Engineering Trainer - Electronic Engineering

Manufacturing Technology Centre; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manufacturing Technology Centre in Oxford is seeking an Engineering Trainer to design and deliver a comprehensive learning experience across mechanical and electrical topics for apprentices at levels 2 to 4, including practical and theory components.

You will provide regular feedback, develop learning resources, coordinate industry training offers, and monitor learner progress while ensuring health and safety in the learning environment.

Qualifications

• Must have Level 3 Engineering qualification and be a willing to gain recognised teaching qualification.
• Willingness to gain an Assessor qualification such as A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
• Knowledge of Engineering subjects and ability to teach engineering concepts to apprentices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality technical training to apprentices in mechanical and electrical topics.
• Develop learning resources, schemes of work and assessment materials.
• Provide regular constructive feedback and monitor learner progress.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Assessment techniques

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Teaching qualification

Assessor qualification (e.g. A1)

Job description

This Engineering Trainer role is required to manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills within the current apprenticeship standards.

The role will require you to deliver high quality technical training to small groups of learners through face-to-face or online learning.

You will also develop softer skills which are embedded within apprenticeships. This will require you to provide regular constructive feedback to learners and record the impact of their own learning on a regular basis.

Key Activities:

• Effective delivery of Mechanical and or Electronic based knowledge and practical subjects at level 2, 3 and HTC/HNC – L4, developing independent learners


• Effective practical delivery of Mechanical topics such as - Engineering Maths, Engineering Science, Mechanical Principals, Materials, Fluid Power


• Or Electronic topics such as – Electrical Principles, Digital Principles, Electronics, PLC, Robotics


• Enable apprentice progression towards successful completion


• Manage 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


• Identify and coordinate the integration of relevant existing training offers from industry partners into the apprenticeship scheme of work


• Monitor the learning environment


• Ensure learner workplace health, safety and welfare by working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Knowledge:

Strong background and experience of engineering Mechanical / Electrical based, but multi-skilled is preferable)

Have industry experience of the following areas:

• Mechanical / Electronic Engineering


• Ideally have an understanding of assessment methods and techniques


• Ideally have an understanding of End Point Assessment


• Ideally have an understanding of Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Level 3 Engineering qualification


• Recognised teaching qualification or willing to gain this.


• Recognised Assessor qualification or willing to gain this, 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