Education Training Foundation

As the sector-owned, government-backed workforce development body for the Further Education (FE) and training sector, ETF's strategic objective 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. Since 2013, ETF has secured significant investment from the Government into the FE workforce, £96m over five years, and worked in partnership with its Founding Member organisations and with a wide range of bodies to deliver support and development programmes. Our charitable purpose is to advance the education of the public over the age of 14. Our strategy for achieving this is to improve the effectiveness and professionalism of teachers, trainers and leaders in FE and training. SET builds and promotes the professional status of FE practitioners, helping them progress in their careers through wider recognition of their expertise. In 2017-18, SET developed a three-year strategy focusing on membership growth and refining the membership offer. The three pillars that underpin this strategy are: 1) being easy to do business with, 2) meeting members' needs, and 3) building a loyal membership base. Our growth areas are centred on student memberships and corporate partnerships, and by simplifying the joining and renewal process we aim to improve retention and service quality. In 2018-19, SET membership grew to 19,685, representing a 15% growth in the year. SET aims to reach 25,000 members in 2019-20, with 1,700 QTLS and 200 ATS submissions.