Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

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Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)
AbbreviationIfATE
Formation2017;7 years ago (2017)
Type Non-departmental public body
Purpose Apprenticeships
Technical education
Region served
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE
  • Jennifer Coupland
  • Dr Kate Barclay
  • Bev Robinson CBE
  • Dame Fiona Kendrick
  • Bev Robinson CBE
  • Sir Robin Millar
  • Professor Malcolm Press CBE
  • John Cope
  • Sir Peter Estlin
  • Neil Morrison
  • Jane Hadfield
  • Mark McClennon MBE
Parent organization
Department for Education
Website www.instituteforapprenticeships.org

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]

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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. [12] IfATE is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education (DfE). [13]

Governance

As of 2024 the IfATE board of directors includes:

Previous board members include Gerald Berragan, [17] Antony Jenkins, Toby Peyton-Jones OBE [18] and Jessica Leigh Jones MBE [15]

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