A reminder that the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has extended the deadlines on the two consultations that it is currently running. The consultation on the process for how they recommend funding bands which sets out a proposed core model and seeks views on two options for addressing differences in costs of teaching and consumables, has been extended to Monday 18 May. The consultation on ways in which the current system of external quality assurance (EQA) for apprenticeships might be simplified has been extended to Thursday 21 May.