Training Coordinator – Engineering

Role: Training Coordinator – Engineering

Location: Leighton Buzzard

Salary/ Benefits: From £29,000 DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave, People’s Pension, Retail and leisure discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Working Pattern: 37hr (1.0 FTE)

Contract Type: Fixed – Full Time – End date of 26/11/2026

About the role:

We are looking for Training Coordinator in Engineering to join our Apprenticeships Department based at The Bedford College Group. As a Training Coordinator you will play a pivotal role in the success of our students by:

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.

Working as an effective member of a delivery team ensuring that learners are appropriately inducted, trained, assessed and supported through their learning programme.

Working with the employer and apprentice and steer them towards appropriate pathway options to meet their job role and business need requirements.

Enabling the apprentice to complete a skills scan to establish their starting point at sign up.

Ensuring that apprentices are initially assessed via BKSB, meet relevant entry points and are accurately enrolled against all mandatory components

Identifying any additional learning needs of the apprentice, ensuring that a swift referral is made where required and monitor effectiveness of support with apprentice during on programme learning.

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

Experience of working in the relevant vocational industry

Experience of training and assessing NVQ qualifications in the relevant vocational sector

Ability to confidently use IT software and online eportfolio systems

Ability to deliver training effectively based on current sector practices, knowledge and qualifications

Responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for raising any concerns

A commitment to promoting equality and diversity

Current driving licence and access to a car

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