Training Coordinator - Plumbing

Bedford College Group; Corby; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bedford College Group is seeking a Training Coordinator in Plumbing to join our Apprenticeships department at the Corby campus.

As a Training Coordinator, you will manage the end-to-end apprenticeship journey for Plumbing and Gas learners, deliver training, assess and coach across levels, and ensure compliance with funding and awarding body requirements. The role requires travel across the region and a commitment to safeguarding and college values.

Qualifications

• Holds Level 2 English and Maths, relevant Level 2 and 3 Plumbing qualifications, Gas Level 3, ACS and Gas Safe credentials, alongside an A1 Assessor or TAQA qualification.

Responsibilities

• Apprenticeship Coordination & Learner Progress - Manage end-to-end journey for Plumbing and Gas learners, assess, induction, progress monitoring and SMART targets.
• Training, Assessment & Coaching - Deliver industry-relevant training, assessment, coaching and mentoring across Plumbing Levels 2 and 3, Gas Level 3 and ACS.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance - Maintain learner records, ensure evidence meets awarding body requirements, contribute to audits.
• Employer Engagement & Learner Support - Build relationships with employers, coordinate workplace visits and progress reviews.
• Curriculum Development & Professional Standards - Contribute to curriculum improvement and CPD while promoting safeguarding and College policies.

Job description

Role: Training Coordinator - Plumbing

Location: Tresham College - Corby Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £33,048 and £41,085 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People's pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/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 Plumbing to join our Apprenticeships department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Training Coordinator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Apprenticeship Coordination & Learner Progress - Manage the end-to-end apprenticeship journey for Plumbing and Gas learners, completing robust initial assessments, coordinating induction, monitoring progress and setting SMART targets to support timely achievement.
• Training, Assessment & Coaching - Deliver industry-relevant training, assessment, coaching and mentoring across Plumbing Levels 2 and 3, Gas Level 3 and ACS, helping apprentices develop the required knowledge, skills and behaviours and build effective portfolios of evidence.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance - Maintain accurate learner and assessment records, ensure evidence meets awarding body and apprenticeship funding requirements, and contribute to internal quality assurance, standardisation, external verification and audit processes.
• Employer Engagement & Learner Support - Build strong relationships with employers, coordinate workplace visits and progress reviews, monitor workplace health and safety, provide regular progress updates and work with support teams to ensure individual learner needs are addressed.
• Curriculum Development & Professional Standards - Contribute to curriculum improvement and bespoke employer programmes, share best practice and undertake continuous professional development while promoting safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, and College policies and values.

About you:

• Qualifications & Sector Credentials - Holds Level 2 English and Maths, relevant Level 2 and 3 Plumbing qualifications, Gas Level 3, ACS and Gas Safe credentials, alongside an A1 Assessor or TAQA qualification.
• Industry, Training & Assessment Experience - Brings recent commercial or industrial experience, with proven expertise in delivering, assessing and coordinating competence-based programmes and knowledge of current assessment, verification and industry standards.
• Learner Engagement & Caseload Management - Able to motivate and support learners towards timely qualification completion, independently manage a caseload and diary, monitor learner progress, and work proactively to achieve demanding targets.
• Administration, Communication & Employer Engagement - Strong administrative and coordination skills, maintaining audit-ready learner records while communicating effectively with learners, employers and work-based providers and identifying potential business development opportunities.
• Professionalism, Flexibility & Customer Service - Demonstrates strong time management, customer service and equality and diversity awareness, with a flexible approach to work and the ability to travel across a geographical area to support learners and employers.

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: 29 October 2026

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational 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.