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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.
Job Responsibility:
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
Requirements:
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
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
Nice to have:
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