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T Level – Digital Support Service NCFE Level 3 Technical Qualification

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Overview

The T Level Technical Qualification in Digital Support Services aims to ensure that students possess the knowledge and skills necessary for pursuing skilled employment or higher-level technical training related to the T Level.

The department is solely focused on cybersecurity, and you must be between 16 and 19 years of age.

The T Level study program can earn you UCAS points towards the university of your choice.

To complete the T Level programme, students must complete a minimum of 315 hours / 45 days of industry placement.

Industrial placements are meant to give students the chance to develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed for skilled employment in their chosen field.

How you’ll learn

Some of the topics are:

  • Security
  • Testing & vulnerabilities
  • Legislation & ethnical conduct
  • Digital analysis/environments
  • Network infrastructure
Entry and progression

What you need and where it leads

  1. Entry requirements
  2. This course Level 3
  3. Further study

Entry requirements

A minimum of 5 GCSEs with at least a 5 on English, Mathematics, and Computer Science (or a Merit in any vocational ICT) are required.

Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.

Further study

See all 6 courses

At University Campus Doncaster

At University Campus North Lincolnshire

Careers it can lead to

  • IT Operations Technicians £33,400 a year
  • IT User Support Technicians £30,200 a year
  • Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers £33,600 a year
  • Telecoms and Related Network Installers and Repairers £37,300 a year
See all 11 careers
  • Information Technology Trainers £32,700 a year

With further study or experience

  • IT Network Professionals £42,200 a year
  • Information Technology Professionals £44,400 a year
  • IT Managers £50,600 a year
  • Information Technology Directors £86,200 a year
  • IT Project Managers £51,100 a year
  • IT Business Analysts, Architects and Systems Designers £53,800 a year

Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).

Your UCAS points

T Level (overall grade)

Grade UCAS points
D* Distinction* 168
D Distinction 144
M Merit 120
P (A*-C) Pass (core component A* to C) 96
P (D-E) Pass (core component D or E) 72

UCAS points are an estimate. Each university course sets its own entry requirements, and points can change from year to year. Please enquire for full details about a specific course. Points from the UCAS Tariff tables for 2027 entry. About UCAS Tariff points

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What happens after you apply

1

You apply

Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.

2

You meet your tutor

We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.

3

You get an offer

We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.

4

You get ready to start

Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.

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