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          • Exciting consultation opportunity to help shape new media, broadcast and production T Level
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          • Digital and technology solutions professional apprenticeship update
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          • New quality marks for higher technical qualifications
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          • Remote assessment supports thousands to defy COVID-19 and complete apprenticeships
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          • Route reviews restart after COVID-19 lockdown
          • Survey shows major vote of confidence in apprenticeships but more work to do
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          • Institute chair to step down in summer 2021
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          • Wave 2 T Level technical qualifications (TQs) approved
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          • Route panel membership – open recruitment competition, June 2021
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          • Institute chair recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
          • Prestigious new quality mark unveiled with first set of digital Higher Technical Qualifications
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          • Former FTSE 250 CEO and leading force at the British Chambers of Commerce is new Institute chair
          • COVID-19 apprenticeship measures to run to end of 2021
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          • Institute backs ‘tough and ambitious’ targets for degree apprenticeships and Higher Technical Qualifications
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          • Secretary of State reappoints Institute board members for three more years
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          • Skills Bill clears way for IfATE to unify system
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          • Have your say on plans to transform technical qualifications
          • Special market engagement event for planned new marketing T Level
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