Construction: T Level (Technical qualification) Plumbing Building Services Engineering (FCON)

The qualification will help you gain an understanding of plumbing and the building services engineering industry. You will cover topics such as: Health and Safety, construction science principles, sustainability in the construction industry and building services engineering systems.

T Levels are a new, two-year qualification that you can choose to do as an alternative to A Levels, an apprenticeship or other post 16 courses. This brand-new qualification brings you a course that entails a mix of classroom learning and an extended industry placement.

What’s more, the courses on offer have been designed in collaboration with businesses and employers to ensure you gain all the skills and knowledge you need for a career in your chosen field.

When studying a T Level qualification, you will spend 80% of your time in the classroom and workshop with 20% on a high-quality placement with an employer. A mix of classroom learning and ‘on-the- job’ experience will help you gain all the skills and knowledge companies look for when recruiting.

All T Level courses will include the following compulsory elements:

A technical qualification which will include: core theory, concepts, and skills for an industry area.

Specialist knowledge and skills for an occupation or career.

An industry placement with an employer.

It takes two years of full-time study to complete a T Level and the qualification will be equivalent to three A Levels.

You will also need to achieve a minimum standard of English and Maths at GCSE grade 4 or above. The Technical Qualification (TQ) is the main classroom-based element of the T Level, and it will see you learning from a qualification that has been shaped by industry experts.

During the two-year programme, you will learn the core knowledge that underpins each industry, and they will also develop occupationally specific skills that will allow you to enter skilled employment within a specific occupation.

A T Level is made up of the following components:

• Technical qualification
• Industry placement
• Maths, English and digital skills

The core components you will study are:

• Health and safety in construction
• Construction science principles
• Construction design principles
• Construction and the built environment industry
• Construction sustainability principles
• Construction measurement principles
• Building technology principles
• Construction information and data principles
• Relationship management in construction
• Digital technology in construction
• Construction commercial/business principles
• Building Services Engineering systems
• Maintenance principles
• Tools, equipment and materials

You will be assessed by externally assessed exams and projects, plus practical assessments.

You will need to hold four GCSEs at grade 4-9 including English and Maths.

After gaining this T Level qualification, you could move on to skilled employment, a higher apprenticeship or Higher Education.