Regional Industry & VET Coordinator

BUSY Cloud HR; Sefton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit educational organization in England is seeking a Regional Industry and VET Coordinator to ensure high-quality delivery of vocational programs. The role involves bridging education and industry, supporting campus teams, and maintaining partnerships with providers. Candidates should have experience in VET coordination, strong interpersonal skills, and relevant qualifications. This permanent full-time position includes competitive salary and benefits, with travel to various campuses expected.

Benefits

Competitive salary above award

Company car plus fuel card

NFP Salary Packaging

Training and professional development

Paid parental leave

Career progression opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Proven experience in coordinating VET programs and industry engagement initiatives within an educational setting.
• Strong understanding of vocational education frameworks and compliance requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Bridge education and industry by ensuring delivery of industry engagement programs.
• Support campus teams to embed authentic workplace experiences.
• Maintain strong partnerships with industry and training providers.

Skills

Coordinating VET programs

Industry engagement initiatives

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Data analysis

Leadership abilities

Effective team management

Education

Qualifications in education or business administration

Job description

As the Regional Industry and VET Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in bridging education and industry by ensuring consistent and high-quality delivery of integral industry engagement and vocational education programs across all BUSY School campuses within your region. You will support campus teams to embed authentic workplace experiences, create seamless pathways for students into employment, apprenticeships, and further training, and maintain strong partnerships with industry and training providers. In this role you will report to the Head of Industry and VET Engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in coordinating VET programs and industry engagement initiatives within an educational setting.
• Strong understanding of vocational education frameworks, compliance requirements and industry standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain partnerships.
• High-level organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead and manage teams effectively and foster collaboration across multiple campuses.
• Capacity to analyse data and use insights to inform continuous improvement.
• Hold relevant qualifications in education, business administration or related field.
• Ability to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes.

The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation presenting over 47 years as a community partner providing employment services, vocational education and training, apprenticeships, mentoring, NDIS, disability employment support, and allied health services. The BUSY School is an independent Special Assistance School with 10 campuses across Cairns, Brisbane, and Gold Coast/Coolangatta, providing an alternative program for Year 11 and 12 students who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education. Each campus provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes VET, work experience and opportunities for school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Our team supports the students to gain employability and transferability skills to increase their sense of wellbeing, resilience, belonging, academic achievement, career exploration and employment outcomes. Our team's focus is centred at re‑engaging our students to learn, remain eligible for a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and gain employment or further training outcomes upon their graduation from Year 12.

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks. The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

This exciting opportunity, commencing in 2026, is due to the growth of The BUSY School. The role is permanent full time and can be based at any campus but regular travel to service campuses across Queensland is expected.

Benefits

• Competitive, above award salary – Circa $100k plus 12.5% super.
• Company car plus fuel card.
• NFP Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 per year) plus meal and entertainment card.
• Training and professional development commitment.
• Paid parental leave program.
• Career progression and internal transfer opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program.