Training Coordinator - Engineering

Bedford College Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market supplement up to £10,000 per yr

35 days annual leave

Teacher's Pension

Staff discounts

Development opportunities

Job summary

Bedford College Group seeks a Training Coordinator in Engineering to join the Apprenticeships department at Bedford College.

You will manage end-to-end apprenticeship delivery, conduct assessments, and provide coaching to drive learner progression while engaging with employers to plan and review programmes. The role supports quality, compliance and continuous improvement across delivery sites.

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualification in Engineering disciplines or significant industry experience.
• GCSE English and maths (Grade 4+).
• Assessor qualification TAQA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end apprenticeship delivery, ensuring learners are inducted, supported and guided to achieve timely completion and End Point Assessment.
• Conduct initial assessments, deliver teaching and blended learning, carry out workplace reviews, and provide coaching to drive learner progression.
• Build strong relationships with employers, coordinate planning meetings, ensure alignment between job roles and standards, and provide progress updates.
• Maintain accurate documentation, ensure compliance with funding and quality standards, contribute to IQA processes, and use learner feedback to enhance provision.
• Collaborate with internal teams and travel to employer sites as required for programme delivery.

Education

Level 4 qualification (or significant industry experience) in Engineering disciplines

GCSE English and maths (Grade 4+)

Assessor qualification (TAQA or equivalent)

Job description

Role

Training Coordinator - Engineering

Location

Bedford College - Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary and Benefits

Salary is between £30,915 and £41,085 per annum DOE and Qualifications plus a Market Supplement up to £10,000 per annum, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher's Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours and Weeks

37 hours per week - 52 weeks per year

Contract Type

Permanent - Full Time

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

About the role

We are currently seeking a Training Coordinator in Engineering to join our Apprenticeships department at The Bedford College Group.

• Apprenticeship Delivery & Learner Journey - Manage end-to-end apprenticeship delivery, ensuring learners are effectively inducted, supported and guided to achieve timely completion and successful End Point Assessment.
• Assessment, Coaching & Progress Reviews - Conduct initial assessments, deliver high-quality teaching and blended learning, carry out workplace reviews, and provide coaching and mentoring to drive learner progression.
• Employer Engagement & Programme Planning - Build strong relationships with employers, coordinate planning meetings, ensure alignment between job roles and standards, and provide regular progress updates.
• Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement - Maintain accurate documentation, ensure compliance with funding and quality standards, contribute to IQA processes, and use learner feedback to enhance provision.
• Collaboration, Development & Professional Practice - Work closely with internal teams and support services, contribute to curriculum innovation and enrichment, uphold safeguarding, EDI and health & safety, and travel flexibly to employer sites as required.

About you

• Qualifications & Technical Expertise - Level 4 qualification (or significant industry experience) in Engineering disciplines, with GCSE English and maths (Grade 4+) and an Assessor qualification (TAQA or equivalent).
• Industry Experience & Programme Delivery - Recent commercial or industrial background with experience designing and delivering training and assessment programmes using varied teaching methods.
• Assessment, Caseload & Coordination - Skilled in managing learner caseloads, planning schedules and maintaining accurate records to meet DfE and audit requirements while ensuring timely learner progression.
• Communication, IT & Stakeholder Engagement - Strong communication and report-writing skills, confident IT user of Microsoft Office and VLEs, able to engage effectively with learners, employers and stakeholders.
• Professional Practice, Flexibility & Values - Proactive, organised and reliable, committed to safeguarding, EDI and continuous improvement, able to work independently and flexibly travel across regions to meet programme demands.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held

TBC

VISION values

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year. Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.