Build your future workforce

 

• See potential recruits in action over a substantial period.
• Of those who progress into employment or apprenticeship, around 1/3 do it with their placement employer.
• Recruitment costs are estimated at £3,000–£5,000 per hire (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development estimate), but placements can help by improving fit and reducing hiring risk.

Boost productivity and capacity

   

• Students contribute over 315 hours of meaningful work, equivalent to about 45 working days.
• Tasks are aligned to the student’s T Level and set at an appropriate level, for example supporting design work, maintaining data, contributing to reporting, or assisting with digital and administrative processes.
• This additional capacity can help teams manage workload, support defined pieces of work, and create headroom for experienced staff to focus on priority activity.

Develop your people

   

• Mentoring students builds confidence and leadership in early-career professionals.
• Managers gain experience in supervision, feedback and people development — a benefit often cited by employers from Lloyd’s Banking Group to Redpack Engineering.
• Enhance reputation and social value
• Improves workforce diversity by widening your recruitment pipeline. Hosting a T Level student gives you access to fresh talent from a wider range of backgrounds and new sources allowing you to reach groups who may not usually apply through traditional routes.
• Supports Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environmental, Social and Governance framework (ESG) and social value commitments, strengthening public tender responses.
• Builds your profile among future recruits and within your community.