Josh **********

Personal statement

Career Objective

Engineering Dept. for Welding/Fabrication for a group of 3 Colleges and 1 University working directly for the Director of Apprenticeships across the group. Transformed the current campus from Grade 3 OFSTED rating (Requires Improvement) to Grade 2 (Good) with specifically the Welding Dept. receiving Grade 1 (Outstanding)

Working alongside TWI (The Welding Institute) and been their point of contact for the group of educational establishments.

3+ Years working in Further Education, 1 Year working in HMP, 8+ Years working in the Oil and Gas industry.

Work Experience

RNN Group (Rotherham and North Notts College)

Work Based Learning Lead – September 2023 – Present

·        Managing the WBL for Engineering and Construction

·        Budgeting Finances for the department

·        Ensuring outstanding Teaching and Assessment in my team

·        Working directly with EQA’s

·        Responsible for achievement data

·        E Portfolio software champion

Work Based Learning (WBL) – September 2020 – August 2023

·        Caseload of 50+ Apprentices ensuring they achieve their maximum potential at both the college setting and the employer’s premises.

·        First point of contact for clients (Employers) to ensure their requirements for apprentices are met. Responsible for the tailored delivery plan of each engineering apprentice coinciding with the company’s requirements to keep all parties mutual.

·        Creating Risk Assessments for Workshop/Classroom areas

·        Responsible for the MIS Achievements for Welding/Fabrication at North Notts College set out by predictions by Government.

·        Developed and maintained strong relationships with Awarding Bodies and OFSTED

·        Accredited the Group with TWI Certification allowing the college to offer tailored, highly recognised Welding Apprenticeships pushing the group to further success

·        Mentor for new engineering staff

·        OneFile E-Portfolio Champion. Monthly meetings with colleagues and providing training on specific software/policies

·        Google Educator – Ensuring learners are sufficiently trained with Google Software

Ministry Of Justice

Specialist Welding Instructor – January 2020 – September 2020

·        Responsible for the safe delivery and production within the engineering workshop located at the maximum-security facility HMP Wakefield

·        Ensuring the workshop is up to stock with materials/H&S requirements to operate safely and securely at all times

·        Dedicating tasks to specific individuals to assure customers requirements are met

·        Creating/Implementing teaching plans to all individuals within the workshop

·        Completing various CPD courses as required by the legal authority

·        First Aid trained

CDS Oil and Gas

Advanced A Welder – March 2019 – January 2020

·        Coded A Welder completing welds in various positions/materials to the company’s needs

·        Employed to work specifically on the nuclear Sellafield project working on 100% XRAY and visually inspected by LLOYDS REGISTER

·        Developing and implementing the standards of ASME IX

·        Ensuring the day to day Health and Safety standards are upkept in the workshop

·        Attending site visits to ensure the clients requirements are been demonstrated by the quality of work received

CF Struthers

Coded Welder – August 2018 – March 2019

·        Coded welder working on various projects that include Shell, BP and ESSO based in the Hull workshop

·        Ensuring all welds are visually inspected and 20% of welds are XRAY by a third-party company

·        Responsible for the night shift welders ensuring targets are deemed viable by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

·        Attending client meetings and the pricing of potential future projects for the company

TEI Ltd

Advanced Welder – August 2012 – August 2018

·        Apprentice trained Advanced Welder on call for over 20 sites across the UK and Europe

·        Representing the company on various Power Stations, Oil and Gas sites, Nuclear Power Stations and Workshops ensuring that the high quality of work completed by myself was at the client’s specifications

·        First Aid Trained

·        ECITB, Abrasive Wheels, Safety Harness, Working at Heights, Forklift courses completed and verified by third party companies

Education/Qualifications

RNN Group

·        City and Guilds TAQA Level 3 In Assessing Occupational Standard

·        Apprenticeship Teaching and Training Pedagogy and Professional Practise

·        Assessor to Teacher: Understanding How We Learn

·        Assessor to Teacher: Deciding How We Teach

·        CognAssist Neurodiversity Masterclass

·        Google Educator Level 1

·        Apprenticeship Leadership: Developing Your Team

·        Apprenticeship Leadership: Effective Use of Resources

·        Technical Curriculum Design: Using Curriculum Design in Practise

·        Technical Curriculum Design: Principles and Modules of Curriculum Design

·        Effective Technical Teaching: Preparing for End-Point Assessment Success

·        Best Practise for Education: Professional Development Showcase

·        Various CPD/MetaCompliance Courses

PLR Report/College/Secondary Education

·        ECITB Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Engineering Construction Activities

·        ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Welding Engineering Construction Pipework

·        City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Construction

·        Level 3 Engineering Health and Safety

·        Level 3 in Preparing and Quality Controlling the Welding Operation

·        Level 3 in Welding with the Manual Metal Arc Process

·        Level 3 in Welding with the tungsten inert gas/shielded Welding Process

·        EDEXCEL Level 3 Advanced GCE in ICT

·        OCR Level 3 in GCE Media Studies

·        AQA City and Guilds Level 3 in Extended Project

·        AQA Level 2 GCSE in Additional Science

·        AQA Level 2 GCSE in English Studies

·        AQA Level 2 GCSE in Geography

·        AQA Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics

·        AQA Level 2 GCSE in Physical Education

·        BTEC Level 2 First Diploma in Construction

·        Advanced Level Apprenticeship Engineering/Construction

·        Level 2 Certificate in supporting Engineering/Construction

Desirable Qualities

·        Expert in Microsoft Office

·        Expert in Google Suite

·        Extensive daily use and champion of E-Portfolio Software

·        Proven achievement of improving departments

·        Extensive experience of managing individuals to achieve personal goals

·        Experience of budget planning/curriculum designing

·        Personal centred approach to adapt paperwork to the individual

·        Assisting Senior Leadership Teams to adapt learning techniques for continuous improvement

·        Working with Government guidance to exceed in OFSTED Inspections

·        Supporting Development of others