Apprenticeship Assessor - Engineering

Capita; Gosport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Engineering Subject Matter Expert to support the UK Royal Navy Apprenticeship Programme. The role involves mentoring apprentices, ensuring their progress, and conducting assessments onboard Royal Navy vessels, with travel and accommodation provided for necessary trips.

Benefits

23 to 27 days holiday

Company matched pension

Life assurance

15 weeks fully paid leave

Access to Employee Network Groups

Onsite secure parking

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification required.
• Experience in assessing adult learners is desirable.
• Knowledge of aeronautical engineering is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct enrolments and support engineering apprentices.
• Assess and review progress of Royal Navy trainees.
• Collaborate with teams to facilitate qualification delivery.

Skills

Assessment within adult learning

Engineering background

Use of technology in learning delivery

Collaboration with internal/external organizations

Education

Qualification in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster

Selborne is a Transformational Training programme with a strategic goal of modernising Royal Navy training to deliver “better trained sailors to the front line faster”.

You will provide subject matter expertise (SME) in Engineering to support apprentices progressing the Royal Navy (RN) Apprenticeship Programme (AP).

You will look after and support learners through to their qualification. This role will involve overnight stays with travel to different locations on average every 6-8 weeks and the expected requirement is that there will be at least 2 nights away (travel and accommodation is paid for)

Job Description

What you'll be doing

Conducting all enrolments for learners in aeronautical engineering

Looking after apprentices studying Engineering (aeronautical) providing apprenticeship programme inductions, progress review assurances, training delivery and support services

Assessing and conducting progress reviews with Royal Navy trainees including going onboard Royal Navy vessels

• Remote assessing of apprentices
• Work collaboratively with internal and external organisations to facilitate the timely delivery of any qualifications where mandated within the apprenticeship programme.
• Ensure all progress reviews, observations, communications, and other information regarding the apprentices are uploaded onto the Management Information System.

What we’re looking for:

• Qualification and/or background in Engineering is essential
• Have worked in a role that involves assessing within adult learning/education (desirable)
• Any knowledge of aeronautical/aviation engineering background would be beneficial
• Experience of working with apprentices would be advantageous
• Military experience highly desirable
• Experience of the use of technology to support learning delivery (MS Office )
• Ability to attain UK SC clearance

About Selborne

Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training. The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN. The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme. We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Onsite, secure parking
• Catering facilities and shops accessible
• Rewarding role making a real difference to those joining and progressing within the Royal Navy

What we hope you’ll do next:

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