T Level Industry Placements: Planning and Delivery Support for Employers

This PIN is for the purpose of initiating the direct engagement with the market with regards to the supply of a support package for employers who are interested or preparing to engage with the delivery of T Level industry placements.

This PIN is for market engagement only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education. If the Department for Education decides to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time.

We will be holding a virtual supplier event on Thursday 23rd March at 13:00. Please see below for details.

The delivery of the employer support package will begin in September 2023. The contract will cover support until 31st August 2025, with the possibility of a 1-year extension to 31st August 2026.

Required services:

The purpose of the employer support package is to promote the benefits of industry placements to employers, and to provide them with the knowledge, skills and materials to help them structure and deliver high-quality placements. It will also explain what T Levels are and how they fit into the wider educational landscape, and how they differ from work experience and apprenticeships. This will be a single-lot procurement comprising multiple workstrands.

Support wider employer engagement, to raise awareness of T Levels, and support employers directly in preparing to deliver industry placements, including:

• Continue to deliver on the support to private sector employers, which the current employer support package focuses on
• Conduct employer engagement and awareness raising with public sector employers, including Local Government Authorities
• Conduct employer engagement and awareness raising with Other Government Departments (OGDs) and Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs)
• Create new and relevant guidance materials for employers across all sectors, whilst analysing existing guidance materials to determine updates and amendments where necessary.
• Provide intelligence reporting on patterns of employment and on work and training in the workplace, as well as monitoring and reporting on progress against objectives.