Skills Coach (Leeds / Sheffield)- Engineering
Job Description
The Apprenticeship Skills Coach is required to ensure apprentices receive support, guidance and encouragement to succeed in their apprenticeship programme.
The role will also require you to bridge the gap between academic learning and practical application in the workplace with employers.
You will support learners in gaining key engineering skills within their workplace. The role will provide advise and guidance to both the apprentice and the employer to ensure the apprentice is meeting all the key requirements of the
You will also be involved in the development of new curriculum to ensure that it is focussed on industry practice and the learner journey.
Person Specification:
All aspects of the role are to be carried in adherence to the MTC values: one team together, insatiable curiosity, pursuit of the best and enterprising spirit.
In addition:
Be able to operate across all MTC Training and client locations (some occasional overnight stays will be required)
Be customer and quality focused
Be approachable, and able to handle issues with sensitivity and confidentiality
Able to work independently with own initiative and in a team
Work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
Highly articulate and presentable
High levels of organisation skill and attention to detail
Promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
Key Activities:
Manage a caseload of engineering and manufacturing apprentices
Monitor the health, safety and welfare of apprentices.
Provide end to end information, advice and guidance on skills development, End Point Assessment and career development
Monitor and record progress against the Standard to ensure apprentices are developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required prior to their planned end dates
Conduct regular documented progress reviews with apprentices and their employers as per funding rules
Monitor apprentice off-the-job records
Complete any funding/MIS documentation such as Breaks in Learning, withdrawals on a timely basis
Plan and complete assessment of development competence qualifications
Plan and complete assessments of apprentice’s knowledge, skills and behaviours development, and build subsequent action plans for improvement where required
Use coaching methods in partnership with training centre colleagues and employers, to help apprentices develop and apply knowledge, skills and behaviours in their workplace
Build and maintain relationships with apprentices and their employers to facilitate effective communication and collaboration ensuring that apprentices complete their apprenticeship within the planned duration
Provide regular caseload progress updates to the Leadership Team
Collaborate with Business Development colleagues to identify repeat and new business.
Qualifications:
Essential:
Level 3 Engineering qualification
Recognised teaching qualification or willing to gain this.
Recognised Assessor qualification, such as A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
Desirable:
Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above.
Recognised Quality Assurance qualification, such as V1 or Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
Recognised coaching qualification
Higher qualification (level 4 or above) in an Engineering discipline
Digital training qualifications relevant to education. For example, Microsoft Learn badges
Vetting Checks:
Learners’ safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to all MTC Training employees. All individuals are expected to actively contribute to our culture of safeguarding and vigilance to ensure learning is delivered in the safest environment possible.
Shortlisted candidates are subject to safer recruitment screening, including but not limited to:
Employment history check,
Right to work check,
Identity check,
Two references,
Qualification check,
Industry prohibitions check (applies to programme delivery and assessment roles),
Public online activity search,
Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check.
The successful applicant will be required to promptly complete training relating to safeguarding and prevent and is expected to undertake ongoing training in relation to children’s safety and wellbeing.
The successful applicant will be expected to maintain our safeguarding culture and contribute to it by supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and safeguarding team.