T Level in Digital Production, Design and Development
New for September 2025 we will be offering 20 places on the T Level Digital Production, Deign and Development course.
Why study this course?
This is a high-quality, work-focussed alternative to A levels. This new two-year course was designed with employers to intimately reflect the needs of the sector and occupations they’re designed to serve.
The Digital T-Level will equip you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours you need to progress into work or higher-level study.
As part of the course, you will complete a 45-day industry placement. This will give you hands on experience in the digital sector and give you the skills that employers value.
Adverts for job roles in technology and digital in the UK have increased by 36% since June 2020, according to research by Tech Nation and the government’s Digital Economy Council.
Median salaries for roles in the digital sector are 35% higher than the non-digital sector.
- Modern and applicable
- Freedom of choice (all companies use media)
- Combined university courses (e.g., Media and Politics, English, Drama, Business etc.)
- Develop strong social skills
- International perspective
- Specific skills (that set you apart)
The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Philipson, confirmed the new government's commitment to T level qualifications on 25th July 2024: LINK
What will I learn?
Students will develop an understanding of:
- How digital technologies impact business
- The ethical and moral implications of digital technology
- Using data in software design
- Using digital technologies to analyse and solve problems
- Digital environments, including physical, virtual and cloud environments
- Emerging technical trends, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain, 3D printing
- Legal and regulatory obligations relating to digital technologies
- The privacy and confidentiality of personal data
- The technical, physical and human aspects of internet security
- Planning digital projects
- Testing software, hardware and data
- Digital tools for project management and collaboration
Students will develop the skills to:
- Analyse a problem, understand user needs, define requirements and set acceptance criteria
- Design, implement and test software
- Change, maintain and support software
- Work collaboratively in a digital team
- Discover, evaluate and apply reliable sources of knowledge
- Work within legal and regulatory frameworks when developing software
How will I be taught?
Students will be taught in a brand-new computer suite; each station has dual screens to aid you when you are coding. There will be lots of hands on practical sessions, team work and paired coding. There will also be presentations, demonstrations, case-studies and research tasks.
We will be working with lots of companies to help deliver interesting webinars and workshops for example, Lloyds Bank and Amazon. All of our resources will be available online so students can access them easily from home or at their work placement.