Accredited Training Centre & Firefighter Apprenticeship Lead

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking an experienced manager to lead the Accredited Training Centre and Firefighter Apprenticeship Programme. You will shape governance, QA processes and apprenticeship delivery to support operational competence and workforce development.

Reporting to the Group Manager (Training & Development), you will lead a small team, collaborate with awarding bodies and providers, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in learning and development, quality assurance, qualifications management, apprenticeship delivery, or a related field.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and organisational skills.
• Experience managing compliance against external standards and regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Accredited Training Centre and its quality assurance arrangements.
• Oversee assessment, internal verification and standardisation activities.
• Manage the Firefighter Apprenticeship Programme from enrolment through Gateway and End Point Assessment.
• Ensure compliance with awarding body, apprenticeship and regulatory requirements.
• Develop qualification pathways and workforce development programmes.
• Provide leadership and line management to staff within the team.
• Manage allocated contracts and resources.
• Produce performance information and recommendations to support continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Project management

Education

Assessor qualification

Internal quality assurance qualification

Job description

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking an experienced manager to lead the Accredited Training Centre and Firefighter Apprenticeship Programme. You will shape governance, QA processes and apprenticeship delivery to support operational competence and workforce development.

Reporting to the Group Manager (Training & Development), you will lead a small team, collaborate with awarding bodies and providers, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across training and development