title: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
text: # Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
  
  The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is an employer led organisation that supports technical education and apprenticeships in the United Kingdom, through qualifications such as T Levels. It is funded by the Department for Education of the Government of the United Kingdom.
  
  ## Purpose
  
  IfATE regulates and licenses bodies, such as further education colleges, to provide qualifications for apprenticeships in England. It was formed in April 2017 following on from the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and work of the National Apprenticeship Service. IfATE is funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), and is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education (DfE).
  
  ## Governance
  
  As of 2022 the IfATE board of directors includes:
  
  * Fiona Kendrick DBE
  * Jessica Leigh Jones MBE
  * Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE
  * Robin Millar CBE
  * Toby Peyton-Jones OBE
  * Malcolm Press CBE
  * Bev Robinson OBE
  
  Previous board members include Gerald Berragan and Antony Jenkins.
  
  