk/t-levels
