Level 3 T Level TQ Education and Early Years

Applications Open - Monday 27 October 2025

Applications Close - Open all year

How to Apply – Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Canterbury College

You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:

• EKC Ashford College
• EKC Broadstairs College*
• EKC Canterbury College*
• EKC Dover College
• EKC Folkestone College*
• EKC Sheppey College

*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.

Please only add one course or T Level per application, except for A Levels at EKC Canterbury College, where up to 4 A Level courses can be added per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.

Gain the experience, knowledge and skills needed to enter a wide range of careers working with children and young people, with our T Level in Education and Childcare.

A T Level is equivalent to three A levels and is available to those aged 16-19. It is made up of 80 per cent classroom work and 20 per cent work placement.

This course combines hands-on learning, academic study and a 45-day work experience placement with a local employer.

In Year One, you study core units covering a range of topics such as:

• Understanding the education and childcare sector from ages 0 to 19
• How to support children and young people’s education
• Child development
• Special educational needs and disability
• Working with parents, carers, families, agencies, and support services

In Year Two, you will be required to choose an occupation specialism from:

• Assisting Teaching
• Early Years Education and Childcare

In your work experience, you will develop transferrable technical and practical skills based on the knowledge gained in College. This gives you opportunity to use your skills in a realistic working environment.

T Levels are assessed through a combination of exams, coursework, and completion of your industry placement. Assessments take place at the end of each year and test the skills you have learnt so far.

Upon successful completion of the course, there will be a range of progression opportunities available to you. These include entering skilled employment, starting a higher-level apprenticeship, and going to university.

After studying this T Level, you could progress into a career as a:

• Playworker
• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Nursery Worker
• Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant