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Job summary

A national training organization is seeking an experienced Apprenticeship Skills Coach to support and guide engineering apprentices. The role involves managing a caseload of apprentices, ensuring their health and safety, and bridging academic learning with practical application. Candidates should possess a Level 3 Engineering qualification and a strong customer focus. This home-based position requires national travel and offers an opportunity to shape the future of apprenticeships in the engineering sector.

Qualifications

• Strong background and experience in engineering (mechanical, electrical or electronic).
• Ability to handle issues with sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Capable of working independently and in a team under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of engineering and manufacturing apprentices.
• Monitor health and safety of apprentices.
• Provide guidance on skills development and career paths.
• Conduct documented progress reviews with apprentices and employers.

Skills

Coaching methods

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Assessment methods

Education

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Recognised teaching qualification

Recognised Assessor qualification

Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's in Maths and English

Recognised Quality Assurance qualification

Recognised coaching qualification

Higher qualification in Engineering discipline

Digital training qualifications

Tools

E-portfolios

Learner management systems

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Apprenticeship Skills Coach to join MTC Training. This will be a home-based role with national travel. MTC's vision is to develop a training capability that embeds adaptable knowledge, skills and behaviours that future proof UK manufacturing. Aligning technical content identified in MTC's core business to our apprenticeship and commercial (engineer upskilling) is at the core of our strategy. As Apprenticeship Skills Coach your role is 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 and be involved in developing the new curriculum to ensure that it's focused on industry practice and the learner journey.

Responsibilities and Key Duties

• 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 required knowledge, skills and behaviours 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.

Who Are We Looking For

We're looking for an experienced Apprenticeship Skills Coach with a strong background and experience in engineering (mechanical, electrical or electronic; multi-skilled is preferable). You will be a customer and quality focused coach, operating across all MTC Training and client locations. This position suits someone who is approachable, able to handle issues with sensitivity and confidentiality, can work under pressure and tight deadlines, works both independently with own initiative and in a team, is articulate, has strong communication and organisational skills, and has excellent attention to detail. You will also be required to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Required Understanding

• Assessment methods and techniques.
• Coaching methods.
• Engineering Apprenticeship Standards.
• Apprenticeship funding rules.
• End Point Assessment; Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty.

Essential Qualifications

• Level 3 Engineering qualification.
• Recognised teaching qualification or willingness to gain one.
• Recognised Assessor qualification, such as A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
• Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above (desirable).
• 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, e.g., Microsoft Learn badges.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience of using e-portfolios (ideally Smart Assessor).
• Experience of using learner management systems, such as Pro Monitor.

The successful applicant will be required to promptly complete training relating to safeguarding and the Prevent Duty, and will maintain our safeguarding culture by supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and safeguarding team. The applicant must adhere to our Code of Conduct and share our commitment to the welfare of children.

Shortlisted candidates will be 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, Public online activity search, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check. All employment is subject to satisfactory references and, where applicable, a level of security clearance checks.