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About the ETF

Improving the quality of teaching and leadership in the Further Education and Training sector.

Professional Standards

Standards for teachers, trainers, and leaders in the Further Education and Skills sector, designed to support and inspire career development.
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SET Membership

The Society for Education and Training (SET) is our membership body dedicated to supporting professionals working across the Further Education and Skills sector.
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Leadership and Governance

Leadership and governance programmes aimed at skills development for leaders, managers and all those involved in leading and governing across the sector.
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Middle Leadership Mastery

A comprehensive course designed for new and current middle leaders. Providing you with the knowledge, tools, and techniques needed to boost learner success.
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Apprenticeship Workforce Development

Launched in January 2021, to support staff delivering apprenticeships with teaching skills, subject knowledge and confidence.
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T Level Professional Development

High-quality professional development offer to support teachers, trainers, leaders and organisations delivering T Levels.
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Inclusive FE

Our Inclusive FE area highlights resources and learning opportunities related to SEND, equity, diversity, inclusion and more, focused on making learning accessible to all.
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Safeguarding and Prevent

Safeguarding and Prevent is about safeguarding our learners to keep them both safe and within the law.
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English and Maths

A suite of courses and resources designed to meet the CPD needs of all English and maths practitioners in the Further Education and Skills sector.
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Latest News

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Vacancies open for ETF’s Education, Quality and Standards Committee
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ETF’s services to FE and Skills sector continue to meet matrix Standard accreditation
QTLS criteria updates for 2026 cohort
2025/26 Technical Teaching Fellows stand in a row in front of a grand bookshelf. From left to right: Tiberiu Dancovici, Vanessa Mee, Rana ElFarra, Gerard Morgan, Steve Williams, Dan Balls, Dame Ann Dowling, Claire Wood, Jay Alexander, Jessica Stevenson
Record number of Technical Teaching Fellowships awarded for 2025/26

Vacancies open for ETF’s Education, Quality and Standards Committee

ETF’s services to FE and Skills sector continue to meet matrix Standard accreditation

QTLS criteria updates for 2026 cohort

Record number of Technical Teaching Fellowships awarded for 2025/26

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is the workforce development body for the Further Education and Training sector. We work in partnership with others to deliver professional learning and development for teachers, trainers and leaders to improve education and training for learners aged 14 and over. Learn more

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