Signal T Levels with industry placements of at least 45 days

Summary

The UK has introduced T Levels, vocational qualifications equivalent to three A levels. They centre on practical skills and include an industry placement of at least 45 days to help students move into skilled jobs. The report presents them as one mitigation against skills shortages and mismatches. The same list includes the government's mission to break down barriers to opportunity through better early years services, wider access to quality childcare and more skilled teachers. It also cites the Get Britain Working White Paper 2024, which combines work, health and skills support, and the skilled worker visa introduced in 2020. The report suggests that better matching skills to economic demand could lower unemployment and raise workers' pay.