Role: Training Coordinator

Location: Bedford College - Caudwell Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary between £29,000 to £38,540 DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hrs per Week (1.0 FTE)

Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time

About the role:

• We are currently seeking a Training Coordinator to join our Apprentinceships Department at The Bedford College group.
• As a Training Coordinator you play an important role in the success of our students through:
• Supporting apprentices in the work place, enabling them to develop the relevant skills, knowledge and core competencies that will lead to the successful completion of their apprenticeship
• Ensuring that apprentice progress is tracked robustly through each stage of their programme, mapping across all components of their framework or standard, using the OneFile eportfolio system.
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with employers and classroom based tutors to ensure regular communication about apprentice performance and progress.

About you:

• A qualification at level 3 or above in the relevant vocational subject specialism
• English and Mathematics or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent.
• TAQA L3 or equivalent qualification or be willing to work towards
• TAQA L4 or equivalent qualification or be willing to work towards
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training or be willing to work towards
• 18th Edition Experience of working in the relevant vocational industry
• Experience of training and assessing NVQ qualifications in the relevant vocational sector
• Experience of classroom management
• Experience of working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
• Evidence of understanding how to promote equality and diversity within the job role
• Ability to confidently use IT software and online eportfolio systems
• Ability to deliver training effectively based on current sector practices, knowledge and qualifications.
• Ability to confidently support learners via the telephone, face-to-face, email or other electronic methods
• Ability to prioritise own workload and to work to deadlines
• Ability to consistently to provide a high quality experience and supportive environment for all learners

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.