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Education Training Foundation
Professional development for the Further Education and Skills sector workforce #FurtherEducation #FE #Teaching
About Education Training Foundation
Education Training Foundation (ETF) is the workforce development body for the Further Education and Skills sector. Our mission is to support the continuing transformation of our country’s technical and vocational education system by ensuring the sector has world-class teachers, trainers, assessors and leaders. This leads to ever-improving learner outcomes, a better skilled workforce and a stronger economy, country and society. We do this by improving, driving and championing the quality of the sector’s leadership, teaching and training through: - Setting and promoting professional standards, awarding QTLS and ATS, and, managing the Society for Education and Training, the professional membership body for the sector - Supporting the sector through reform and change - Leading professional and workforce development for teachers, trainers, assessors, leaders and governors - Being the home of independent, impartial and comprehensive workforce data and research
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Signals from Education Training Foundation
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People
Education Training Foundation elected Gerry McDonald CBE as the Association of Colleges President for 2026/27.
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Presence & Recognition
Education Training Foundation is hosting student governor inductions throughout autumn 2026 to help student governors gain a better understanding of their role and the further education and skills sector.
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Presence & Recognition
Education Training Foundation hosted the Inclusion Plus Series: Challenging Misogyny in Further Education delivered in partnership with Katie Donovan-Adekanmbi from BCohCo on 16 and 25 November.
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Partnerships
Education Training Foundation became an ETF Partner for South Central Ambulance Service to cultivate a culture of professional development for their dual-professional trainers.
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Research & Knowledge
Education Training Foundation published an inTuition taster article titled Phone wars exploring the debate around smartphone use in FE and skills.
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Presence & Recognition
Education Training Foundation is hosting Governor Inductions for new college governors from September 2026 to February 2027.
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Presence & Recognition
Education Training Foundation published the Autumn edition of inTuition, featuring expert perspectives from across FE and skills.
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Partnerships
Education Training Foundation partnered with Skills for Security to provide dual-professional trainers with access to membership benefits and professional development.
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