Occupational maps have become a part of the UK’s skills and qualification infrastructure and are well used by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE1). To date, the maps have been focused on the development of the new Technical…
Continue ReadingWhile occupational maps have existed in the minds of most people as a way of seeing their career progression and future success, they are a relatively recent addition to the portrayal and mapping of related occupations. During the work of…
Continue ReadingThe first outline T Level content for the IfATE Engineering and Manufacturing (E&M) route, for the Design and Development pathway, is now published. In our opinion it maps out a high-quality programme of core education for young people aspiring to…
Continue ReadingIn our previous post, we looked at the current IfATE Engineering Technician standard and found that most of its options were potentially misplaced in the current IfATE occupational map. This represents a considerable rework to the map if it were…
Continue ReadingIn our previous post, we suggested that the upcoming review of IfATE’s occupational maps might also be a good time to review their purpose, audience and terms of reference and rework them into the form of skills frameworks, such as…
Continue ReadingThe Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IfATE’s) Engineering and Manufacturing occupational map is due for review. In this short blog series’ we ask if this might be an appropriate time to take a look at its potential for an…
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