T levels

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Wondered if anyone knows the answer to this... if a young person completes T level Health and Social care will they be limited at working as a Band 4? I appreciate that as an A level alternative it will lead onto a job such as HCA but I thought she could take a 'stepping stone' type approach and maybe apply to be a nurse associate then top up to staff nurse.

Trying to advise a relative who wants to be a nurse but so different from when I trained!

I've asked her to keep phoning the local college admissions for advice but no joy so far. Wondered if anyone else has come across this?

In theory this is all possible. T Levels are a full Level 3 qualification so you could apply for nursing associate or even a full nursing degree, either straight from your T Level or after a period of work.

However, as they’re a new qualification there’s not much proof of this actually happening or how possible it actually is. And some of the T Levels have been a real disaster, including the delivery of some health T Levels. It’s also not clear whether Labour will keep them or scrap them.

So, if your relative wants to work their way up, the safest bet is the traditional one, or a degree apprenticeship in nursing following Level 3 quals.

Dc did a level 3 qualification (not t level) but found that nursing associate training wanted at least band 2 experience first. So took a job as a band 2 support worker, 6 months later was asked by ward manager to apply for nurse associate training, so trained on a band 3. Will soon be qualifying and will get a band 4 (has to work minimum of 6 months with trust). Then can apply to top up to be a nurse. If it had been around in my day I'd have gone this route. The biggest issue is the university lack of communication/turn over of staff/allocation of placements at last minute. In dc intake 25% left because of this (they were all females with dc I don't think that is a coincidence).