4 days ago
Student 'very grateful' for opportunity to visit Malawi while studying T-Level at Blackburn College
A student receiving her T-Level results says she is "very grateful" her qualification allowed her to visit Malawi and has urged anyone who enjoys practical learning alongside exams to consider the qualification.
Amber Greenwood-Owen studied T-Level Childcare at Blackburn College and received a Distinction in her qualification.
A T-Level is the equivalent of three A-Levels and graded with Pass, Merit, Distinction, or Distinction *. The qualification combines classroom learning with time in the workplace.
Students across the country have collected their A-Level, T-Level, BTEC and other Level 3 results - with the number of students awarded top grades in their A-Levels reaching record highs.
Amber said: "The course I did here was fantastic at Blackburn College. It was a very small T-Level class so we got to work with each other and get to know each other a lot more than if it was a bigger class.
"The staff here were lovely and supportive, not only sharing their experiences in placement but they also supported me in my passion to do children's nursing at University.
"I was very fortunate to get an additional placement alongside my childcare studies to work at Royal Blackburn Hospital for a week.
"If you do prefer learning with a practical element and an exam-base, then T-Levels are very much for you.'
Alongside her studies, Amber explained how six of her classmates, including herself, visited Malawi to work with the Malawi Relief Fund in Shukran Orphanage.
She said: 'We delivered resources that we were very fortunate that people had donated and we fundraised. We did an Iftar event so everything that we had done in the past couple of years all came together to support Shukran.'
Amber also said that she learnt a lot during her visit to Malawi.
'We learnt a lot more about communication because there was a potential language barrier, so we learnt how to communicate and teamwork.
'We also learnt Botch, a traditional game in Malawi that we were able to take home with us.
'It was so amazing. You wouldn't expect to come to college and have that opportunity. We were all very grateful.'
