Electrical Apprenticeships Lead: Quality, Growth & Impact

Barking & Dagenham College; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary – Grade BSS M39-43

Generous holiday and pension packages

Leadership development and learning

Free parking and travel/tech support

Job summary

Barking & Dagenham College invites an experienced Apprenticeship Manager - Electrical to lead our Electrical Apprenticeship provision. You will oversee Trainer Coaches and Apprenticeship Lecturers, drive curriculum innovation, quality, and employer engagement, while aligning programmes to industry standards.

Reporting to the Head of Apprenticeships, you will manage resources, participate in course approvals, End Point Assessment readiness, and develop staff through coaching and performance

Qualifications

• A recognised teaching qualification (Cert Ed, PGCE or equivalent).
• Assessor and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualifications.
• Appropriate Level 3 subject specialism (Electrical).
• Demonstrable experience of leading teams and individuals including staff development and mentoring in a Further Education College
• Experience leading apprenticeship teams and developing high-performing staff.
• Strong knowledge of apprenticeship standards, End Point Assessment (EPA) and quality assurance processes.
• Experience working with awarding organisations, self-assessment and quality improvement planning.
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use performance data to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the design of the curriculum to ensure apprenticeship standard knowledge, skills and behaviours, core skills and other relevant work related training are fully planned.
• Lead course approval with awarding body as required and maintain relationship with awarding body including EQA visits and relevant external verification (where required). This includes liaison and planning with the Quality team.
• Review and monitor the quality of the relevant planning and teaching resources to deliver high quality training including course outline; scheme of work; lesson plans; assessment requirements planned (for entire course delivery); opportunities for embedding of literacy and numeracy and online learning.
• Lead the operational management of Electrical Apprenticeship programmes, ensuring high-quality teaching, learning and assessment.
• Manage, develop and inspire Trainer Coaches and Apprenticeship Lecturers through effective leadership, coaching, appraisals and performance management.
• Support and monitor the delivery of the standard implementation plan to meet planned starts. End Point Assessment (EPA) systems and Processes.
• Oversee curriculum planning, apprenticeship standards implementation and End Point Assessment (EPA) readiness.
• Monitor learner progress, retention, achievement and employer satisfaction, implementing interventions where required to improve outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, awarding organisations and external stakeholders.
• Lead Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), support External Quality Assurance (EQA) activity and drive continuous quality improvement.
• Manage curriculum resources, staffing, timetabling and operational planning to ensure efficient delivery.
• Contribute to curriculum development, cross-college initiatives and the continued growth of apprenticeship provision.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

People development

Employer engagement

Team management

Data analysis

Education

Cert Ed / PGCE

Assessor qualification

IQA qualification

Level 3 Electrical

Tools

Awarding bodies liaison

EPA readiness

Job description

Barking & Dagenham College invites an experienced Apprenticeship Manager - Electrical to lead our Electrical Apprenticeship provision. You will oversee Trainer Coaches and Apprenticeship Lecturers, drive curriculum innovation, quality, and employer engagement, while aligning programmes to industry standards.

Reporting to the Head of Apprenticeships, you will manage resources, participate in course approvals, End Point Assessment readiness, and develop staff through coaching and performance