Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education explained

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)
Abbreviation:IfATE
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Type:Crown status non-departmental public body
Purpose:Apprenticeships
Technical education
Region Served:United Kingdom
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Parent Organization:Department for Education
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The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)[1] is an employer led organisation that helps shape technical education[2] and apprenticeships in the United Kingdom. They do so by developing, reviewing and revising occupational standards[3] that form the basis of apprenticeships[4] [5] [6] and qualifications such as T Levels.[7] Post 16[8] and Higher Technical Qualifications[9] (HTQs). It is funded by the Department for Education of the Government of the United Kingdom.[10] [11]

In 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Skills England would take over the function of IfATE, over the course of nine months.[12]

Purpose

IfATE works with employers to identify skills gaps in their sectors. They collaborate with employers to develop and revise occupational standards to match the skills requirements of the sector. IfATE also regulates and licenses bodies, such as further education colleges, to provide qualifications for apprenticeships in England. It was formed in April 2017 following on from the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and work of the National Apprenticeship Service.[13] IfATE is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education (DfE).[14]

Governance

the IfATE board of directors includes:

Previous board members include Gerald Berragan,[18] Antony Jenkins, Toby Peyton-Jones,[19] Jessica Leigh Jones and John Cope.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. instituteforapprenticeships.org.
  2. Web site: What we do. instituteforapprenticeships.org.
  3. Web site: What is an occupational standard? . 2024-05-09 . Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education . en-gb.
  4. News: 2023-09-07 . Degree apprenticeships a 'no brainer' says institute . 2024-05-09 . BBC News . en-GB.
  5. News: Haynes . Tom . 2024-05-05 . ‘I get paid £12 an hour and drive a £300k tractor’ . 2024-05-09 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.
  6. News: Hamilton . Jane . 2024-05-09 . Heritage becomes hip choice for Gen Z . 2024-05-09 . en . 0140-0460.
  7. Web site: The Institutes role in T-levels. instituteforapprenticeships.org.
  8. Web site: Post 16 technical qualifications . 2024-05-09 . Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education . en-gb.
  9. Web site: Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) . 2024-05-09 . Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education . en-gb.
  10. Web site: How the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is growing in stature. feweek.co.uk. Billy. Camden. 2021.
  11. Web site: How apprenticeships could play a key part in the post-Covid economic rebuild. The Guardian. London. Jenny. Little. 2021.
  12. Web site: Skills England to transform opportunities and drive growth . gov.uk . 22 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Why apprenticeships are working. The Guardian. Richard. Doughty. 2017.
  14. Web site: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. gov.uk. Government Digital Service.
  15. Web site: Duarte . Carolina Galbraith . 2023-06-16 . Simplifying the skills system so it works better for everyone . 2024-05-09 . Business & Industry . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Institute Board . instituteforapprenticeships.org.
  17. Web site: Bev Robinson OBE: Principal and Chief Executive, Blackpool and The Fylde College . blackpool.ac.uk . Blackpool and The Fylde College.
  18. Web site: The apprenticeships that are a better bet for your financial future than a degree. telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. Gerry. Berragan. 2019. London.
  19. Web site: Non-executive board member: Toby Peyton-Jones . gov.uk . Government Digital Service.

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