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T Level funding

Funding guidance for T Level providers.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
13 April 2022
Last updated:
1 September 2026
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  1. Updated '2026 to 2027 T Level and foundation year programme cost weightings and funding bands' to include the new learning aim references for the generation 2 Health and Science T Levels.

  2. Updated the rates in 'T Levels funding guide 2026 to 2027' to reflect additional investment announced in July 2026.

  3. We’ve updated 3 guides ready for academic year 2026 to 2027. You will find updated rates, including targeted uplifts to some T Levels in the T Level funding guide. You will see all the T Level and foundation year programme cost weightings and funding bands in the spreadsheet. Remember to read recording your T Level data correctly guide to ensure you return accurate data and receive accurate funding.

  4. We have updated the examples section in the Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2025 to 2026 attachment to provide links to the relevant workbooks.

  5. We have updated the T Level and transition programme cost weightings and funding bands 2025 to 2026 workbook. The workbook reflects the updates to funding and occupational specialisms announced in September. This includes the learning aim reference for the new Project delivery for construction and the built environment occupational specialism which was ready for delivery from September 2025.

  6. We have added more details about the changes that we will make to the funding methodology from academic year 2027 to 2028 onwards.

  7. We have published a revised version of the T Level and transition programme cost weighting and funding bands spreadsheet. This now contains all learning aim references for the qualifications that have been updated under the 'generation 2' new delivery contract with the awarding organisation.

  8. We have updated the T Levels funding guide 2025 to 2025 following the increased uplift to T Levels in June 2025. We have also updated the T Levels and transition programme cost weightings and funding bands spreadsheet to reflect these changes.

  9. We have updated the T Levels funding guide 2025 to 2026 with new T Level funding rates.

  10. We have replaced the T Level and Transition Programme Cost Weightings and funding bands spreadsheet with a version 1.1 to correct an error on the banding of the Education and Childcare T Level qualification. In academic year 2025 to 2026, we fund the generation 2 qualification at band 6, the same funding band as its generation 1 equivalent.

  11. We've updated this page to remove the guides for academic year 2023 to 2024 and 2022 to 2023 because this is old information. You can see what's new for 2025 to 2026 by looking at the what's new sections in the guides. We've added a new spreadsheet to the page which provides information on the 2025 to 2026 T Level and transition programme cost weightings (PCWs) and funding bands.

  12. We've updated our guidance to remind you to record your data for T Levels correctly.

  13. We have clarified about having only one open programme aim at a time; removed all references to framework and pathway codes as the individualised learner record is no longer collecting them; and clarified how to record data when students transfer from one T Level to another.

  14. We have now confirmed the funding bands for the 2024 to 2025 academic year for new Wave 4 T Levels, these have not changed from the indicative funding bands we published in February.

  15. We have updated this page for academic year 2024 to 2025. There are 3 new documents, a funding guide, PCW list and updated tolerance examples. We've also updated the guide on recording your T Level data correctly.

  16. We have updated the Record your T Level data correctly and 2023 to 2024 T Level guidance. This includes additional examples of how T Level programme elements and scenarios should be recorded in your data returns. We encourage you to submit your autumn school census or R04 before 1 November 2023 for autumn census and 6 December for the R04.

  17. We have updated the T Levels funding guide to include details of the increased rates announced on 13 July 2023.

  18. We have added a new section in about business cases for T Levels in academic year 2023 to 2024. The deadline is 21 July 2023.

  19. We have added the T Level funding guidance for 2023 to 2024, with supporting examples and the PCW list.

  20. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

T Levels funding guide 2026 to 2027

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Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2026 to 2027

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2026 to 2027 T Level and foundation year programme cost weightings and funding bands

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T Levels funding guide 2025 to 2026

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Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2025 to 2026

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2025 to 2026 T Level and transition programme cost weightings and funding bands

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Recording example: T Level programme main components and important codes

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Recording example: student withdrawing from a study programme and transferring to a T level

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T Levels funding guide 2024 to 2025

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Tolerance examples 2024 to 2025

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PCW list for 2024 to 2025

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Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2024 to 2025

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Details

This information is for institutions that deliver T Levels.

A T Level is a level 3 programme that has been approved by the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education under sections A2DA and A2DB of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

It explains how the Department for Education funds T Levels for students:

  • aged 16 to 19
  • up to the age of 25 who have an education, health and care plan

You should also read the 16 to 19 funding guidance.

Important information on recording T Levels

Making errors in recording your T Level data could have a significant financial impact. It could lead to a larger than expected recovery of funding at the T Level funding reconciliation point in spring 2027. It will also have an impact on the number of T Level students funded for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

Some T Level providers have previously recorded students incorrectly in the individualised learning record or school census so they appear in funding bands 1 to 5. In some cases, this was because the planned hours were recorded for only one year instead of for 2 years.

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