Two impressive new board members have been unveiled by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).
Jane Hadfield and Mark McClennon have been appointed by the Secretary of State for the next five years. Both have impressive track records with supporting IfATE’s reforms that are putting employers, who understand the economy’s skills needs best, in the driving seat with shaping apprenticeships and technical education.
Jane has chaired a number of IfATE’s employer-led Trailblazer groups for health and science, which design and update apprenticeships, along with the T Level Employer Panel for Health, advising on T Levels for the sector. She is the National Lead for Apprenticeships and Talent for Care with NHS England (formally with Health Education England). Her successes were recognised when she won the Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Apprenticeships in 2020 for outstanding work rolling out programmes for health services across the country. She previously held multiple senior leadership roles in NHS Trusts.
Jane is employer co-chair of the influential St Martin’s Group, which represents employers and awarding organisations who support high-quality and employer-led skills training. She has also chaired the Business and Management Advisory Board for Bristol Business School, with the University of the West of England (UWE), which recently awarded her an Honorary Doctorate for widening access to education, and innovation and entrepreneurship in leadership.
