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Forward looking approach to meeting engineering and manufacturing skills needs
18 November 2021
Exciting updates and improvements planned for around 50 engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships have been unveiled in an influential new report focused on how to support the full spectrum of current and future skills training needs for these vital sectors.
Publication today is the culmination of an extensive and employer-led review of training requirements for the engineering and manufacturing sector.
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Institute chair sets out skills vision at special House of Lords event
9 March 2022
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) held a very special event in the House of Lords to introduce our high-profile chair to political, business and FE sector leaders.
Baroness Ruby McGregor Smith, who is also president of the British Chambers of Commerce, made her name in business as the first Asian woman chief executive of a FTSE 250 company, Mitie Group, which is the largest facilities management organisation in the UK.
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Help us tackle national shortage in higher technical skills
17 September 2020
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) takes first steps in reversing national higher technical skills shortage
Support needed with rollout of game changing new quality mark
A new quality mark will make it far easier for employers and learners to know which qualifications offer great training for highly skilled jobs.
By giving out this new seal of approval, the Institute aims to improve higher technical qualifications – making clear which ones come up to the hi...
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Institute backs ‘tough and ambitious’ targets for degree apprenticeships and Higher Technical Qualifications
24 November 2021
Plans to increase technical education opportunities across higher education welcomed by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute).
The Institute has backed government plans to get universities to offer more degree apprenticeships and Higher Technical Qualifications, as part of a new drive to help disadvantaged young people achieve their full potential.
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Institute unveils plan for world class and unified skills system
27 October 2021
To compete and thrive on the world stage, the nation needs a high-skilled and adaptable workforce backed by training that delivers what employers need right across the board.
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) is uniquely placed to deliver on that, given our success with harnessing the expertise of thousands of supportive employers to shape the new generation of fantastic apprenticeships and T Levels.
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Institute chair recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
11 June 2021
The chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Antony Jenkins joined the Institute in June 2016 and has led our expansion from a start-up to a leading force in the technical education arena.
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Product Assurance Committee
The purpose of the Product Assurance Committee (PAC) is to monitor and report that IfATE’s products (Occupational Maps, Apprenticeships, end-point assessments, funding bands, T Levels, HTQs and Post 16 Qualifications (at Levels 2 and 3)) are meeting the needs of employers, apprentices and other stakeholders, with a particular focus on quality and impact.
The committee will consider the following:
product quality and impact – confirming that IfATE products meet quality standards, legal requireme...
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Developing an occupation proposal
An occupational standard forms the basis of IfATE approved apprenticeships and technical education products. It contains a description of the occupation (occupational profile) and the ‘knowledge, skills, and behaviours’ (KSBs) needed to be competent in it.
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Consultation open on digital higher technical qualifications in running new quality mark
13 January 2021
Consultation launched to seek feedback on digital Higher Technical Qualifications
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) is seeking views on the first wave of Higher Technical Qualifications in the running for a game changing new quality mark.
The government set out its plans to reform level 4 and 5 higher technical education in July 2019.
