Sector Lead - Construction Apprenticeships (Temporary)

Dovetail & Slate; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd invites applications for Sector Lead - Construction Apprenticeships. The role handles the quality and performance of the construction apprenticeship provision in the North West, guiding teaching, learning and assessment.

You will lead a team across construction programmes, ensuring outcomes meet industry standards and funding requirements, while building strong employer partnerships.

Qualifications

• Essential: strong background in construction or built environment.
• Essential: experience of leading or managing apprenticeship or vocational provision.
• Essential: experience of leading and developing a team.
• Essential: understanding of apprenticeship quality assurance, compliance and employer engagement.
• Essential: strong communication and organisational skills.
• Desirable: teaching, assessor or verifier qualification or willingness to work towards one.
• Desirable: FE experience or experience within a training provider.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and ongoing development of construction apprenticeship provision.
• Manage, support and develop delivery staff, including performance and professional development.
• Monitor recruitment, retention, achievement and progression, and use data to drive improvement.
• Ensure provision meets funding, compliance and awarding body requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with employers and external partners.
• Contribute to curriculum planning so content reflects current industry standards.

Skills

Construction industry

Apprenticeship leadership

Team management

Employer engagement

Quality assurance

Education

Teaching/assessor/ verifier qualification

FE experience

Job description

Sector Lead - Construction Apprenticeships

Temporary | Contract

Location: the North West

About the Role

A further education provider in the North West is looking for a Sector Lead to take responsibility for the quality and performance of its construction apprenticeship provision.

You'll lead and support a team delivering across construction programmes, making sure teaching, learning and assessment are consistently strong and that apprentices progress and achieve. Working closely with employers, you'll keep provision aligned to industry standards and respond to the skills needs of the sector.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery and ongoing development of construction apprenticeship provision.
• Managing, supporting and developing delivery staff, including performance and professional development.
• Monitoring recruitment, retention, achievement and progression, and using data to drive improvement.
• Ensuring provision meets funding, compliance and awarding body requirements.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with employers and external partners.
• Contributing to curriculum planning so that content reflects current industry standards.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• A strong background in construction or the built environment
• Experience of leading or managing apprenticeship or vocational provision
• Experience of leading and developing a team
• Understanding of apprenticeship quality assurance, compliance and employer engagement
• Strong communication and organisational skills

Desirable (but not essential):

• A teaching, assessor or verifier qualification, or a willingness to work towards one
• Previous experience within further education or a training provider

If you're ready to lead construction apprenticeships and shape the next generation of the trade, we'd love to hear from you.