• Source: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is an employer led organisation that helps shape technical education and apprenticeships in the United Kingdom. They do so by developing, reviewing and revising occupational standards that form the basis of apprenticeships and qualifications such as T Levels. Post 16 and Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs). It is funded by the Department for Education of the Government of the United Kingdom.
In 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Skills England would take over the function of IfATE, over the course of nine months.




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. IfATE is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education (DfE).




Governance


As of 2024 the IfATE board of directors includes:

Ruby McGregor-Smith
Jennifer Coupland (Chief Executive)
Dr Kate Barclay
Bev Robinson
Fiona Kendrick
Robin Millar
Malcolm Press
Peter Estlin
Neil Morrison
Jane Hadfield
Mark McClennon
Previous board members include Gerald Berragan, Antony Jenkins, Toby Peyton-Jones , Jessica Leigh Jones and John Cope.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
• Institute of Technical Education
• Vocational education
• Business and Technology Education Council
• Skills England
• T Level
• Department for Education
• Antony Jenkins
• Malcolm Press
• Apprenticeships in the United Kingdom