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Basic Information
About
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF), established in October 2013, is the government-backed, sector-owned national support body for the Further Education and Training sector. We are a registered charity.
We are the guardian of the Professional Standards for the sector. Our professional membership body, the Society for Education and Training (SET), has around 20,000 members, making it the largest professional membership organisation for practitioners in the post-16 sector. The ETF through SET remains the only body which confers Qualified Teaching Learning and Skills (QTLS) status and Advanced Teacher Status (ATS).

Our approach
We take a considered, evidence-based and sector–inclusive approach to the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) support that we give to the sector. Our extensive research with the sector, including its training needs, is the foundation that underpins what we deliver. This is the “ETF Way”

In developing our programmes and initiatives, we work in partnership with our SET members, sector expert panels, employers and key bodies. These include the Association of Colleges (AoC), Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), Association of Adult Education and Training Organisations (AAETO), trade unions as well as a range of government departments including the Department for Education (DfE).

Charity Information
A registered charity the Foundation received charitable status on 19 September 2013, and you can view our registration certificate (registration no: 1153859) . Operating as a charity ensures that the Foundation provides the greatest benefit to the professionals we aim to support. Our established charitable objectives place improving the quality of learning through empowering the professionals of the sector at the core of the Foundation’s operations.
Email
enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
Website
https://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/E_T_Foundation
LinkedIn
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Geographical Region
London

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New ETF CPD courses to support staff delivering apprenticeships

A series of fully-funded online Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses, fully-funded by the Department for Education (@educationgovuk), is now available to all apprenticeship providers and their workforce. The Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) offer, from the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), provides trainers and leaders with the teaching skills, subject knowledge and confidence needed to deliver successful apprenticeships for the benefit of learners.

How can learners with SEND benefit from the new digital entitlement?

What does it mean for learners with special educational needs and disabilities (#SEND) to develop their digital skills?

Petroc College becomes SET corporate partner. 300 teaching staff at Petroc join SET

Petroc College (@PetrocOfficial) has become the latest further education provider to be welcomed as a corporate partner of the Society for Education and Training (SET) @SocietyET The agreement will see up to 300 teaching staff at the college become members of SET, the only professional membership body dedicated to teachers and trainers working in further education. The partnership, which began this month (January 2021), means staff will benefit from a valuable range of professional development opportunities including access to exclusive content, research, webinars, events and discounts.

New professional development programme for college governance professionals

A new development programme for the governance professionals of Further Education and Sixth Form college governing bodies has been launched by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) @E_T_Foundation.

New bite-size EdTech modules to support digital learning

The Education and Training Foundation (@E_T_Foundation) has released 14 new educational technology (EdTech) training modules on the Enhance Digital Teaching Platform. The aim is to support teachers and trainers across the sector with digital content creation and delivery at a time when remote working is necessitated again.