There are no formal prior learning requirements.

Students are most likely to succeed if they have qualifications at Level 2 (for example, five GCSEs at grade 4 and above including English and maths or a vocational Tech Award pass at Level 2).

Students may demonstrate the ability to succeed in various ways. For example, they may have relevant work experience or may have shown specific aptitude through diagnostic tests or other non-educational experience.

The T Level Technical Qualification in Media, Broadcast and Production has two mandatory components.

1. Core component This component covers the underpinning knowledge, concepts and skills that support threshold competence in the media industry.

2. Occupational Specialism component These components cover the Occupational Specialist knowledge and skills required to demonstrate threshold competence for the specialism. The Occupational Specialism is assessed by a skills-related project that synoptically assesses the Performance Outcome skills and associated underpinning knowledge.

The core and ESP components are externally set and marked by Pearson.

The OS components are set by Pearson. These are marked by the Provider and moderated by Pearson.

This Technical Qualification aligns to the Level 3 Apprenticeships Creative Venue Technician and Live Event Technician (Events and Venues Technician), Broadcast Production Assistant and Junior Content Producer (content creation and production), Broadcast and Media System Technical Operator (creative media technician). The qualification therefore supports progression to entry-level job opportunities in Media, Broadcast and Production.

Job roles could include:

• Junior Broadcast Systems Operator (TV/Radio)
• Junior Production Assistant (Camera)
• Junior Broadcast Assistant
• Outside Broadcast Operation assistant
• Audio production assistant
• Runner
• Post-production Runner
• Junior Event Technician (Lighting)
• Junior Event Technician (Sound)
• Junior Event Crew
• Production Office Assistant
• Junior Content Assistant
• Social Media Assistant/Co-ordinator
• Junior Digital Producer
• Junior Video Producer

Alternatively, students could progress to Level 3 apprenticeships such as those mentioned above to develop and gain certification of full occupational competence, or they could progress to higher-level Apprenticeships such as the Level 4 Postproduction Technical Operator, Assistant Technical Director (visual effects), Media Production Co-Ordinator and Assistant Recording Technician depending on their skills or experience.

Where students may not have access to an Apprenticeship or would prefer a more academic route, they could progress to relevant Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes or degree programmes.