Sam is a Civil Servant with over 20 years’ experience. His early career in the Department for Work and Pensions included working as part of the Permanent Secretary’s private office, as a liaison point with select committees as well as various operational leadership roles. Since moving to IfATE, Sam developed the organisation’s first three-year strategic plan and two annual business plans before then leading the design of a new approach to making apprenticeship funding band recommendations. His current role heads up the IfATE’s policy and strategy function and Priority Project Unit.