Training Coordinator - Plumbing

Location: Tresham College - Corby Campus

Benefits: 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

About the role:

We are currently seeking Training Coordinator in Plumbing to join our Apprenticeships department at The Bedford College group.

As a Training Coordinator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Completing in depth, effective & accurate initial assessment of all learners on caseload and reviewing progress against this initial assessment throughout the programme.
• Co-ordinating all aspects of the apprenticeship journey from end to end in the plumbing sector. Including, but not limited to, induction, delivery, assessment of progress and deployment of integrated programmes of competence-based training
• Providing coaching and mentoring support to learners to ensure the successful and timely completion of their apprenticeship standard/framework
• Working as an effective member of the apprenticeship team ensuring that learners are appropriately inducted, trained, assessed and supported through their learning programme to be successful on their apprenticeship.
• Ensuring that quality and purposeful initial assessments take place with every learner within the agreed SLA’s prior to the commencement of their programme
• Leading the induction process for learners to ensure a high quality initial experience, clarity of information given and all required evidence is collated.
• Providing effective coaching and mentoring to all apprentices which supports the development of their knowledge, skills and behaviours in line with their programme.
• Conducting regular assessment and review visits in the workplace, to monitor learner progress and ensure that they’re developing their K,S,B’s through the setting of SMART targets.
• Delivering effective training based on current sector practices, knowledge and qualifications and supporting learners to build a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate their competence against the relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours.
• Providing robust, qualitative feedback to learners on the assessments and evidence they provide as well as their progress against the knowledge, skills & behaviours of the standard.
• Monitoring Health and Safety practices in the apprentices workplace and feeding back any concerns to the Health & Safety manager and ensuring appropriate actions are taken with the employer.
• Ensuring that records are maintained for each learner to evidence enrolment, attendance, contact and achievement and to meet audit requirements.
• Actively participating in and leading as appropriate the Internal Quality Assurance process and standardisation activities and preparing evidence for inspection by the External Quality Assurer and meet with them or lead the visit as required.
• Actively engaging in the team, sharing good practice, continuing professional development (CPD) and contribution to development of delivery and the curriculum offer.
• Being responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for raising any concerns in line with College procedures.
• Being responsible for promoting equality and diversity in line with College procedures.

About you:

• Hold an A1 Assessor qualification or Training, Assessment and Quality Assurance (TAQA) Award
• Have a Level 3 in the relevant sector area
• Have knowledge of recent developments in training, assessing and verifying
• Have knowledge & understanding of standards associated to the role
• Have knowledge of work based learning (WBL) frameworks/relevant course criteria
• Have knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF)
• Possess the ability to engage and motivate learners to ensure timely and successful completion of qualifications
• Possess the ability to use own initiative and work proactively to achieve results
• Possess the ability to manage own caseload and diary to ensure learners are seen on a regular basis in line with Education Skills Funding Agency ESFA & college guidelines
• Possess the ability to travel across a geographical area

Interviews to be held: 12th February 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post

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