Training Manager: Apprenticeships (FTC)

Tarmac Trading Ltd; Bassetlaw; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction firm in the UK is seeking a Training Manager - Apprenticeships to lead apprenticeship programs and ensure high-quality learning experiences. The ideal candidate will coordinate support for apprentices, promote quality assurance, and ensure compliance with safeguarding standards. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, offering growth opportunities and industry-leading benefits.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Retailer discounts via Tarmac Reward

Employee Assistance helpline

Access to Employee Communities

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting apprentices and delivering training.
• Understands Quality Assurance and compliance.
• Ability to promote safeguarding standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate progress reviews for apprentices.
• Facilitate communication across product lines and teams.
• Contribute to Quality Improvement Plan and compliance checks.
• Promote and uphold safeguarding standards.

Skills

Strong communication

Learner-centric mindset

Quality focused

Resilient and adaptable

Job description

About the Role

Reporting into the Senior Manager for Operational competency, the successful Training Manager - Apprenticeships will be playing a vital part in the successful delivery of the Professional Operator Development Programme (PODP); specifically supporting the Mineral Processing Apprenticeship Standards. You will ensure apprentices receive consistent, high-quality support throughout their learning journey with a particular focus on pastoral Care.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you as the successful Training Manager - Apprenticeships will be carrying out the following duties and responsibilities (not exhaustive):

• Apprentice Support & Progress Monitoring - leading and coordinating regular progress reviews for all learners, monitoring the quality of progress reviews to ensure they have the desired impact and providing tailored support for apprentices with additional learning needs
• Communication & Coordination - facilitating consistent communication to ensure alignment across all product lines and business units, supporting the planning and scheduling of training activities and acting as a central point of contact between delivery teams, including trainers, assessors, operational managers and HR
• Quality Assurance & Compliance - contributing to the programme's Quality Improvement Plan and Self-Assessment Review, providing quality assurance checks on compliance documents and ensuring that learner portfolios are maintained and completed at gateway
• Safeguarding & Inclusion - promoting and upholding safeguarding standards in line with Ofsted requirements, ensuring all staff involved in delivery have appropriate DBS checks and technical competence and being responsible for the provision of pastoral care for apprentices

Please note that this is a fixed-term contract expected to last around 12‑months.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Training Manager - Apprenticeships who is ideally:

• A strong communicator
• Has a learner-centric mindset
• Quality focused
• Resilient & adaptable

Why Tarmac?

You’ll be joining a collaborative, innovative team. We offer opportunities to grow, take ownership, and work on impactful projects across our organisation and the broader CRH Group.

Ready to build your future with us?

In addition to the role of Training Manager - Apprenticeships, we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry‑leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to the Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities: Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice, and menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more? Go on, are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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