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Title: Business Support T Level
Pathway: Business & Administration
Available Study Options:
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The T Level is meant to prepare students for skilled employment in marketing, or progression to higher-level study, apprenticeships or university courses — especially in marketing, digital marketing, business, advertising/PR and similar career pathways. The T Level in Marketing is a Level 3, two-year qualification designed to combine academic/technical study (classroom learning) with substantial practical workplace experience (industry placement).
Your studies during the T Level Marketing programme are broadly split into:
Core Marketing knowledge and fundamentals of content related to the sector. You’ll learn the foundational theories and concepts that underpin marketing and business. Key topics include:
The purpose and role of marketing within organisations — how marketing adds value, supports organisational aims (profit and/or non-profit), and what happens if marketing activity is absent.
Understanding customers and consumers: the differences between them; what influences their behaviour; and how marketers can influence decisions.
Market types and routes to market: Business-to-Business (B2B), Business-to-Consumer (B2C), other channels; role of suppliers and procurement in marketing.
Marketing mix and promotional mix (“4 Ps” or “7 Ps + extended mix” depending on the framework): how product, price, place, promotion (plus often people, process, physical evidence) combine to deliver marketing effectively.
Customer personas, segmentation and targeting: how marketers define target audiences (personas), understand different consumer types and tailor campaigns accordingly.
Because marketing is so embedded into business operations, the course also includes broader business-environment and professional issues.
Examples:
Business environment: types of organisations; how businesses operate; organisational aims (profit vs non-profit) and structure.
Sales and procurement — understanding procurement processes, supply chains, supplier relationships, procurement’s role in B2B/B2C contexts.
Regulatory, legal, ethical issues: marketing and sales legislation, regulation, ethics, business ethics and sustainability — understanding responsible marketing and compliance.
Communication, project management, business communication skills: working with stakeholders, project planning, managing marketing projects, teamwork, professional communication.
Impact of technology (digital marketing, e-commerce, data analytics, social media, use of digital tools) on marketing — reflecting modern marketing’s reliance on digital and data-driven approaches.
What Studying Marketing T Level Will Feel Like
You will spend most of your time learning core marketing/business theory (market research, customer behaviour, marketing mix, business environment, procurement, ethics, regulations) plus practical skills like communication, project management, digital marketing, data/analytics insight.
You will also work on a specialism in marketing assistance, giving you hands-on, relevant industry skills — e.g. planning campaigns, developing marketing strategies, analysing marketing results, engaging customers.
You’ll gain real world experience through a structured industry placement (315 hours), bridging classroom learning with real business work.
Assessment will be a mixture of formal exams, projects and practical assessments — meaning you are evaluated on both theory and ability to apply your knowledge.
On completion you’ll be equipped to enter the world of marketing or use the qualification as a springboard into higher education, apprenticeships or more advanced marketing roles.
Assessment methods include:
Two externally set papers (exams) on the core component.
An employer-set project (controlled assessment) as part of the core component.
An occupational specialism assessment (often a synoptic project or assignment) relating to the Marketing Assistant specialism.
After completing the Marketing T Level you will have several options:
Enter the workforce in marketing-related roles: e.g. Marketing Assistant, Digital Marketer, Advertising/Media Executive, E-commerce support, Events, Customer Relations, PR, etc.
Pursue further training or higher education: including degree courses (e.g. Business and Marketing, Digital Marketing, Communications, Advertising & Marketing) or higher-level/apprenticeship routes.
Use the course as a stepping stone to management, strategic marketing, or more specialised marketing / business roles — once additional experience or study is added.
Entry Level Courses:
Skills for Life & Work/Preparing for Adulthood
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
These courses are specifically designed for learners with a Special Educational Need (SEND).
Pre Level 1
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time GCSE Re-sit Study Course Science
GCSE Grade 3 (C) in Maths or English. Below GCSE Grade 3 (C) in BIO,CHM,PHY subjects or not sat GCSE Sciences in the past.
Full Time GCSE Re-Sit Maths and English
GCSE Grade 2 or 3 in Maths and English.
Full Time Level 1 Course
2 GCSE's at grade 2 unless you want to study the courses listed below:
Electrical & Plumbing: Min GCSE grade 3 in maths or Functional Skills 1 in maths
Motor Vehicle: Min GCSE grade 2 in maths
Full Time Level 2 Course
4 GCSE grade 3 including English or maths or a level 1 in Functional Skills English or Maths unless you want to study the courses below:
Motor Vehicle : GCSE grade 3 in maths or Functional Skills Level 1 in maths & Level 1 in Motor Vehicle.
Min GCSE grade 4 or Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English Required for:
Accounting, Plumbing & Electrical
Full time Level 3 Course
4 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English AND Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English AND Maths will be accepted).
NOTE: If you want to study Applied Science you must have 4 and above in GCSE Biology, Chemistry & Physics.
Vocational Level 2 in the subject area you wish to study plus Grade 4-9 GCSE English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
*A Vocational Level 2 is required for the following courses:
Accounting
All Construction Subjects
Hair & Beauty Subjects
Applied Science
T Level Foundation (Level 2)
4 GCSE Grade 3 including English and Math's (or Functional Skills Level 1 in English and Math's)
T Levels
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English and Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths will be accepted).
*Health & Healthcare Science T Level requires GCSE Grade 4 in BIO, CHEM, PHY OR if double all 4's required.
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If you are aged between 16 and 18 when you start your course and are taking a course leading to a qualification, the tuition and exam fees are free. However, there may be some additional costs for optional trips, recommended text books and professional start up kits. We have a bursary scheme to assist with these costs.
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This will provide you with the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course/Apprenticeship and to see our facilities.
