Amy Crooks, our trailblazer from the National Skills Academy of Food & Drink explains how she is helping employers in her industry to engage with school children. She also give tips to other employers who wish to do the same. Why do you think it’s important for the …
Here, one of our Trailblazers, Mark Donnelly, from BAE Systems, talks about the innovative strategies he uses involve school pupils. He also discusses why other employers should follow suit. Firstly, can you give us a brief idea about what apprentices at …
We want to work with you using a combination of face- to-face contact and digital engagement, to meet the needs of both large and small employers. So, we’re planning a number of trailblazer events throughout 2018 – webinars, an annual …
A core, statutory responsibility of the Institute is to regularly review the 15 occupational routes and the individual standards within them, to ensure apprenticeship and technical education provision is high-quality, and that employer demand is being met. The Institute will …
Last April the Institute took responsibility for advising government on the funding band for each apprenticeship standard. Our existing process provides an ‘indicative’ funding band following approval of the apprenticeship standard, and a final funding band recommendation following approval of …
You’ve told us you’d like to see a more streamlined standards development process, so the Institute has been piloting different approaches, including a more intensive option for those trailblazers wanting to move swiftly, with access to support throughout. Our two-day …
We want to help trailblazer groups understand the journey from developing the initial proposal, through to when an apprenticeship standard is approved for delivery. We are committed to supporting you at each stage, and the aim will be to set …
In apprenticeship standards, the apprenticeship itself serves as the qualification that accredits occupational competence, as measured by a robust, independent end-point-assessment. Where there are no additional mandatory qualifications in an apprenticeship, there will still be a need for measuring and …
The Institute operates according to criteria set out by the Department for Education, which underpin our arrangements for the development and approval of standards and assessment plans. We also use a number of second order criteria, which play a …
The coming year will see a number of significant milestones in the development of the Institute for Apprenticeships. Not only will we mark our first anniversary in April 2018, but we are embarking on an ambitious change programme. You’ve told …
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