Engineering Nuclear Trainer & Skills Coach - OAS

Manufacturing Technology Centre; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative training environment where you will manage and develop a comprehensive teaching experience for apprentices in nuclear engineering. This role focuses on delivering practical and theoretical skills, ensuring apprentices receive the necessary support to thrive. You will play a key role in curriculum development and the assessment of learners, fostering both technical and softer skills. Collaborate with industry partners to enhance the learning journey and help shape the future of engineering professionals. If you are passionate about education and skilled in engineering, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Essential Level 3 Engineering qualification required.
• Recognised teaching and assessor qualifications are a must.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop comprehensive teaching and learning experiences.
• Monitor apprentices' progress and provide constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with employers to ensure effective communication.

Skills

Nuclear Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Skills

Coaching Skills

Education

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Recognised teaching qualification

Recognised Assessor qualification

Tools

Microsoft Learn

Job description

The Trainer & Skills Coach role is required to manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills within relevant apprenticeship standards, to include but not limited to Nuclear Operative & Nuclear Health Physics Monitor. The role will require you to also ensure apprentices receive support, guidance and encouragement to succeed in their apprenticeship programme.

As well as developing technical knowledge and skills you will be instrumental in developing softer skills which are embedded within apprenticeships. This will require you to provide regular constructive feedback to learners and record their impact on their own learning on a regular basis.

You will also be involved in the development of new curriculum to ensure that it is focussed on industry practice and the learner journey.

Key Activities:

Delivery of nuclear, electrical and mechanical based knowledge and practical subjects at Level 2 and Level 3 developing independent learners.

Management of physical learning resources and teaching spaces required to ensure the training and assessment of learners is achieved within the guided learning hours.

Learning content creation and development of resources, schemes-of-work and assessment materials.

Manage a caseload of nuclear engineering 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 Education qualification (level 4 or above) in an Engineering discipline

Digital training qualifications relevant to education. For example, Microsoft Learn badges