LEVEL 3 T LEVEL IN SCIENCE: LABORATORY SCIENCES

If you know you want to start a career in the Science sector, particularly in a role working in a lab, then a T Level in Laboratory Sciences is a great choice for you.

T Levels will help you build the core skills, knowledge, and experiences you need for success in the sector. Designed in collaboration with employers, these two-year courses provide an alternative option to A Levels and apprenticeships by combining classroom theory, practical learning, and industry experience into one unique learning opportunity.

These courses are assessed through assessments throughout the year, as well as externally-set exams and an externally-marked project.

Core Learning

• Working within the health and science sector
• Health, safety, and environmental regulations and their applications
• Information and data management
• Data handling and processing
• Good scientific and clinical practice, including ethics
• Scientific methodology
• Experimental equipment and techniques

Specialist Occupational Learning

• Health, safety, and environmental practices
• Working within a laboratory
• Using scientific techniques
• Ethical issues in science
• Atomic structures, molecular structures and bonding
• Electronics and mathematical skills

Employer Set Project

This project will be related to your core learning. You’ll face a challenge from the Science sector – as identified by employers You’ll put your knowledge into practice as you work to research, design, test, and evaluate a solution to the challenge.

Industry Placement

As part of your T Level, you’ll complete 315 hours of industry placement. Here you’ll develop specific skills and get to grips with the real world of work.

September 2023

Stevenage Campus