Apprentice Assessor (Work Based) South of England

Apprentice Assessor (Work Based) South of England

MTC Coventry

£38,000 - £40,000

The Vacancy

The role of the work-based Apprentice Assessor is to provide support, guidance, training, and assessment of engineering apprentices whilst working within their employer’s workplace.

The role is to support students in their progression and development of level 3 development competency qualifications, ensuring knowledge, skill and behaviors are met and assessing against various associated qualification within engineering standards, assessing students and their work to awarding bodies standards and to provide guidance and support through to EPA.

The role requires a high-level of self-motivation to manage an assigned case load of apprentices within years 2 to 4 of their apprenticeship though to their timely completion.

Ensure that regular student reviews are conducted within the guidelines laid out within ESFA funding regulations. This will be face to face meeting on employers sites and via video calls.

Forge and establish strong working relationships with student employers.

Monitoring of students working environment ensuring learners workplace health & safety and welfare are adhered to and actively supported by their employer.

Conduct the marking of students work in a timely manner leaving summative and formative feedback against the evidence and the checking of learner mapping against unit criteria.

Perform written work-based observations of the student conducting engineering tasks and duties with their employers sites.

Key Activities:

• Effective delivery of L3 development competency qualification to awarding bodies standards.
• Arrange regular student review meeting with all parties involved in accordance with ESFA funding rules.
• Monitor and track learner progression within qualification.
• Conduct the marking of students work in a timely manner leaving summative and formative feedback against the evidence and the checking of learner mapping against unit criteria.
• Perform written work-based observations of the student conducting engineering tasks and duties within their employers sites.
• Working with awarding bodies quality team as required.
• Effective and open lines of communication with line manager and the wider delivery team.
• Detailed and updated personal calendar reflecting your case load arrangements for the coming months.
• Forging and building on strong work ethics to the learners and their employers.
• Working with and assisting internal quality team on all aspects regarding the successful delivery of students qualification.
• Monitoring and recording of students off the job hours in accordance with ESFA funding rules.
• Regular updating and checking of E-portfolio system.
• Correct following of scheme of work and completion of student review forms in-line with MTC Training procedures.
• Travelling to students place of work.
• Ensuring the health and safety of students within the workplace is adhered to, checking on the general wellbeing of learners.
• Raising of any safeguarding issues to the DSL.
• Ensure that any E-learning is completed within MTC guidance
• Ensure that regular CPD is recorded as per MTC guidance.

Essential:

• Time served engineer with a good understanding of both electrical systems and mechanical engineering.
• Hold a related engineering qualification to a level 3 standard or above.
• Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's in Maths and English grade C or above.
• CAVA or equivalent assessor qualifications.
• IT proficient in Microsoft office suite of software packages including Outlook and TEAMs

Desirable:

• A Recognised Training/Teaching Qualification.
• Internal Quality Assurance qualifications.
• IOSH Health and Safety qualification.
• The use of Smart Assessor E-portfolio and Pro Monitor software packages

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.