# Employer Support Package

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Strategic Development Network Enterprises Limited
- Award value: £287,750
- Tender value: £287,750
- Award date: 26 September 2021
- Published: 6 October 2021
- Contract start: 1 September 2021
- Contract end: 31 August 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ceedd3e8-598b-4296-96fe-0ddd3234850a-474439
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6c676e59-36f5-4200-a20c-5bcf91eb3cdb

## Description

T Levels are at the heart of the drive to improve Technical Education\. Every 16-19 year old student undertaking a T Level will be entitled to a high quality industry placement\. While many employers understand apprenticeships and work experience, they are less certain about T Level Industry placements - what they entail, and how to work with students and providers to structure an appropriate placement\. We need to ensure that employers are well informed and well-disposed to offer placements in the uncertain period as we emerge from the covid19 pandemic building on previous employer support package work in this area\. Requirements include: - raising awareness of T levels and industry placement among employers, including targeting specific routes that are proving particularly problematic\. - providing the department with intelligence on employer behaviour and employment patterns - updating existing guidance including with new materials where appropriate and identifying any new guidance that might be needed\. - delivering online webinars which can be recorded and accessed at any time; - providing a dedicated response team

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ceedd3e8-598b-4296-96fe-0ddd3234850a-474439)