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National Careers Week: accounting pathway apprentices

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Lucy, Dieny and Kerri on a green background with "National Careers Week - NCW - 6th - 11th March 2023"

6th-11th March is National Careers Week. The week is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. Apprenticeships are one way to kickstart a career, including in the legal, finance and accounting route. There are …

National Careers Week: legal pathway apprentices

Hadiyah, Brad and Jake on a green background with National Careers Week - NCW. 6th - 11th March 2023

6th-11th March is National Careers Week. The week is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. Apprenticeships are one way to kickstart a career, including in the legal, finance and accounting route. There are …

Apprenticeships in the pensions industry

George, Kerri and Shiv.

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023, we want to introduce you to some of the amazing individuals taking an apprenticeship in the pensions industry. Since IfATE launched five years ago, there are now over 650 apprenticeships available to train people …

An interview with Kristofer McGhee, General Counsel at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Kristofer McGhee General Counsel and Board Secretary

An interview with Kristofer McGhee, General Counsel at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education  Kristofer, General Counsel at IfATE, is a solicitor and senior civil servant leading IfATE’s legal and governance functions and supporting the organisation to deliver its objectives in …

National Apprenticeship Week 2023: introducing some of IfATE's apprentice network

Grace and Chloe in circle borders, with "I'm an apprentice!" written on a stamp. All on a blue background with National Apprenticeship Week 2023 at the top.

This week is National Apprenticeship Week 2023. To celebrate, we want to introduce some of IfATE's own apprentices, who are part of a newly formed apprentice network within the organisation. Following the latest apprentice panel survey, six recommendations were made, …

How IfATE is supporting the Government’s climate change agenda

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two wind farm engineers using a builder's level to plan out the expansion of the wind farm site. they are wearing orange high visibility jackets and blue hard hats. One is male , one is female. In the foreground the female is looking through the level whilst the male engineer is approaching .In the background wind turbines can be seen across the landscape.

Technical education and apprenticeships are important in both retraining the current workforce and equipping young people with the skills required for the transition to net zero. We’ve been working hard to support the Government’s climate change agenda. We already have …

External Quality Assurance: Thanks for a job well done

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The introduction of end-point assessment (EPA) for apprenticeships has been essential to driving up quality, meeting the aspirations of employers, and boosting public confidence in the programme. External Quality Assurance (EQA) is the system for making sure the assessments are …