Public consultation launched by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) on planned new employer-focused approvals system for level 3 technical qualifications.

IfATE is seeking views on plans to transform how skills training is approved to ensure everything meets employers’ needs and helps fill national skills gaps.

Vital new arrangements for quality assurance of apprenticeship assessment at higher levels have been unveiled and site visits will start next month (July) The Designated…

The sixteenth annual National Apprenticeship Week will take place from 6 to 12 February 2023.
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), which supports thousands of businesses to design apprenticeships to fill national skills gaps and uphold their quality for the good of apprentices, will work with our network of employers, inspiring apprentices from our Panel of Apprentices, and colleagues across Government to promote this exciting time in the skills calendar.

Considerable progress has been made with transition of quality assurance reforms for apprenticeship assessment – with the external quality assurance (EQA) of over 270 apprenticeships…

The Skills and Post-16 Education Act becoming law has cleared the way for IfATE to improve the quality, simplify, and unite the skills system. We started…

In this episode of The Institute talks, we talk about the exciting construction route review and the various areas that are being improved, including health and safety,…

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has launched a recruitment campaign for new people to join our panel of apprentices and make sure the work-based training work better for everyone learning new skills.
Our apprentice panel brings such amazing contributions to the work we do at the Institute to ensure the views of apprentices are heard.

A major report into how world class skills training will support the construction industry to boost safety, sustainability, and the mental health of its workforce…

Two exciting new Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) board members have been announced. Sir Peter Estlin and Neil Morrison will serve as non-executive…

The chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education delivered a keynote speech that stressed the need to refocus on quality as we emerge from the pandemic.
Jennifer Coupland spoke to delegates at the first Annual Apprenticeship Conference to be held in person, at the ICC, in Birmingham, for two years.