Bookings are now open for the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF’s) new Spring Conferences, with a limited-time offer on Early Bird tickets. The first event, Further Forward for Leaders Spring Conference (13 March, London), has been designed as a space for senior leaders from across the sector to come together to explore the vital role […]
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Dr Vikki Smith, the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) Executive Director, Education and Standards, has lent her expertise to a special issue of Education + Training (ET) focused on vocational education and training (VET) recruitment and retention challenges. Published in August this year, the ET special issue brings together international studies – including from Australia, […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is pleased to announce the relaunch and funding of the Practitioner Research Programme (PRP) for 2024-2025. If you are a successful PRP applicant, the costs of the first year of your Master of Philosophy (MPhil) are met by ETF. The window for submitting applications is now open and practitioners […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is delighted to be hosting two new conferences for the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector in spring 2025. ETF’s Further Forward for Leaders conference will take place on Thursday 13 March 2025 at the Grade II listed BMA House in Central London. This event is aimed at […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is proud to have supported 60,235 activities as part of the T Level Professional Development (TLPD) offer, funded by the Department for Education (DfE), since the TLPD Pilot Phase began in 2019. Figures for the period May 2019 to July 2024, show that there have been over 30,000 individual engagements […]
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The new T Level Professional Development (TLPD) offer has launched, providing a range of new courses and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities to all those involved in the planning and delivery of T Levels at ESFA providers. The TLPD offer, delivered by ETF and funded by the Department for Education, provides those who are planning […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) extends its congratulations to all T Level students receiving their results today (15 August 2024). The first cohort of T Level students began studying in September 2020, initially provided with a choice between three T Level subjects: education and childcare, digital, and construction. Students who are receiving their results […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is delighted to invite the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector to contribute to an important piece of research that will explore the definition of social value in the context of FE and Skills, and how providers understand social value. As part of this research, colleagues across the sector […]
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On Wednesday 26 June 2024, the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) hosted the National T Level Conference, providing those involved in T Level planning and delivery with an opportunity to come together and collaborate with colleagues from across the country at Leeds United Football Club’s Elland Road Stadium. The […]
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As the dust settles in Whitehall after a historic victory for the Labour Party, minds will be turning to the serious work of government and Labour’s mission for ‘change’. As the new administration comes in, there are many opportunities for the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector. New ministers and new policy makers bring with […]
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A brand new Level 3 course has been added to the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF’s) popular maths and English professional development offer, alongside new dates for Level 5 courses. The new course – Level 3 Award in Education (ESOL) – focuses on the delivery of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), while our […]
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The annual review of our continuing professional development (CPD) platforms will be taking place in August 2024 to ensure we continue to provide the best possible experience for users. From the end of August, we are introducing a new and improved platform through which the T Level Professional Development (TLPD) programme will be accessible, alongside […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is delighted to congratulate the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector colleagues recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. Baroness Alison Wolf CBE, author of the 2011 Wolf Report that led to reforms in vocational education, was made a Dame, as was former UCAS chief executive, Clare Marchant. Five […]
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Applications are now open for the 2025/26 Technical Teaching Fellowships. Awarded by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 following a rigorous selection process, the Fellowships are open to exceptional technical teachers in the Further Education (FE) and Skills/post-16 sector. The Technical Teaching Fellowship programme, which launched in […]
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The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) today publishes its trailblazing report on building a sustainable and self-improving sector. A joint project with Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Oxford Saïd), the Further Education and Skills: Changing systems of change report explores the challenges and opportunities facing the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector. Changes in […]
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