What is a T Level?
This course is a full-time study programme and cannot be studied alongside other A Levels and BTECs.
T Levels are two-year qualifications designed to give you a head start towards the career you want. They have been designed for 16 to 19-year-olds and offer a mixture of classroom learning and work placement. They follow GCSEs, gain you UCAS points and are equivalent to three A Levels.
This T Level has been developed with employers and businesses to prepare you to step straight into your chosen career, an apprenticeship or university.
About the course…
Are you interested in a career in healthcare science, in roles such as a science technician, clinical laboratory technician or industry and manufacturing technician?
Laboratory scientists apply specialist knowledge and understanding to carry out a range of vital technical activities to support science research and development in industry. This means a laboratory sciences qualification will open up a range of opportunities, giving you the practical and technical skills to build an exciting and high level career.
This T Level course is equivalent to three A Levels, but with a more vocational focus. In addition to classroom-based lessons, you will complete 315 hours working with an employer on a relevant industry placement. You will learn core scientific theories, concepts and skills alongside specialist skills to prepare you for a career in science. Your learning in the classroom and in our industry-standard laboratories will be supported by a significant industry placement where you will put your knowledge and skills into practice in a real working environment with a local employer.
Why study with us…
- Delivered by expert teachers and industry specialists, this programme will broaden your options as you will cover a variety of topics and specialist areas. This means that when it comes to employment, you will have the knowledge and skills to go wherever your ambitions take you.
- You will benefit from excellent facilities including high-specification laboratories with access to a wide range of the latest medical study materials. Students learn to perform a wide range of scientific techniques and use a wide range of scientific equipment from all disciplines.
- The course will explore how the core knowledge of science relates to technical laboratory sciences as well as occupationally specific knowledge preparing you for progression into this sector.
Where Science can take you…
This T Level focuses far more on science vocational skills and can help you into skilled employment, higher study or apprenticeships. You could progress into a role such as laboratory technician, metrologist or food manufacturing inspector.
Want to stay local? The University of Suffolk at East Coast College offers a range of degree courses, allowing you to gain a degree on your doorstep. You can find out more at https://www.eastcoast.ac.uk/degrees/