IT Trainer

To train and assess learners in IT Applications, supporting and motivating learners to achieve

the relevant qualifications and develop new business to grow the provision to meet

contractual targets.

**Key Responsibilities**
**and Accountabilities**:

- Conduct meaningful, measurable training needs analysis (TNA) with individual

learners though effective information advice and guidance on commencement of

programme.
- Make effective use of learners’ initial assessment to plan and execute training.
- Train, assess, motivate and support learners on programme to achieve

qualifications / Apprenticeship frameworks, within a variety of employer

locations throughout the North East
- Support, develop, implement and evaluate approved training materials,

promoting standardisation. Use approved training methods to develop the

learner utilising every opportunity to support learners to achieve their

qualification in a timely manner.
- Maximise the use of e-learning and use a variety of assessment methods to

ensure learners have the chance to evidence their knowledge in a variety of

ways.
- Complete all funding and assessment documentation accurately and timely,

ensuring all materials are available on request for audit purposes.
- Maintain health & Safety good practices. Monitor records in respect of

employer’s practices & premises.
- Maintain employer involvement throughout the programme and encourage all

parties to be actively involved in the programme review process.
- Develop new business through actively promoting MTC and the University of

Sunderland to ensure a full workload is maintained.
- Maximise business opportunities by supporting networking events and jobs fairs.
- To undertake other duties, commensurate with the grade of role, as required by

the Commercial Manager
- Ensure the safety and well-being of all learners in your remit with particular

reference to those under 18 years and to vulnerable adults

**Special**
**Circumstances**:
Flexibility in relation to working arrangements is essential. Occasional out of hours
working may be required as the role holder may be expected to work additional
hours at peak times of the year.

Annual leave may be restricted to certain times of the year.

The role holder may be required to travel outside of the region. The role holder must be
independently mobile.

University of Sunderland

**Role Profile**

Part 2

**Part 2A: Essential and Desirable Criteria**

**_Essential_**

**Qualifications and Professional Memberships**:

- Assessor qualified (D32/33/36 or A1/2)
- Relevant teaching qualification e.g. Cert Ed, PTTLs, CTTLs, DTTLs or equivalent
- Educated to GCSE level, including English Language and Mathematics grade C or

above or equivalent (incl Functional Skills English, Maths and ICT)

**Knowledge and Experience**:

- Understanding of the programmes and related paperwork
- Current working knowledge of QCF standards and Apprenticeship Frameworks
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work on own initiative and to meet deadlines
- Shares learning and experience with others
- Engages in updating of knowledge and training activities
- Customer focused
- Positive and dynamic with the ability to solve problems
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to carry out administrative duties

accurately and efficiently.

**_Desirable _**

**_Qualifications and Professional Memberships:_**

Internal Quality Assurance Award (D34 / V1)

**Knowledge and Experience**:_ _**
- Experience of delivering ESF funded programmes
- Health & Safety in the workplace

**Part 2B: Key Competencies
**Analysis and Research**

The role holder is required to identify an appropriate existing method of
analysis or investigation according to the data and objectives; recognise
and interpret trends or patterns in data; identify or source additional
information which could potentially help the investigation as the analysis
progresses.

**Communication**

**Oral Communication**

The role holder is required to, understand and convey straightforward
information in a clear and accurate manner and the role holder is required
to, understand and convey information which needs careful explanation or
interpretation to help others understand, taking into account what to
communicate and how best to convey the information to others and
occasionally is required to, understand and convey complex conceptual
ideas or complex information which may be highly detailed, technical or
specialist.

**Written or Electronic Communication and Visual Media**

The role holder is required to, understand and convey

straightforward information in a clear and accurate manner and the

role holder is required to, understand and convey information which

needs careful explanation or interpretation to help others

understand, taking into account what to communicate and how best

to convey the information to others and occasionally is required to,

understand and convey complex concep