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The Department for Education<\/a> has confirmed that the teaching of T level courses in construction will commence in September 2020<\/h2>\n

The first 52 colleges and post-16 providers to teach the new T Levels<\/a> were revealed this week, as education secretary Damian Hinds established plans for an alternative to A levels for more practically minded students.<\/p>\n

\u201cT Levels provide a high-quality, technical alternative to A levels ensuring thousands of people across the country have the skills we need to compete globally \u2013 a vital part of our modern industrial strategy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

T level course content is determined by a panel of employer-representatives and the courses include three-month industry placements to give young people work experience. Standards will be assured by Ofqual<\/a> and the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)<\/a> has warned that we should not expect too much from a young person with a T level in construction.<\/p>\n

FMB Chief executive Brian Berry said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that a student who has completed a T Level in bricklaying is able to call themselves a qualified bricklayer is not credible. The government must be realistic about how much can be achieved in two years of largely college-based learning. Although T Levels include a three-month work placement, when the rest of the individual\u2019s knowledge and skills are acquired in the classroom, in construction they will need more time onsite, post-T Level, before they can and should describe themselves as being qualified in that trade. Small and medium-sized construction firms, which do the bulk of training in our industry, would rather view T Levels as a rich pool of talent through which to find apprentices.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMore positively, the government has listened to the concerns of the construction industry and stated its intention to make work placements as flexible as possible. In construction, work placements are not popular or common so persuading sufficient numbers of employers to offer these opportunities will be challenging. The government being open to the three-month placement being achieved through more than one employer is therefore vital.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, to ensure work placements are as attractive as possible, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)<\/a> should consider offering financial incentives to employers through CITB Grant. We know, for example, that a typical construction SME is likely to shell out an additional \u00a3500 for their Employers\u2019 Liability insurance because of having a young person onsite for three months. This is on top of the resource needed to closely supervise that young person. If employers can be financially incentivised somehow, it would be helpful,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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