Congratulations to everyone receiving their A Level, T Level and BTEC results today

It is encouraging to see that, with the increase of applicants being accepted to universities today, engineering and technology courses have seen the largest increase in placed applicants. It is also encouraging that for the second year running, there has been an increase in popularity of STEM subjects, with maths being the most popular A-Level subject.

The demand for engineering at university and college has increased, but Universities UK research i showed that allocation for ‘high cost’ courses such as engineering had decreased. This is a cause for concern, with the Government’s Industrial Strategy stating that ‘engineering skills are at the heart of several of the IS-8 sectors.’

We continue to call on government to support the university sector in addressing the supply / demand gap for high cost courses such as engineering. 

As the Engineering and Manufacturing T Level sees its second year of completers, we continue to monitor their destinations. BTEC and other vocational routes provide crucial pathways to apprenticeships and technical qualifications, and we will be working with employers within our membership and with Skills England to ensure regional opportunities are available for young people to join the engineering workforce.