New CEO for the IfATE Announced

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced that Jennifer Coupland will be their new Chief Executive Officer from November this year. She is currently the Director of Professional and Technical Education in the ESFA and was...

External Quality Assurance Fee Delayed by IfATE

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) have announced that they will put back their plans to charge £40 per apprentice fee for apprenticeship quality assurance. The initial decision was to start charging from September, but following...

ESFA FE Update: 17 July 2019

Latest information from the ESFA: 1. Reminder: assurance certificate for providers and employer-providers who deliver adult provision, including apprenticeship and traineeships and subcontract ESFA funding; 2. Reminder: reformed English and maths Functional Skills; 3....