Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many days of work experience 2020-21 T level students (a) did in the 2020-21 academic year, by institution and subject and (b) have left to do in the 2021-22 academic year in order to meet the requirement of the qualification, by institution and subject.

We are aware that sourcing industry placements has been very challenging for the first cohort of T Level students due to COVID-19 restrictions and the residual economic challenges. We have been working closely with all of our T Level providers to ensure they have the support they need to source placement opportunities.

T Level providers monitor the completion of the required placement hours, so this specific data is not information we have at this point. However, the vast majority of students have either completed their placement, or they are in progress. We have introduced a number of temporary flexibilities to enable providers to deliver placement opportunities. We continue to monitor the situation to determine what further support is needed to ensure that all students can succeed on their T Level despite the impact of COVID-19.