Marketing T Level

Sales, Marketing and Procurement route · Level 3

Level: Level 3
Typical duration: 2-year course
Industry placement: At least 9 weeks with an employer
Status: Open to applications

During the 2-year programme, students will learn the core knowledge and skills that are needed for entry to a range of marketing occupations.

What you can do with this T Level

Roles this subject is designed to lead into, as listed by the T Levels programme site:

What you'll learn

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

Core content 16

the purpose of marketing, how it adds value to an organisation including leadership, culture and vision and the impact of no marketing activity
role of marketing including marketing as a management process, its importance, market type and reach
the key differences between consumers and customers and the different ways to influence them
routes to market including the role of suppliers and procurement: business to business (B2B), business to consumer (B2C) and other channels, and how this influences marketing activity
customer personas and how they are used to determine marketing campaigns
including purpose and typical types, e.g. competitive, spontaneous,analytical, and methodical
different types of customers and consumers and what influences their behaviours
organisational purpose and business aims including for profit and not for profit marketing objectives
the marketing and extended promotional mix (advertising, personal selling,sales promotion, public relations and direct marketing) including the differences between the channels and the benefits of a coordinated marketing mix in relation to:
product
price
place
promotion
people
process
physical evidence

In addition to the core content, students choose a specialism:

Options to specialise 1

marketing Assistant (Multi-Channel)

Entry requirements

T Levels are one of your options after you’ve finished GCSEs. Entry requirements for each course are set by the individual school or college. Check with your local T Level school or college to find out the entry requirements for the Marketing T Level.

Where you can study this

360 providers are registered to deliver T Levels for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, but the government's provider list doesn't say which specific subjects each one teaches — that's set by each provider and can change between years. To check who teaches Marketing near you:

Official sources

Source: T Level subjects (T Levels programme site, GOV.UK), checked 2026-08-30. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always check the official page before applying or enrolling — provider registrations and course availability change.