The Institute has published guidance on Covid-19 and the impact on apprenticeships. We appreciate that there has been a delay to this guidance being published, as we worked with ESFA and the Department to make sure that we offered a …
From scanning barcodes, to working on detailed layouts – Archie Lamb is very glad he made the move from supermarket temp to Electrical Design Apprentice. He now works for SJD Electrical, on a good salary and is excited about the future …
Our Digital Trailblazer Groups (TBG) have been hard at work moving their respective standards through the initial drafting phase as part of our Digital Route Review,and are continuing to seek employer members from relevant sectors. Please don’t be shy. If …
In the 30 months or so that the Institute has been in existence, we have made significant progress in delivering the Government’s technical education reforms. Focusing on apprenticeships first, more than 500 ‘standards’ (new apprenticeships replacing the old frameworks) are …
Welcome to the Digital Route Review blog I am the Relationship Manager for the Digital Route Review (DRR) and it is my role to help the Trailblazer Groups work through the Institute’s recommendations and take a holistic look at the …
Jonathan Mitchell is Head of Standards Development at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). He previously spent 17 years as a teacher and ultimately a senior leader in schools across the country. He takes the opportunity below, …
I have worked in financial services for a very long time and have been privileged to witness first-hand many innovations and changes in the industry, everything from the creation of the credit card industry, the deregulation in the 1980s, the …
Each apprenticeship is allocated to one of 30 funding bands, which range from £1,500 to £27,000. When the Institute makes a funding recommendation, we take into account a range of factors including: quotes from training providers; a review of training …
A few years ago Hills Quarry Products started a campaign to recruit apprentice joining forces with other quarrying companies and the national Mineral Products Association to highlight employment and career opportunities available within industry. This evolved into the creation of …
I have worked in the science industry for over 20 years and for as long as I can remember we have been talking about increasing the numbers of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). At school I was …
Zuzanna Wnekowska is a level 6 Aerospace Engineering apprentice at Airbus – and also a member of the Institute’s apprentice panel. Hear more about Zuza’s amazing apprenticeship as she reveals how she not only gets to work on components and …
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