Engineering Trainer and Skills Coach - Electrical and Electronic

MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre; North East (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MTC Training in the United States (Maryland) seeks a Trainer & Skills Coach to oversee a comprehensive teaching and learning experience for Mechatronics, Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeships. You will deliver theory and practical training, assess progress and provide regular feedback to support apprentices toward successful completion.

Responsibilities include creating schemes of work, maintaining learning resources, monitoring safety, and collaborating with employers and the Leadership

Qualifications

• Strong background in engineering and delivery of theory and practical training.
• Understanding of assessment methods and apprenticeship standards.
• Experience in coaching and developing learners toward competency.

Responsibilities

• Deliver classroom theoretical engineering training aligned with standards.
• Mark learner work and provide developmental feedback.
• Manage classroom environment and learner issues.
• Create learning resources reflecting delivery style and outcomes.
• Plan schemes of work and lesson plans for effective delivery.
• Monitor health, safety and welfare of apprentices.
• Provide guidance on skills development and career progression.
• Record progress and complete required funding documentation.

Skills

Engineering background

Assessment methods

Coaching methods

Apprenticeship standards

Funding rules

Apprenticeship assessment

Safeguarding knowledge

E-portfolios

LMS experience

Education

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Teaching qualification

Assessor qualification (A1)

Higher Education qualification in Engineering

Tools

Pro Monitor

Smart Assessor

Job description

The Vacancy
The Trainer & Skills Coach role is required to manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills within relevant apprenticeship standards, to include Mechatronics Maintenance Technician, Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician and Engineering Maintenance Technician. The role will require you to also ensure apprentices receive support, guidance and encouragement to succeed in their apprenticeship programme.

The Vacancy
The Trainer & Skills Coach role is required to manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills within relevant apprenticeship standards, to include Mechatronics Maintenance Technician, Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician and Engineering Maintenance Technician. The role will require you to also ensure apprentices receive support, guidance and encouragement to succeed in their apprenticeship programme.
As well as developing technical knowledge and skills you will be instrumental in developing softer skills which are embedded within apprenticeships. This will require you to provide regular constructive feedback to learners and record their impact on their own learning on a regular basis.
You will also be involved in the development of new curriculum to ensure that it is focussed on industry practice and the learner journey.
Key Activities:

• Deliver classroom theoretical engineering training aligned with awarding body and Skills England Engineering standard guidelines
• Mark learner work and provide feedback to provide outcomes to learners with developmental feedback to continue their development after assessment.
• Manage classroom learner issues at the point of concern and follow escalation processes where required
• Manage the classroom environment to ensure all spaces are compliant with MTC Training standards
• Create learning resources to reflect your own delivery style and to ensure all learning outcomes are being effectively taught.
• Create Scheme’s of work and lesson plans to ensure all delivery is planned effectively to maximise the time with learners in a classroom environment
• Manage a caseload of engineering apprentices
• Monitor the health, safety and welfare of apprentices.
• Provide end to end information, advice and guidance on skills development, Apprenticeship Assessment and career development
• Monitor and record progress against the Standards to ensure apprentices are developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required prior to their planned end dates
• Conduct regular documented progress reviews with apprentices and their employers as per funding rules
• Monitor apprentice off-the-job records
• Complete any funding/MIS documentation such as Breaks in Learning, withdrawals on a timely basis
• Plan and complete assessment of development competence qualifications (for learners on legacy apprentceships)
• Plan and complete assessments of apprentice’s knowledge, skills and behaviours development, and build subsequent action plans for improvement where required
• Use coaching methods in partnership with training centre colleagues and employers, to help apprentices develop and apply knowledge, skills and behaviours in their workplace
• Build and maintain relationships with apprentices and their employers to facilitate effective communication and collaboration ensuring that apprentices complete their apprenticeship within the planned duration
• Provide regular caseload progress updates to the Leadership Team
• Collaborate with Business Development colleagues to identify repeat and new business
  

Knowledge:

• Strong background and experience of engineering
• An understanding of assessment methods and techniques
• An understanding of coaching methods
• An understanding of Engineering Apprenticeship Standards
• An understanding of apprenticeship funding rules
• An understanding of Apprenticeship Assessment
• An understanding of Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty
• Experience of using e-portfolios (ideally Smart Assessor)
• Ideally have experience of using learner management systems, such as Pro Monitor
  

Qualifications:
Essential:

• Level 3 Engineering qualification
• Recognised teaching qualification or willing to gain this.
• Recognised Assessor qualification, such as A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
  

Desirable:

• Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above.
• Recognised Quality Assurance qualification, such as V1 or Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
• Recognised coaching qualification
• Higher Education qualification (level 4 or above) in an Engineering discipline
• Digital training qualifications relevant to education. For example, Microsoft Learn badges
  

Vetting Checks:
Learners’ safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to all MTC Training employees. All individuals are expected to actively contribute to our culture of safeguarding and vigilance to ensure learning is delivered in the safest environment possible.
Shortlisted candidates are subject to safer recruitment screening, including but not limited to:

• Employment history check,
• Right to work check
• Identity check,
• Two references,
• Qualification check,
• Industry prohibitions check (applies to programme delivery and assessment roles),
• Public online activity search,
• Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check.
• The successful applicant will be required to promptly complete training relating to safeguarding and prevent and is expected to undertake ongoing training in relation to children’s safety and wellbeing.
  

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain our safeguarding culture and contribute to it by supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and safeguarding team.
The successful applicant will be required to adhere to our Code of Conduct and share our commitment to the welfare of children.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.