Course Duration:
- T Levels are a 2-year qualification that you can do as an alternative to A levels, other post-16 courses or an apprenticeship.
- They bring classroom learning and an extended industry placement together on a course designed with businesses and employers.
- The course is equivalent to 3 A Levels.
Entry Requirements
5 GCSEs grade 4-9 including English and Maths
Assessment of T Level
The classroom-based content covers: marketing theory and practice, business environment, consumer behaviour, branding, digital marketing, marketing communications and campaign work, procurement and sales principles, aspects of sustainable and ethical business, business technology, project management, and more.
- Core component: two external exams plus an Employer-Set Project (ESP).
- Occupational specialism component: practical, project-based assessments relevant to marketing roles.
Course overview
- You’ll gain skills and knowledge across marketing principles, digital marketing, business environments, communication, and much more. Alongside classroom learning, you’ll complete an industry placement to build practical experience and employability.
- As part of the programme, students complete a minimum 315-hour industry placement (around 45 days) with an employer, giving real workplace exposure.
Your Future Starts at Gateway College:
- You’ll combine industry-standard marketing education (core + specialism component) with real-world work experience, giving you a head start in the job market.
- The industry placement helps build employability skills, work-readiness, and real workplace contacts.
- You get a qualification equivalent to three A-Levels, but with strong vocational focus — ideal if you’re more practically minded or already know you want a marketing career.
- Offers multiple progression paths: straight to work, higher apprenticeship, or university/higher education.
- Students run an exciting Instagram page full of relevant course content and also get involved in creating their own Podcasts.
- Our college are a member of The East Midlands Chamber of Commerce so we are invited to Business Breakfasts that students attend.
Career Progression
On completion of the course, you’ll be ready to:
- Enter employment in marketing-related roles (e.g., digital marketing, marketing assistant, media/advertising, brand support).
- Progress to a higher-level apprenticeship; or
- Move on to further education / university (e.g. marketing, business, media/advertising degrees).
