Finance (T Level)

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How to Apply: We don't accept application on KentChoices - Please apply via Admissions+ using the link below:

https://leighacademylongfield.org.uk/post16/applying-for-post-16/

T Levels are new two-year, Level 3 study programmes that will follow the study of GCSEs and Technical Awards at Key Stage 4 and offer an attractive alternative to A Levels and Apprenticeships. T Levels will combine classroom theory, practical learning, and a minimum 315 hours of industry placement with an employer to make sure students have real experience of the workplace.

The Technical Qualification (TQ) is the main classroom-based element of the T Level and students will learn from a curriculum that has been shaped by industry experts. During the two-year programme, students will learn the core knowledge that underpins each industry, and they will also develop occupationally specific skills that will allow them to enter skilled employment within a specific occupation.

The T Level programmes have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work. They provide the knowledge and experience needed to open the door to highly skilled employment, an Apprenticeship or higher-level study, including university.

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

• the business environment – a general understanding of business models, tax laws, fundamental business principles and drivers for change
• fundamentals of financial accounting – an understanding of elementary financial principles, concepts and practices and how this content links to relevant accounting, bookkeeping, and business mathematics requirements
• professionalism and ethics - an understanding of professional conduct and responsibilities in the workplace and ethical dilemmas for the individual, organisation and professional
• data driven innovation and analytics and design thinking – an awareness of key requirements of a data governance framework and understand the main contemporary visualisation tools and when they are best used to support decision making

The course is assessed through:

• x2 written papers, set and marked by the exam board.
• An employer-set project.
• A specialism project.

You must meet the overall requirements for Longfield Academy post-16, and the requirements for this subject specifically. These can be found on our academy website:

https://longfieldacademy.org.uk/post16/sixth-form-subjects/

Job roles could include:

• Compliance officer
• Risk officer
• Financial adviser.

The jobs available to students will be based on their individual abilities in the finance sector and will be supported by their achievement of this qualification.

Alternatively, students could progress to other Level 3 Finance Apprenticeships to develop and gain certification of their occupational competence, or they could progress to higher-level Apprenticeships.