T Level - Data Technician - September 2025

Course content

Our T Level Technical Qualification in Digital Business Services prepares you to specialise in in using appropriate digital tools for Data Analytics, Data Reporting and Data Visualisation to support key decision-making process within business organisations. It is a 2-year qualification which presents a curriculum co-designed with our collaborating employers and industry experts to equip you with deep knowledge and technical skills that will enable you to smoothly progress into your desired destination (which is likely to be either an IT job, University studies, higher level apprenticeship or further technical training.

It is a mixture of classroom learning and on-the-job experience which comes from the 315 hours of industry placement (approximately 45 days) that is embedded into the course. You will have the opportunity to put all the theory and practical skills gained from classroom learning directly into an IT work environment under the mentoring of industry experts.

In your first year, you will study core components in Digital Environments, Data Security, Digital Analysis, Testing and Legislation - amongst other topics (including employer set project). In your second year, you will study occupational specialism component which features in-depth coverage of practical tools and techniques for gathering, formatting, cleansing, reporting and visualising data from large data repositories.

The learning environment is well equipped with up-to-date technology tools and practices that will allow you to gain knowledge, skills and confidence to operate effectively in Data Technician roles.