Jonathan Mitchell is a Deputy Director at the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education, with responsibility for oversight of the Institute’s portfolio management, and its communications, stakeholder engagement, corporate governance, and employer membership functions. Formerly a teacher and senior leader in a number of schools in England and Scotland, he has worked at the Institute since its formation in 2017, initially leading the work to co-create, with employer-led trailblazer groups, the body of occupational standards that form the foundation of the Institute’s apprenticeships and technical qualifications.