AVAILABLE RESOURCES

The following resources are available to support awarding bodies in making their applications.

 

Register with us to receive information on support sessions

By registering your details with us, we will keep you up to date about our approvals process as well as informing you of any webinars and stakeholder events that are planned in 2023.

If you would like to submit a level 3 or level 2 technical qualification into the approvals process for cycle 1 and have not yet been contacted by a member of IfATE's post-16 team, please email us and a member of the team will be in touch to arrange a one-to-one support session.

 

Live webinars

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Pre-recorded webinars

Level 2

IfATE will publish a series of detailed how-to-guides for awarding bodies in the form of pre-recorded webinars. Webinars currently available to view are:

Webinars to support level 2:

 

Level 3

IfATE will publish a series of detailed how-to-guides for awarding bodies in the form of pre-recorded webinars. Webinars currently available to view are:

 

Level 2 and 3

 

Further webinars will be published in the upcoming weeks and will include detailed information on:

  • submission documents
  • how to submit

All webinars published will remain visible for the duration of cycle 1.

 

Mapping templates

The following mapping templates have been published to support awarding bodies align their level 3 occupational entry technical qualifications against the knowledge, skill and behaviour statements within the occupational standards in scope for level 3. These mapping templates are a mandatory component for awarding bodies wishing to submit into the cycle 1 approvals process for level 3 occupational entry technical qualifications.

Construction

Mapping template level 3 – Construction

Digital

Mapping template level 3 – Digital

Education and early years

Mapping template level 3 – Education and early years

Engineering and manufacturing

Mapping template level 3 – Engineering and manufacturing

Health and science

Mapping template level 3 – Health and science

If there is an occupational standard to which you wish to align a qualification that isn’t listed here, please email us.

The submission template for awarding bodies to submit level 3 technical qualifications has now been published.
Submission template for level 3 additional specialist qualifications


This a mandatory component for awarding bodies wishing to submit into the cycle 1 approvals process for level 3 additional specialist technical qualifications.


A pre-recorded webinar supporting awarding bodies with how to complete the template can be accessed in the pre-recorded webinar section for level 3 above.

Guidance

Employer involvement in the development of technical qualifications is central to delivering a technical education system which meets the needs of industry. We are committed to making sure that awarding bodies have access to the guidance and insight necessary to support their development of technical qualifications, as set out within IfATE’s level 3 and below consultation.

This guidance is:

  • a good practice guide for awarding bodies on using strategic approaches to guide engagement with employers
  • a library of data and information sources that can be used to inform employer engagement, aid business planning and help awarding bodies access the insights and information needed to develop fit for purpose technical qualifications.

The guidance contains generic advice on maximising employer engagement, alongside bespoke insights relating to the specific Route areas.

This guidance will support awarding bodies in designing and implementing a process to satisfy the employer demand test. The employer demand test is met when IfATE agrees that there is, or is likely to be, demand for a learner who has achieved the submitted technical qualification. A robust engagement process underpinned by comprehensive desk research can help to generate the evidence needed to provide evidence to show the qualification meets the employer demand test.

Updates to guidance:

IfATE will update this guidance regularly, in line with the cycles of qualification reform. Following the conclusion of the initial reform cycles, IfATE will establish a regular timeline for updates to occur.

As this document is iterative IfATE would welcome feedback from users on how it could be improved. We encourage awarding bodies to contact us directly at  if you have any thoughts on improvements you would like to see to the guidance.

Ifate.POST16@education.gov.uk

 


Published 10 Jan 2023
Last updated 9 June 2023
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