The students have not only excelled academically, but they have also gained invaluable industry experience, thanks to our strong partnerships with outstanding employers.
These collaborations have played a crucial role in equipping our students with the practical skills and knowledge required to excel in their chosen fields.
The College’s commitment to providing a robust, real-world education is reflected in the impressive results achieved today, showcasing the bright futures ahead for our talented graduates.
This year there have been 67 T Level students and collectively they have gained an overall pass rate of 99%.
More than two-thirds of students achieved a Merit or above, this being equivalent to three Bs at A level.
DCG has increased its offering for T Levels to reflect local employment needs including Engineering and Manufacturing and Management and Administration.
Here are several great examples of dedicated T Level students:
DCG Business Management and Administration T Level Tutor Lorna Edwards is incredibly proud of her T Level students.
Ashton Humphrey, Konrad Migra and Harris Mahmood, all 18 and Adnan Fazal, 19, are part of the course’s first full cohort and have all achieved merit grades.
Lorna said: “As the first group, these students are trailblazers for our business management T Level. It was hard for them as there were very few past papers for them to look at.
“They’ve all done exceptionally well and should feel very proud of themselves.”
Two of the four completed the work experience element of their studies at Martin and Co Estate Agents and the other two at energy company Vaillant.
Adnan added: “It’s been very useful to gain that experience and it will look good on our CVs.”
He now plans to go to Nottingham Trent University to study for a quantity surveying degree while Konrad is going to the same university to study business management whilst Harris and Ashton are looking for apprenticeships.
Milly Johnson, 18 from Alvaston, is off to Derby University to study childcare after gaining a distinction in her childcare T Level at Broomfield Hall.
Milly works part-time in the nursery at Alvaston Infant School and will continue in her role part-time while doing her degree.
She said: “I’m a nurturing person so childcare is a great choice of career for me. I love being around the children and seeing them learn.
“I lead lessons and read them stories. It’s magical.
“I heard about T Levels when I was in year 10 at school. I like to live in the moment so that practical work experience side really suited me.”
George Reynolds who is 18 and from Oakwood achieved a distinction in his Engineering T Level.
He did his work experience with GF Tomlinson and, after a very competitive process, has been offered a degree apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce
He said: “I hadn’t considered T Levels but found out about them at a Derby College open day after GCSEs. It’s a great way to learn and get real-life experience.”
Priya Sangha, who is 17, completes her T Level construction course in 2025 and is loving her placement with Kier Construction.
Priya, from Duffield, is doing so well that she has now been offered a degree apprenticeship which she will complete at Sheffield Hallam University.
She added: “I want to be a quantity surveyor and I’m currently onsite involved in a project for Derby University Business School learning the skills I need.
“My younger brother Yuvraj has been so impressed by my experience of T Levels that he’s coming to college next year to do the same course and also train as a quantity surveyor.“
Carl York, Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator for Kier Construction, who has been supporting Priya with her placement commented:
“Priya has been fantastic and has become part of the team. She has been taking on the role of a quantity surveyor and carrying out some really meaningful work.
“She is a leading candidate for our degree apprenticeship programme.”
David Jayeoba, 18 from Chaddesden, has also done exceptionally well in his T Level studies, gaining a distinction on his IT course.
He did his work experience with the rail technology firm Tracsis. He said: “We learned such a lot. It’s not just about coding – there’s lots of maths and computing.
“I want to work in business IT, as part of a team working with others.”
Armando Cakri who is 20 and from Chester Green, is celebrating getting a distinction in his Digital Production, Design and Development T Level.
He already has the offer of a place at Nottingham Trent University but because his grade is higher than he’d expected, he is now considering applying to the software engineering degree course at Leicester University.
Armando came to Derby from Albania and first enrolled at DCG to do an English Literature GCSE. After that he did an IT-related BTEC before joining the T Level programme.
He said: “I enjoyed the T Level. I did my work experience with Scenariio, an infrastructure networking company in Derby, which I found very useful.”
