Register to offer T Levels
Information for post-16 providers on how to register to offer T Levels for the first time in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Applies to England
This guidance is for providers that are offering 16 to 19 study programmes.
Current T Level approved providers do not need to submit a registration form to provide T Levels for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Check your eligibility
Providers currently funded to offer 16 to 19 study programmes and with existing students funded in band 5 (the full-time national funding band) will be eligible to offer all T Levels.
Providers who have a contract to provide apprenticeships or adult provision only are not eligible to apply.
Complete the registration form
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Access the 2026 registration form through your DfE Sign-in account. If you’re not yet registered, you’ll need to create a DfE Sign-in account first.
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Add the 2026 registration form to your account.
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Enter your UKPRN. This will be used to check that you have an Education and Skills funding agreement or contract with existing band 5 students, and that you’re funded to provide 16 to 19 study programmes from 2026.
Add the 2026 registration form to your account
You can do this by selecting:
- ‘edit services on my account’ from the ‘related actions’ list
- ‘online collections service - including risk protection arrangements’ and then ‘continue’
- ‘2026 T Level registration for providers planning to deliver T Levels from the 2026 to 2027 academic year’ role and then ‘continue’
Information we’ll need
You need to provide us with information on:
- any structural changes, or whether you’ve converted to academy status
- the T Levels you plan to offer in the 2026 to 2027 academic year, and planned student numbers (an estimate is fine)
- the T Level occupational specialisms you’re interested in offering in the 2026 to 2027 academic year (an estimate is fine)
- whether you plan to provide the T Level foundation year (formerly the T Level transition programme) in the 2026 to 2027 academic year
To offer a T Level foundation year, you must be planning to offer a T Level within the same T Level occupational route. T Level foundation year students are funded as part of your usual 16 to 19 study programmes offer, so these students will be counted within the usual full-time lagged student numbers that we allocate funding for each year. More information is available in the T Level funding guidance.
Submit your registration form
When you submit the 2026 registration form, you’ll receive an email confirmation that it has been submitted.
Contact us by emailing TLevel.REGISTRATION@education.gov.uk if you:
- do not receive a confirmation email
- have any technical issues when registering
Registration deadlines
Submit your 2026 registration form before midnight on 21 March 2025. Eligible applicants may receive an upfront funding allocation to support T Level delivery in the 2026 to 2027 academic year and may be able to access implementation planning support to prepare for T Level delivery.
The T Level funding guidance sets out more details on funding arrangements.
Once you’re registered, you’ll be able to access:
- networks of other providers offering T Levels and preparing to offer T Levels
- the full range of T Level professional development programme resources and support
- support with the development of T Level foundation year programme (if applicable)
- T Levels support for schools and colleges materials
We’ll contact you approximately one month after you apply to confirm the outcome of your T Level application. If you’ve informed us of a structural change, it may take slightly longer to process your application.
T Levels available
There are 21 T Levels available for delivery in 2024, offering over 70 areas of occupationally specific learning, with more being launched in 2025 and 2026.
New T Levels planned for teaching in 2025 and 2026 are still subject to change. Changes might include changes of names or scope for the T Levels or occupational specialisms currently in development. We will not update this registration form to reflect small changes, but providers can keep up-to-date on T Level developments through our T Level support website, where they can sign up to receive the T Level Newsletter or by engaging with the relevant awarding organisation(s).
Each T Level offers core learning relevant to the sector, and occupational specialisms that are specific areas of study leading to technical occupations.
More information about T Level subjects is available at T Levels support for schools and colleges.
Last updated 25 March 2024 + show all updates
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Guidance updated to reflect registration for the 2026 academic year.
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Updated to clarify that funding is for providers currently funded to offer 16 to 19 study programmes with existing students funded in band 5.
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'T Level transition programme' has been updated to 'T Level foundation year'.
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First published.